Recent content by Bigheadrhino

Thanks carlgrace! I just signed up for an alumni advantage program for $125 at UC Berkeley so that I could talk to an advisor for 15 minutes tomorrow... I immediately regret my decision ahha. Hopefully their other services will come in handy... I'll start another thread somewhere...

Thanks! I ordered the books! Hmmm... I'm having a bit of trouble figuring out what to do at this point. Some of the schools I've emailed haven't gotten back to me yet. How do I exactly go about finding the right school? Are prerequisite classes for Mechanical Engineering universal, or do...

I got Barron's Forgotten Algebra and Forgotten Calculus and I already blasted through 50 pages of Algebra today including doing all the problems, and I plan on 50 more tonight. I don't want to spend too many days on Algebra, so my goal is to finish the whole book in 3 days, then maybe finish...

Thanks, I would like the option of doing these problem sets away from the computer as well though. I want to pursue a Mechanical Engineering degree so... TI-89?

Thanks for all the advice. Forgotten Algebra and Forgotten Calculus just arrived today. Looks promising. What kind of Graphing Calculator should I get?

Thats awesome! Sounds like a cool family.

Thanks for all the advice! I'm going to go with Mechanical Engineering, which my father advised as well... he's biased of course ahha. I'm going to talk to De Anza College tomorrow about their transfer program.

Thanks carlgrace! Yes I'm still in the Bay Area, but I also have friends and family in the Pasadena area if I want to move there (I mention this because I recall Pasadena City College being a good school). Can you recommend any specific CC's in the Bay Area? I've take some classes in the past...

Thanks! Is there a specific test you had to take when you applied? Did your high school GPA and SATs still factor?

Hi, I am seriously considering making a move towards becoming an engineer. I have a History degree from UC Berkeley and a certificate degree in Advanced Character Animation. Money is not and issue and I have all the free time in the world. I am 28 years old and am in excellent physical...

Math and physics were my favorite subjects in high school, and I did quite well, getting 5 on both my Calculus and Physics AP exams. But that was over ten years ago.. any quick way to brush up? Any good free online programs or games? Thanks!