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[quote=Anonymous]NP, another female engineer here. The science & engineering school at the time was roughly 75% male, but nearly all of the women were in biology or geology. MechE, ChemE, EE, Structures, and Aero were much more heavily male. That's where I was, and often the only woman in my group or class. Today the school is about 65/45, but I don't know the breakdown by majors.

It was hard, no lie. I've done some hard things in my life, and that's the only thing I've ever really contemplated quitting because I didn't know if I could do it. Stubbornness won out, I graduated with a lot of Cs.  Not sure I'd survive it today. The good news is that I really learned a ton, despite what the grades would indicate, and I've been successful in an engineering career for over 25 years.

Engineering can be a great career, and I'm not discouraging my kids who are interested. But my message to them is that you have to really WANT it. If you go into it thinking ok this is as good a choice as any ... you'll be miserable. You have to feel a drive for it. If you don't, keep looking. [/quote]

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