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what would be some good class to take in college if i want to go into engineering

I am a sophomore in high school and I want to start looking at colleges with a good engineering program and what classes I should take,thanks!
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Fred’s Answer

what kind of engineering do you want to do? Some options are:
chemical
mechanical
electrical
civil
industrial

There may be more, and there are probably many sub-categories for each of these. However, lots of science and math classes will be required. The specific type will vary depending on which field you go into.

You can go to just about any university website and find the degree requirements. There are generally a couple of lists. One will have courses required for your specific major - i.e. chemistry, chemical engineering, physics, etc. One will have the general ed requiremets, like English, history, fine arts, etc. and then you generally get some options towards the end, where they say "and three additional classes in your field of study", which lets you focus in on areas you are most interested in.
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Joseph’s Answer

First it depends on the engineering subject or area your interested in. I would recommend an Introduction class towards engineering as a beginning subject. Then a level 1 class on the engineering objective where your interest lyes.
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Nicole’s Answer

Hi Alexander E. Thanks for submitting this question.

To add to the awesome answer already provided, I would encourage you to take a writing course and/or a (verbal) communications course. It may sound a bit weird to make this suggestion but...engineers have a reputation of being dry, dull, boring. While an engineer can bring incredible value to projects and can be instrumental in improving business results, if they are unable to effectively communicate on how, their efforts could fall to the wayside.

Being comfortable presenting work, sharing findings...these are the tasks where a writing and/or communications course could be helpful.

If not a full on course, maybe some supporting exercises in groups like ToastMasters could be helpful as well.

Hope you find this answer helpful. Best of luck to you!
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Erica’s Answer

I agree with Fred's answer but will provide a little more specific information about what college is like in engineering. For any engineering program the first two years or so will be covering basic courses that are common to all disciplines- you will have to take Calculus and Statistics (at least 2 courses if not more), Physics (at least 2 courses), Chemistry (at least two courses), & Biology, as well as some liberal arts requirements like writing and a language. After that the courses get a bit more varied depending on the exact type of engineering you would like to go into. For mechanical engineering you would move onto Deformable Body Mechanics, Materials Science, Computer programming, or Computer-Aided design. For biomedical engineering you would need to take Physiology, Microbiology & Biochemistry etc. And as Fred says there are also engineering degrees in chemical, civil, electrical, aerospace etc that all have different requirements for the last 2 years, with still some wiggle room for you to choose whatever classes you are most interested in.

I wouldn’t worry too much about figuring out which classes you should take- once you get to college, as Fred said, there will be a list of classes you will be required to take and a list of classes that you can choose if they sound interesting to you. There are also guidance counselors that you can reach out to that will help you with the whole process!
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