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[quote=Anonymous]See how many Engineers actually stick with Engineering as a career?

If you plan to stick to it - the most important part is a program that helps you get an intuitive understanding of the subject. Most of the time, engineering students are just getting through the exams by solving math problems they solved during homework. MIT/Caltech/etc. do weed you out early. I think it should be a 5 year program but its condensed to 4.

I'd say the opposite of a high pressure school, a school that lets you learn the subject material. Nurturing long-term interest will beat intelligence over the long-run. You just can't keep up with the material, if you have no interest. Maybe till you are like 27 then it slows down, by 31 you look for a managerial position, and by the time you are 50 you don't mention you have an engineering degree. You don't want to be embarrassed by the other engineers.

I will say that MIT/Caltech (as others) do make you do a lot of hands-on work which is a major plus if you can survive the first 2 years. Look for a program that works for you be it a top 10 or bottom 10.[/quote]

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