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I am going to be a high school senior, on my way to receiving an IB diploma, as well as having taken AP European History (5), AP Chemistry (5), AP Music Theory (4, but taken as an independent study) and am enrolled in AP Calculus AB (might switch to BC). So far I have taken two IB tests Chemistry Standard Level (6 out of 7) and IB Mathematics Standard Level (6 out of 7). I am ranked 22 in my school with a 100.95. In middle school I taught my self how to program in Perl, Python and the basics of C and Java. I am currently enrolled in Honors Physics, due to scheduling issues with IB and AP Physics B, and have a packed 9 period straight schedule.
SAT I (1600 scale): 1410
For the past three years of high school I was determined that I would major in Social Sciences and get a law degree. I scared my self away from sciences and mathematics not because I was bad at them, but because I desired to be a bohemian (I really shouldn't have read Dharma Bums in 8th grade). However, recently something has inspired a new found interest for Sciences and Engineering. It is rooted deeply in a love for making things and a need to know how and why things work.
I ask you. Is it too late for me focuses back to sciences and enroll in engineering? I need to figure this out soon as I need to apply for colleges and programs. What really makes me insecure is that my school has a great science research program that I never took advantage of. I know its not too late, but I still feel very insecure.
Also how secure is the job of an engineer? How much creativity is involved (the more the better)? Will I have the time to minor in music and an area of science if I take an engineering major?
College wise these are the schools I am currently looking at: Carnegie Mellon, John Hopkins, SUNY Stony Brook, Vassar, Binghamton, George Washington University, and University of Syracuse.
Thank you
SAT I (1600 scale): 1410
For the past three years of high school I was determined that I would major in Social Sciences and get a law degree. I scared my self away from sciences and mathematics not because I was bad at them, but because I desired to be a bohemian (I really shouldn't have read Dharma Bums in 8th grade). However, recently something has inspired a new found interest for Sciences and Engineering. It is rooted deeply in a love for making things and a need to know how and why things work.
I ask you. Is it too late for me focuses back to sciences and enroll in engineering? I need to figure this out soon as I need to apply for colleges and programs. What really makes me insecure is that my school has a great science research program that I never took advantage of. I know its not too late, but I still feel very insecure.
Also how secure is the job of an engineer? How much creativity is involved (the more the better)? Will I have the time to minor in music and an area of science if I take an engineering major?
College wise these are the schools I am currently looking at: Carnegie Mellon, John Hopkins, SUNY Stony Brook, Vassar, Binghamton, George Washington University, and University of Syracuse.
Thank you