I was hoping to ask about the route that CU Boulder has for engineering and pre-med, just some basics. Like if you can give me a quick preview of what it’s about, whether or not I get to choose the engineering I want to major in, what the success rate of it is, how many students go on to become doctors, etc.
Also, I know that engineering, in particular, is very focused on math and I happen to be in the lower class of math. These are the classes I’ve taken in high school:
Honors Algebra 1- Grade: A
Honors Geometry- Grade: A
Honors Algebra 2- Grade: A
IB Mathematical Studies- Grade: A
That and my GPA is pretty strong so I guess my question is do you guys believe I could do well in engineering?
IB math studies SL is not intended to prepare students to take additional math in college. Why did you choose IB math studles SL instead of IB math SL or a regular/honors precalculus course?
That was the only option for me to get an IB Diploma since I had to take Alg 2 in 11th grade, I think in 8th grade I asked my teacher to move me to an Algebra 1 class but she didn’t. Math SL and HL are two year courses and also, I started the IB program in a Virginia school and I had already been resigned to the fact that IB wouldn’t help in college either way because the universities in Virginia rarely ever accept IB credits; it’s only now that I’m realizing that some colleges do give credit
You may need to self-study any missing precalculus knowledge so that you will be prepared for calculus 1 when you get to college. If you are not ready for calculus 1 when you get to college, it is unlikely that you will be able to graduate in eight semesters as an engineering major.
Pre-med can be difficult to do with an engineering major, except possibly biomedical engineering or chemical engineering, because there may not be enough schedule space in the engineering major to take non-overlapping pre-med courses (e.g. organic chemistry, biology, biochemistry).