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Originally Posted by vivek16
Hi all,
I was very involved with my team in high school and will likely continue to help out. However, my major in college is Biology and I'm planning on going to medical school. I would still like to take engineering classes but need ideas on which ones would be most helpful for me in the future. Any suggestions? I'm not really interested in a double major and I'm positive that biology is the way to go for me.
thanks, Vivek
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How many engineering classes are you planning on taking? At RPI, there are four full semesters of engineering prerequisites (see Squirrel's list) before you get to "the fun stuff," (for me, things like Aerodynamics, Propulsion Systems, Modeling and Control of Dynamic Systems, Numerical Computing, etc.) and they aren't prereqs for the sake of prereqs. It's important material, but isn't really all that fun.
If you're content for electives full of basics, then it's right up your alley. If you're interested in the fun stuff, you might be a little disappointed. I would definitely take the Introduction to Design class (essentially, you break up into small teams and build something), as I imagine it gives you good group experience, and you get to build stuff! Everyone loves building stuff! If there is a CAD class and you're not comfortable with CAD, take it. If there is a Machine Shop class, and you're not comfortable in a shop, definitely take it. You'll probably get to make some trinket that you can put on your desk and all your non-technical friends will be super impressed.
Statics & Dynamics will definitely be required for any junior/senior level classes, and it's essentially an in depth study of Physics I.
Finally, I would definitely talk to you engineering friends (or just hit up any random group of engineering kids) and ask them what the most usefully classes they took were. Aim to take those.
Hope that helps.
