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Niel
 Amanda:

Many high schools have special pre-technical and pre-engineering programs. They programs usually include concentrations on Math and Sciences. They will also have a few basic engineering classes.

In addition to the areas do not forget about taking English courses. I would recommend taking an English course every semester. Also consider a computer programming course.

I would also get involved in a science or technology club at school especially if there is an Engineering Club. For more discussions on this subject come to the Young Engineers Forum in the MyEngineering area.

http://my.engineering.com/pg/groups/172781/the-young-engineers-forum/

Niel

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notsocivil_engineer
 The universities here require high school credits of Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, Discrete Math and English with a GPA of 3.5 Min, (75%) and 85% for the better schools. Good Luck!!
A simple phone call to the university of your choice will clear up any doubts, or a visit to their respective websites. They provide a large amount of information usually.

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cnype
 I wasn't very ambitious in high school and only took up to trigonometry. Now that I look back, I should have gotten into Calculus in high school. However, I did get into a high school Physics class, which was my main inspiration for taking Engineering in high school.

I would recommend taking Physics and Calculus and C++ programming.

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John Hayes
 My daughter is going through this exact exercise. We found that it's worthwhile to visit the web sites of the universities that you want to attend. Most will tell you that they expect a minimum of 2-3 math courses and 2-3 science courses in your senior year.

That means that you have to take some introductory science courses in your junior year, such as Chemistry or Physics in order to qualify for the senior level courses. Poor planning at our house led to my daughter having to take an extra science course this summer (Chemistry) even though she already had 9 junior year credits.

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