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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can I say that engineering ain't all it's cracked up to be. The people who are most hyped up about it seem to be those on the outside. Plenty of regular folks, smart but not super smart, are in the field. Lots of unemployed engineers, too. The news only seems to cover the overpaid engineers in demand. There's the other side, too. So I guess what I'm saying is do it because you love it, not because you [i]think[/i] it might be great.[/quote]

Engineering is a very broad term and engineers are not interchangable. Engineering is for people who like to build or make things.  It's a very different environment depending on if you want to build roads (civil), electronics (electrical) Apps or games for an iPad (software) or something else.  I'm in the IT business and most of the engineers are women.  Probably not true on a construction site.

Yes, there are lots of unemployed engineers. Petroleum and nuclear engineers have been trashed lately.  With all the cutbacks in the US you have to go overseas if you want to work.  One thing all engineers have in common is a basis in math & science.  If she doesn't like those, no engineering field will make her happy.  If she does enjoy them, then there is certainly a field of engineering she will enjoy.  TJ is a great place if she likes math & science.  [/quote]

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