Engineering Major
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Anonymous
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The irony is every engineer you talk to says they rarely use Calculus or Physics in their every day job. Yet these colleges weed out these kids based on those two courses
The hands on stuff, the projects, the good stuff, the coding, the building, the collaborating, etc... is later. Some kids are fantastic at taking basic sit and study courses and fly right thru. Then they get to the grit, where 99% of the time you will be wrong. Fail and gave to try again to take 1 small step forward and can’t handle it. The perfectionism doesn’t work here. Where common sense and determination and working well with a group come into play. So I don’t like the schools that make them give up after basic courses. Not at all. |
Anonymous
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An engineer with a GPA <3.0 at graduation isn't worth his/her salt. I personally prefer a GPA of at least 3.75
Signed an engineer who scored way north of 3.75 |
Anonymous
At graduation is very different than at the end of Freshman year. And no one cares about your college grades. |
Anonymous
This is complete nonsense. Those who say that are probably in management. Signed, An Engineer |
Anonymous
Programmers do not need calculus or physics. They actually don't need college. I fixed your signature. |
Anonymous
Such close minded thinking from an engineer, I'm certain your EQ is way below 3.75. |
Anonymous
Programmers != engineers |
Anonymous
I would guess that it depends on what they are programming. Mine turns out to need a fairly sophisticated grasp of statistics. |
Anonymous
It’s easy to get north of 3.75 from a directional college. |
Anonymous
| What engineering programs are recommended where DC isn’t constantly worried about not making the cut. It sounds like Pitt is accommodating, any ithers? |
Anonymous
No such thing. Engineering is a demanding major. If your kid cannot handle, it’s better to find out early than later. Also, that probably means your kid won’t enjoy career as an engineer. I would not push it. |
Anonymous
It does now... computer engineering and requires calculus and there is lots of talk about letting go of that requirement. |
Anonymous
computer engineering != computer science |
Anonymous
+1 
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Anonymous
This is such a BS answer. Education should not be an exercise in culling. Genterally, students that go into Engineering are used to getting high grades. Once they get into Engineering and 46 is a A+, they feel like a failure and quit. Not because they can't do it but because of the perception. Of course they will find dolts like PP who think GPA is meaningful. No hiring manager is ever, ever, ever going to ask for GPA. Also, let him graduate in 5 years, or even 6. Sure it's hard to handle 4-5 sciences at a time. Find a way to take it slow and steady. Also, there are jobs that require the engineering knowledge without being an engineer... like patent attorney or medical equipment sales. You should look at 2nd tier programs with good graduation rates and be the parents that don't freak over a 2.5 GPA. |