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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Claims he hires people in spite of business degrees, doesn't target them. Engineers learn real skills and content, business is learned by doing it.

Just thought I'd share for those weighing college plans.[/quote]

The problem is, the majority of kids who could hack a business degree couldn't hack an engineering degree.  He's hiring much smarter kids by targeting engineering grads.[/quote]

I hate this stereotype that many kids can't "hack" an engineering degree.  This notion is patently wrong.  Yes, not everyone can, but who is concerned that their kid can't "hack" a degree in journalism, or history?  It might take work, but it's useful.  And engineering programs are no longer so focused on "weeding out" but on getting kids to all learn the material.  It can be done, but adults tell people they can't do engineering is not going to help.

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Probably something to do with the dropout rate of engineering programs vs. History or Journalism.  Sorry, it takes a lot more brains to be an engineer than it does a historian or journalist.[/quote]

PP here again.  This is exactly my point.  It takes brains, and hard work, to do anything well.    I teach engineering at  a top ten school and I can tell you from a lot of experience teaching both those students and many less privileged, less gifted students, that hard work is 90% of what it takes to succeed in engineering.  telling yourself that you don't have the brains for it is just a form a laziness.  Not everyone will be the next Bill Gates or Nikola Tesla, but if you buckle down you can do it.  I see it every day.  [/quote]

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