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[quote=Anonymous]Reality:  It is the “engineering major” from the 80s and 90s.  That’s fine, but only about 10 percent of the kids who want to major in it as incoming freshmen will actually graduate with the degree.

Colleges know this of course.  But, they want the money, and they know that the smart, motivated kids will find their way, transfer to a major that fits them, and graduate.  The not so smart kids will leave.

Think I’m nuts?  I have a nephew at Illinois who is a recent CS graduate.  His mom likes to tell the story of attending the parent meeting for freshmen Engineering/CS majors, and a speaker opening by telling the parents there in the auditorium to look at the parents to their left, and to their right.  Only 1 of your kids was going to graduate with an Engineering/CS degree.  The point being that it was (a) hard (b) slots were limited and (c) it is not for everyone and your kid can be a big success without that specific type of degree.  It is very important to help them find a path they enjoy and can excel at, and that rarely happens based on a kid’s high school experience.

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