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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems like engineering schools are probably losing competent students just because the kids and their parents are used to inflated HS GPAs, believe a B is the equivalent of an F, and think a freshman year GPA of 3.0 means they’re “bad at engineering.”[/quote]

I do wonder though if many good well rounded students wind up pursuing engineering just because they got good grades in HS math - I mean not everyone who can get an A in HS Calculus is ready to be an engineer. I guess the question is what does a parent do about a kid in engineering who can't manage a full course load and fails a fairly standard high level course...do they bail before its gets worse or try to grind through in the hopes that they can make it through and the actual career will be heavy on other skills?[/quote]

This, I was good at math and science and parents directed me towards engineering for career and financial stability. I graduated, worked in the profession but only enjoyed the salary and not the career.

I did not do this to my kids, they studied what they were passionate about and love their career and have a great quality of life.[/quote]
IMO more students should be taking AP Physics C to experience the course rigor and be prepared for college physics. [/quote]

My kid did that.  Got a 5 and went onto PHy 2 (E&M) in college---took the course as "self taught" so didn't have to attend lecture (just labs and discussion sections).  Got an easy A.  Now they are done with Physics but well prepared for their engineering courses.  
College physics with only regular HS physics is very challenging....mainly because college entry level phsuyics courses are not known for having good professors---if you are lucky you get a Lecturer (not full prof) and that means a better teacher.  Worst case you get an actual prof who doesn't want to teach entry level and is terrible 
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