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[quote=Anonymous][quote=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?[/quote]

There is a predicted shortage of engineering jobs in the US through 2030. Currently, many engineering jobs go unfilled. However, many of these jobs require masters or phD, or a BSE combined with research and/or industry internship experience during college. Top undergrad programs have students easily getting these experiences during the second year (on campus research) or the summer after sophomore year, even in the current market, no co-ops needed. The students who have resumes to land paid positions earlier in college typically have transcripts showing extensive math/physics/chem/programming coursework by the sophomore year, and excellent grades (above 3.7) in those courses. 
The top 25-30 undergrad programs are not oversaturated: they have high year to year retention rates in engineering and low to nonexistent unemployment after college. Any parent who has a student applying to engineering needs to look at outcomes, industry and phd, and not be fooled by marketing. [/quote]

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