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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t be an idiot. Don’t discourage him from pursuing engineering [/quote]

He wants to build airplanes — this isn’t Big Tech money, and will they let C students work on planes??[/quote]

The answer is: not really, but kind of.

I went to grad school with an undergrad 2.7 from an Ivy because I was in a science (not engineering) major that I sucked at. A curve is a curve and you can’t fight it- my gpa in my non-major classes was a 3.8 but I was stubborn and had crazy parental pressure.

I do not recommend this path! It took several years of entry-level work and some major hustle and post-bac courses that I couldn’t afford to prove myself worthy of grad school.

But: I worked in literal airplane factories after grad school and was in charge of engineers, which is all the fun with none of the engineering angst.

Go for a liberal arts degree and pick up a project management certificate after graduation. Or consider a few accounting or economics or pre-law classes and he can work his way into procurement or HR. Post-bac business classes are a good way to round out an Ivy degree if you plan to compete against people with BBAs.

Check the Boeing job listings and see what degrees they require for post-undergrad opportunities, and also consider a long-term plan of law school or an MBA. I worked with a lot of lawyers in the airline industry and there are some great opportunities in MBA rotational programs at airlines, too. Airline people love to talk to fellow plane nerds. I’ve left the industry or else I’d be offering a burner email. Reach out to early career people on LinkedIn and ask to chat- 90% will say yes![/quote]

+100

I lose my faith in this hellsite and then there's a post as helpful as this.[/quote]

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