Engineering Discipline that has the least to do with Physics?

gbntennisdebate
Wed, 03 Dec 2014 20:18:01 +0000

Hi there. This is my first question, so please bear with me. I’m a high school senior and I’ve applied to the top programs on my list of schools, whether that’s business or engineering. For example: Rice-Engineering, Illinois- Engineering, Boston College- Business, UT- Both Business and Engineering. I’ve felt super confident in my ability to handle an Engineering curriculum up to Senior year, and then I decided to take both AP Chem and AP Physics. AP Chem has been great, but Physics has been just absolutely terrible. The past 3 tests, I’ve gotten anywhere from a 30-40%. After our curve, that’s equated to a high C or low B. I’m just worried that I flat out won’t be able to cut it in college, and I was wondering if there’s an engineering discipline that I could pursue at any of these schools that is really not dependent upon Mechanics or Electricity and Magnetism (the Physics C classes I’m currently enrolled in.)

I also know that I’ll find myself in the business world once I finish school. My tentative plan is to go engineering undergrad and then go get my MBA. If you have any advice on what engineering discipline would set me up best for a consulting job or something else in the business world, I’d really appreciate it.

Thanks so much.