<p>Engineering is problem solving ability. The ability to take the theory and skills you’ve learned in physics, chem and math and apply them to non-standard conditions (something you’ve never seen before) to solve a problem. They do not necessarily teach you these word-problem skills in high school, and learning to think like an engineer can be the hardest thing for most new students to adapt to. An AP Physics class is probably the closest thing to this you will get in HS.</p>