I've Been accepted to NEU Engineering without having taken Physics, can they rescind my acceptance

Honestly, it will be hard, but you will fine is my prediction if you do summer background prep….and college is supposed to have some challenges:)

try not to pick super hard electives in the first semester you take physics. Take advantage of tutors and study groups…

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thanks for the help, i just was stressed when I saw the applicant requirements on the website AFTER I was acepted lol.

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Totally get that! I would have been concerned and looking for guidance in your shoes too:) it’s a stressful process!!

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I guess, I don’t understand what was noted on the application. They get your Senior classes so if they are different than you showed, that would raise an eyebrow. But otherwise, no. OP said only half a year was shown but I believe schools ask for the full year - although it’s been a few years so perhaps I’m wrong.

I think they weren’t able to put in second-semester classes at the time of application. I can see that being true. My 27 couldn’t say what they are taking second semester, until mid or late November for most courses, as many of their senior year courses are at a university (somewhat weird situation, I concede) and they sign up at the same time as the university students. Since my 27 hasn’t gotten there yet, I am actually not sure the pragmatics of what they are told to do when they apply on the form :upside_down_face: I assume they leave it blank? It seems a bad idea to put their best guess and then notify each school if it changes?

if they were was no indication on their application that they would be taking physics (like a check box, which does show up in some applications, or did for my 25) I don’t think they can assume this poster is taking it and can/will rescind an offer. Plus, some schools out there don’t offer physics truth be told…

If OP wants to email admissions, I don’t think that is a terrible idea. I do not see a circumstance in which they would rescind an offer, but they may encourage them to take it over the summer, I suppose.

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The only things they received regarding my classes this year were as of November last year since it was EA. It only had the 3 classes I was taking and they were marked as first semester in the common app section with nothing for the second semester. I assume they realized it was dual enrollment a therefore were not concerned with nothing for the second semester since I also schedule at the same time as college students.

I also just looked at the pdf for the common app info that NEU received and it clearly showed that my second semester was blank.

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Definitely not to worry - but taking a summer class (not for credit) could be helpful. Engineering is tough rigor wise - so preparation is always a good thing. But you won’t be the only…many show up never having taken calc.

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You’re all good - the ONLY case where you MIGHT HAVE been rescinded is if you’d listed Physics among your 1st semester courses. Since you didn’t, you’re in the clear wrt admissions.

However you must consider most admitted students WILL have taken Physics before - it’s incredibly difficult bordering on impossible to do well in Physics for Engineering (a class that is difficult for all students beyond what most imagine and this even if they have taken Physics before) without an idea what Physics is. It’s not like Chemistry.

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I’m just scratching my head – how do you know you even want to be an engineering major if you haven’t taken physics yet? Engineering uses a ton of physics. What if you don’t like the subject??

My Ap Chem teacher was also the physics, AP physics, and base chem teacher for the school. We are pretty close so i talked to him a bit before and he said he believes I should be good as long as get a tutor if I really need it.

I’ve always been the type to do literally no matter what to keep grades up even pulling all nighters for my AP Chem over the weekends. I can probably get in touch with a friend who excelled AP physics.

I honestly don’t find this all that surprising…

Both my kids took physics senior year, and both wanted to do engineering well before that….One was super deep in robotics - advanced in CAD, programming, watches very advanced math (with some physics) on youtube, etc. Others got into it through advanced self-taught CS and some EE stuff, playing around with circuits and radio, and RF stuff, and the like. I will concede neither made it through their 4 years yet, but 1 am 99% sure will, the other might end up switching, but not because they don’t like physics (would more the slog of all the math which doesn’t come naturally to them).

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OP may not have to take physics until spring semester, too, so may have some time. My 25’s engineering program is standard for their major..

This is common in engineering majors where calculus 1 is not assumed to have been completed in high school (i.e. at most colleges), since physics 1 commonly lists calculus 1 as a prerequisite. This appears to be the case at Northeastern, according to the course plan at Civil Engineering, BSCE (Boston) < Northeastern University Academic Catalog .

Physics (PHYS) < Northeastern University Academic Catalog indicates that PHYS 1151/1152/1153 (physics 1 for engineering at Northeastern) does not officially list high school (or any) physics as a prerequisite. So it may be possible to take without high school physics, but probably harder than it would be for students who have had high school physics. But perhaps PHYS 1153 (interactive learning seminar) is intended to assist students who have a weaker or no high school physics background.

Thank you so much for the research, I was more worried about the vague applicant requirements listed on the Engineering website but it is very nice to know about the courses I will be taking.