How many more engineering and CS majors do we need?

[Anonymous]

Seems like that’s all kids are majoring in. Many without the passion for it. Both fields are oversaturated with a lot of kids having no business being in these programs. Can we get a pendulum swing and have a push into humanities and trade schools?

[Anonymous]

Many top LACs have CS as a top 3 major. We’ve lost the plot.

[Anonymous]

There are still more majors in psychology, communications, etc. What do they do with that?

CS is at last better than those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like that’s all kids are majoring in. Many without the passion for it. Both fields are oversaturated with a lot of kids having no business being in these programs. Can we get a pendulum swing and have a push into humanities and trade schools?

Pay shit ton of $$$ and major in humanities ??

[Anonymous]

It's definitely a good thing to have more stem major students, particularly in engineering. If, however, manufacturing is not coming back to the country, and egregious CS outsourcing to India continues, these graduates will have a very tough time finding jobs. Looks like MAGA is not going to change that.

[Anonymous]

Cs is oversaturated but engineering is underfilled as far as the job market: growth particularly in biomedical, nanotechnology (mechanical) is in high demand and will be for the next decade.

[Anonymous]

No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like that’s all kids are majoring in. Many without the passion for it. Both fields are oversaturated with a lot of kids having no business being in these programs. Can we get a pendulum swing and have a push into humanities and trade schools?

Pay shit ton of $$$ and major in humanities ??

The two humanities grads we know (top10 undergrad) are headed to JPmorgan and harvard law. Most of their friends secured similarly impressive next-steps. The stem majors also have excellent opportunities lined up but folks do not seem surprised by stem doing well. However the stem majors from nonelite schools do much better than humanities at the same school. Major is not as important as the undergrad prestige

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's definitely a good thing to have more stem major students, particularly in engineering. If, however, manufacturing is not coming back to the country, and egregious CS outsourcing to India continues, these graduates will have a very tough time finding jobs. Looks like MAGA is not going to change that.

India already counts 5 million developers and graduates roughly 1.5 million engineers each year. Outsourcing replaces jobs in the areas most new grads once relied on for a first job. Unless MAGA can prohibit outsourcing, I don't see a bright future for the majority of these graduates. The tippy top ones are the exception.

[Anonymous]

Engineering and CS majors can work in many industries including going to law school and taking jobs at investment banks, no need for them to be humanities majors

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like that’s all kids are majoring in. Many without the passion for it. Both fields are oversaturated with a lot of kids having no business being in these programs. Can we get a pendulum swing and have a push into humanities and trade schools?

Disagree with the premise. People need to have good jobs so they can pay back their student loans. Humanities are a better option for wealthy families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like that’s all kids are majoring in. Many without the passion for it. Both fields are oversaturated with a lot of kids having no business being in these programs. Can we get a pendulum swing and have a push into humanities and trade schools?

lol oversaturated? What a clown statement. Tough round with admissions at Engineering schools? Do you know where the world is heading with Tech? It's the new frontier. Engineers are what will create things for the future. Never an oversaturation for what we need most moving forward. What we are oversaturated with is unemployed humanities and liberal arts majors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cs is oversaturated but engineering is underfilled as far as the job market: growth particularly in biomedical, nanotechnology (mechanical) is in high demand and will be for the next decade.

Bingo!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cs is oversaturated but engineering is underfilled as far as the job market: growth particularly in biomedical, nanotechnology (mechanical) is in high demand and will be for the next decade.

What the heck do you mean by nanotechnology (mechanical)?

--PhD in chemistry with specialization in nanotech

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cs is oversaturated but engineering is underfilled as far as the job market: growth particularly in biomedical, nanotechnology (mechanical) is in high demand and will be for the next decade.

Majoring in biomedical-labeled degrees is usually a poor move because you end up taking classes in a few departments and don't end up an expert in anything. It's better to choose a traditional major, e.g., electrical engineering, biochemistry, mechanical engineering, and then take advanced biomedical electives. That way you get better depth.