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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an engineering degree from a state university. It was not a scam. At my state school, all engineers took the same courses for the first two years, before specializing. These courses were the base (advanced calculus, Newtonian physics, thermodynamics) needed to understand the material in later classes. I suspect that's partly why engineers like to talk to other engineers. We share a common language from our education. In the last two years, you specialized in your field of choice. I really couldn't work in my field without a BS. I have sometimes had to do some related work in other engineering fields, like mechanical, and the basic education with a good reference is usually enough. Part of engineering though, is knowing when you don't know and when to see better answers. Possibly, that's the point of education. [/quote]. I too have an engineering degree from a state university.  Biggest waste of my life.  Hurts me at career fairs ("Did you to UVa to drink and slack off?") and financially if I'd dropped out and got stock options it would be extremely likely I'd retired at 25.  Went through all kinds of abuse that still scars me today.[/quote]

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