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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son (junior mcps) has always thought of choosing engineering as a major.  Looking at his graders he is really a B (honors) math student who will finish HS having taken calculus I (likely A/B).  Science grades are more likely to be A's but mixed.  I just wonder how he will cut it as an engineering major.  Should I be suggesting backup choices as I know it is a tough major.  Thanks for sharing any experiences.[/quote]

I went to Missouri University of Science and Technology (aka University of Missouri - Rolla).  Lots of "B" math students there.  Lots of them slogged through their math classes at a community college over the summer to save their GPAs.  Most of them graduated and got very healthy paying jobs as engineers.  Math is a tool. You need to be competent, not brilliant.  Competence comes with practice.  I tell kids that math is like a sport. You have to practice, practice, practice.

MST is a "best value" school on many lists, BTW.  Tuition isn't high. The school is not that hard to get into. Graduates are in demand and make very good salaries.  Not a place that  most Ivy-focused, prestige driven DCUM parents would normally choose, but a good choice. (At least as a back-up school   :lol: )[/quote]

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