<p>Some people just aren’t good at math, which is why so many drop out of calculus. That happens at every school. Still, millions and millions of others have passed calculus. If you get an A in algebra, then you’re probably in good shape for calculus.</p>
<p>Don’t increase the stress by insisting on an A. All I ever tried to do was finish in the top half of the class.</p>
<p>I don’t know what kind of engineering degree you’re going for, but I took three semesters of calculus & analytic geometry for my CS degree, and never used any of it for work. I did use a lot of trig, linear algebra, and statistics, though.</p>