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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does everyone think they can be an engineer? Feels like every kid I know is either an engineering major or trying to get into a program. Several of them seem to be struggling to take a full load or get decent grades...is this a sign of the times where its considered a super stable career path so it the "hot" option...
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The moms want to be taken care of in old age, so they pick engineering or cs major.  Since you asked.

The kid has to be good at what they do, no matter the major, OP.  That is the "secret". [/quote]

This is the weirdest comment.  No mom is asking their kid to be an engineer so they can get their a$$ wiped later in life.

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Odd way to write it but many parents are pushing their kids into engineering for bragging rights and also not to have to be saddled with their kids college debt.

It used to be pushing your kids to pre-med, then it was pre-law, then CS. Past few years push from parents is engineering- good starting salary and does not require additional years of schooling.[/quote]
I suspect the only parents that would push kids into engineering are not engineers themselves.  I'm an engineer, and would NEVER push a kid into it.  It is a difficult and demanding course of study and unless you have BOTH and aptitude and desire for it you will fail.  [/quote]

that can be said for any career[/quote]

DP. Maybe your definition of career is different than mine. No point in going down that rabbit hole.

So I would rather compare the  "engineering degree" (not career), which often results in a career outside engineering.

My randomly assigned freshman roommate accidentally got a degree in history. He got to senior year and his fairly random courses to that point meant the only way for him to graduate on time was to major in History. Ran into him years later - selling shoes at Nordstrom.

No one - and I do mean zero - accidentally graduates with a degree in engineering.  This is a fundamental difference from a subset of the arts & humanities degrees. [/quote]

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