I’ve never taken a HS engineering course- Can I still do it?

CaMom13
Fri, 10 Aug 2018 03:31:59 +0000

My D went to a Catholic girls High School that offered zero engineering. The closest she came was each year when there would be practical science challenges, like the egg-drop or building a balsa wood bridge. She loved those and we knew she was an engineer at heart. She had good grades and test scores, applied to large engineering programs and got into a couple. She’s graduating this year and couldn’t be happier with her degree choice. Many of her FYE cohort (at Purdue) came from high schools with STEM focused classes and pre-engineering programs. She said they had a slight advantage at first but by sophomore year the playing field had been leveled. Don’t let anyone tell you that your high school classes or ECs disqualify you for engineering. If you have a love for math and science and the work ethic needed for the program, you will do great.

By the way - one of the most successful scientists I have ever met originally went to Brown to study art. Life is funny like that.