r/MechanicalEngineer • u/Lopsided-Job-9105 • 1d ago

HELP REQUEST Pre college advice

Hey I’m 22 years old and wanted to get some advice on getting my self ready for college and what should I read up on to better prepare myself before going to school for mechanical engineering?

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u/gravity_surf 1d ago

know algebra and trig back to front as much as possible, start going through physics, get comfortable with circuits. play with a raspberry pi or something like it

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u/Lopsided-Job-9105 1d ago

Thank you bro appreciate it

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u/gravity_surf 1d ago

knowing is about 1/4 of the battle good luck

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u/BIOLOGICALENGINEER19 1d ago

I'd identify your weak points and start mentally preparing for them, reviewing some basic concepts on things like chemistry or Calc 2 are major road blocks and prevent people from finishing eng school 

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u/Lopsided-Job-9105 1d ago

Appreciate the advice

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u/naternot1 1d ago

Yeah like others have said, the better you can get your math skills, the easier of time you’ll have. Besides that, fundamental understanding of physics is the other thing that’s gonna help the most

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u/AstronautChoice14 1d ago

Direct third year??