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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it partially demographics?  
Engineering has always been popular among first generation children of immigrants.  My own dad who was a child of immigrants during the depression, became an engineer.  A lot of the kids I knew from my Gen X HS that went into engineering either had engineers as parents or were children of immigrants (medicine and pharmacy also popular).  I’m a little curious as to whether a higher than usual percentage of HS kids are now children of immigrants and whether children of immigrants are more heavily represented among engineering applicants.   [/quote]

I don't think it's specific demographics. Engineering majors today do seem to be the brightest students that get to do the most interesting and exciting things today - whether building interesting stuff or using the problem solving skills to make money in finance.

Engineering students tend to do very well today. And that makes it a desirable major for all sorts of interests. There aren't any dumbasses graduating with an Engineering degree from anywhere today. It's a difficult degree, and all employers value it.

My very WASPy kids are very interested in engineering because they are smart and they can do things with that degree. And also because they are creative. And engineering is a much more exciting degree today when you actually want to do something significant.   [/quote]

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