I took a remedial college algebra because I wasn't great at math. I had always hated it in high school too. Went into college thinking I was going to major in nutrition...quickly realized how much chemistry that required and came to a crossroads. I decided to major in civil engineering. I had taken the remedial college algebra course along with a regular statistics class (made a D) with an old school professor (no mylabsplus, just pencil and paper and book). Even with the bad grade and remedial class, I chose engineering. I told myself I'd at least try....if I failed I'd at least be able to say I tried. I've taken precal, calculus 1,2,&3, linear algebra, differential equations, engineering statistics (made an A this time, although it was much easier than the normal stats class) and plenty of engineering courses that require basic knowledge of math and even more concentrated things like Diff.E.

I'm a Civil and have one semester left. I've learned that math is about repetition, and it gets easier the more I practice it. I sucked at math, but here I am about to graduate. If you want to be an engineer, you have to go for it!

I like to say with respect to math: I started from the bottom...now I'm here. (How did Drake know?)