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Originally Posted by scuba_sm
Do any of the Engineers (or students who are currently enrolled in college to become one) have any tips for those of us who are interested in becoming engineers? (recommended classes, etc)
Thanks!
-Scuba Steve
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Well if you are in high school, there are some fundamental course that you want to take. First off, you want to take at least up through Calculus 1. Calc is a very fundamental part of engineering and to have a good backing coming in from high school is very important. Also, you want to take some type of calculus based physics course such as AP Physics or IB Physics HL(<-For those of you to which this applies). In general in high school, most students end up taking some chemistry and other sciences as well. These classes can help determine if a certain type of engineering is right for you (ChemE or Biomedical Engin). If your high school offers it, take some type of drafting and CAD class. Also, if your school offers some sort of programming class you should take that as well. Even if you dont plan on pursuing ECE, programming is a class that you will most definitely have to take when you enter any engineering program, and it's always good to have somewhat of a background in it. Basically in high school the best option is to take classes that will in general prepare you for further studies in engineering. In most cases you will not be able to find a high school curriculum that will allow you to take enough classes in a certain category to prepare you for a certain field of engineering in college. So, just take classes that will help you in general as an engineer in very diverse fields.