Engineering and nursing are two areas that if you don't go to a top school, it's okay..

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Anonymous wrote:Engineering is about to be replaced by AI... a lot of basic nursing functions too, but high level stuff will survive.

Lol

You think you can't train AI to do some math?

That's one of the few things it's good at.

Architects are screwed—the nimrods who make airy conceptual drawings will be fine (altho... AI DOES do pretty good unrealistic airy conceptual drawings) and then all the nuts and bolts and detail work will be AI.

Plumbers and electricians will get AI generated printouts of exactly where to put what. It'll be pretty great. Really bring down housing costs. Not so much for kids currently in engineering school.

And AI can definitely adjust the IV drip based on readings. The nurses who clean the poop off the elderly will still have jobs tho.

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Anonymous wrote:My understanding about engineering school is that what matters is whether it's ABET certified.

This. Also, it does matter a little bit.

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Honestly that's most subjects? Unless you want to say, clerk for the Supreme Court, usually opportunities are available (and Scalia admitted his best clerk he ever had came from Ohio State, though then said he never would have hired the guy (the clerk was a holdover from a previous judge)).

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Nursing is easily one of the toughest jobs esp in hospital settings. Insane burnout. But if you handle the hours and/or specialize in say anesthesia you can find a job anywhere.

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I know engineers from excellent schools still looking for jobs, both undergrads and those with masters degrees. And nursing is a very competitive major.

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For an engineer, graduating from SJSD or UCB makes little difference. As long as you can crack the leetcode, SJSD graduates can get really good high-paying jobs. As long as you continue performing after you land a job, SJSD graduates will be promoted.

In engineering, the person matters a lot more than the school.

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Anonymous wrote:I know engineers from excellent schools still looking for jobs, both undergrads and those with masters degrees. And nursing is a very competitive major.

lol OK

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Anonymous wrote:Nurses can graduate as an RN in 2 years from a community college.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:You will find a job, correct? My know-it-all brother-in-law states this, he's in his 50's and doesn't except things have changed that requirements are more demanding. Other opinions?

Agree with the headline. Getting the degree (BSE or BSN) matters. For engineering, almost any engineering degree from an ABET accredited engineering program is enough to find a good job.

For nursing, the RN also matters.

Most engineers (a big exception is CivilE) do not need a PE license.

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Anonymous wrote:Top engineering firms only really actively recruit grads from the Top engineering schools. Not that other grads won’t eventually end up somewhere. They will just have a different path to get there.

Top tech companies are also actively recruiting from GMU and UMBC, not just UMCP and VT (or MIT and Caltech).

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Anonymous wrote:Nursing is easily one of the toughest jobs esp in hospital settings. Insane burnout. But if you handle the hours and/or specialize in say anesthesia you can find a job anywhere.

Between the nursing shortage and an aging population, nurses are certainly in demand, BUT, with all the budget cuts there will be a lot of turmoil that may make it more difficult for new grads. If a hospital closes, you’ll have a lot of experienced nurses applying for whatever nursing jobs are open. Given the choice between a nurse with 20 years experience, or someone fresh out of school, who still needs to be trained and may not stick around, the new grad will be out of luck.

Eventually, it will all settle down, the sick still need care, but it’s going to be tougher for a while.

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Anonymous wrote:Check engineering reddits pleny of unemployed recent engineering grads. No career is guaranteed via degree.

Disagree. Especially for nursing. May not pay the highest or in the desired location, specialty etc but a nursing degree guarantees a job and same many healthcare affiliated fields. Same for teaching.

Same for accounting.

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Anonymous wrote:Top engineering firms only really actively recruit grads from the Top engineering schools. Not that other grads won’t eventually end up somewhere. They will just have a different path to get there.

This. Prestige matters for engineering at the top levels. There are about 15 ivy/privates and 5 publics that are far above the rest

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top engineering firms only really actively recruit grads from the Top engineering schools. Not that other grads won’t eventually end up somewhere. They will just have a different path to get there.

This. Prestige matters for engineering at the top levels. There are about 15 ivy/privates and 5 publics that are far above the rest

Can you list them?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top engineering firms only really actively recruit grads from the Top engineering schools. Not that other grads won’t eventually end up somewhere. They will just have a different path to get there.

This. Prestige matters for engineering at the top levels. There are about 15 ivy/privates and 5 publics that are far above the rest

Can you list them?

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate?_sort=rank&_sortDirection=asc