Anonymous
09/09/2025 07:57
Subject: Re:Why is engineering major so popular?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't know a single unhappy engineer.
I’m one. There’s plenty of us unhappy enough to have quit or changed fields.
Doctors and Lawyers as well. Hence, such is life.
+1 lots of lawyers on here who hate being a lawyer
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I know a few lawyers and engineers. The only ones who hate their jobs are the lawyers.
Anonymous
09/08/2025 22:51
Subject: Why is engineering major so popular?
Anonymous wrote:Engineering students have so many more options than other majors. There's the tech industry. There's the energy industry. There's defense. There's aviation. Every Fortune 500 company in every sector recruits and values engineers. And increasingly, that includes finance and consulting. Everyone from McKinsey to Goldman Sachs are recruiting engineering majors. Because that's where the talent is today.
X100
Anonymous
09/08/2025 22:46
Subject: Why is engineering major so popular?
Society needs people who can get s**t done. Not just wave their hands around talking about stuff.
The engineer can talk about politics, philosophy, ethics, psychology, etc.
Ask me how I know…
The engineer can talk about politics, philosophy, ethics, psychology, etc.
Ask me how I know…
Anonymous
09/08/2025 22:34
Subject: Why is engineering major so popular?
Look around. OAll the existing futuristic interesting innovative stuff are coming from tech and engineering.
Duh
Duh
Anonymous
09/08/2025 20:18
Subject: Why is engineering major so popular?
In my experience, it is filled by kids with no specific academic or professional goals. They chose engineering because they thought it was they were expected to do by adults/society.
Anonymous
09/08/2025 20:12
Subject: Why is engineering major so popular?
Don't need the linear algebra skills or brain to do upper div physics, mathematics, ML/AI. It's the easiest computational path to making money.
Anonymous
09/08/2025 20:09
Subject: Why is engineering major so popular?
50 years ago, engineers were perceived as being unable to read and write well.
Now, students accepted into college engineering programs often have scored a 4 or 5 on AP English, AP US History, AP foreign language, and also on the STEM AP courses. Not all bright students go into STEM, but many do.
Now, students accepted into college engineering programs often have scored a 4 or 5 on AP English, AP US History, AP foreign language, and also on the STEM AP courses. Not all bright students go into STEM, but many do.
Anonymous
09/08/2025 19:39
Subject: Why is engineering major so popular?
Anonymous wrote:Engineering students have so many more options than other majors. There's the tech industry. There's the energy industry. There's defense. There's aviation. Every Fortune 500 company in every sector recruits and values engineers. And increasingly, that includes finance and consulting. Everyone from McKinsey to Goldman Sachs are recruiting engineering majors. Because that's where the talent is today.
+1
Anonymous
09/06/2025 15:31
Subject: Why is engineering major so popular?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A career shouldn’t be just about money. If you’re lucky, you will live a long life. Do something you love. It makes life much more pleasant.
Says those born with money.
I was born mid-lower class. I still believe this. Not everyone needs a mansion, fancy car, multi year vacations, designer clothes. I hate that everyone is considered wealthy or worthless. I had a great childhood. My adult children are very successful in their jobs, and own nice homes and cars. But none are wealthy, but they are happy.
dp.. if you live in a hcol area, you need to earn a good living to just live a MC lifestyle. I grew up LMC, and I never want to live that way again. I (and my kids) are grateful that they live a MC/UMC lifestyle.
We don't drive fancy cars, or wear name brand clothing. Heck, I shop the sales racks if possible at stores like Marshalls. But, we have financial security. That means a lot to me having grown up financially insecure until I was 28. I don't fret about having to pay for fixing something broken in the house; I pay for a regular car in all cash. My kids have some medical issues, and we have crap health insurance. I don't have to fret about paying medical bills. I have always wanted to travel, and I'm super grateful that I can do at least one international travel per year.
My kids know how I struggled earlier in my life, and they never want to experience that, nor do I want them to. DC is in college right now studying STEM. They had an internship last year that paid $40/hour and had a great time. They aren't interested in humanities even though they got a 780 on the SAT English portion (and 800 on math), and always scored very high (98+ile) on MAP-R.
I was just telling my spouse that DC is super lucky to never have to worry about paying for college. They are having so much fun without any financial worries like I had. They see some of their friends worrying about finances, and they told me how lucky they were.
They have a 4.0 as a dual STEM major, and will graduate with two degrees, in 3 years. Probably going for a masters in STEM. They'd rather chew their arm off than have to take another humanities class. They don't want to be wealthy, but they want the kind of MC/UMC balanced life that we have with no financial worries, and that costs money.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 15:05
Subject: Why is engineering major so popular?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Because it’s so much more fun and interesting than liberal arts. Engineering gives you real knowledge to actual solve problems- not just talk/debate about them as nauseum and get nothing done. Engineering is collaborative, not argumentative. The writing is straightforward, to the point, says what you mean. The classes are so interesting. The work is impactful and rewarding. Know anyone with a pacemaker or clean water running to their house? Or internet or a car? All that is engineering. Engineers overall are collaborative, smart, open-minded, and tolerant. They aim to make the world better.
I'm sorry, but that sounds unbearably boring. I'd much rather discuss literature or politics and I'm so glad none of my children had any interest in engineering.
Engineers can discuss literature and politics as well when they get home from their 6 figure jobs where they are actually doing things that truly make a difference rather than just discussing.
Poster who doesn’t know any traffic engineers spotted
Anonymous
09/06/2025 14:54
Subject: Why is engineering major so popular?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A career shouldn’t be just about money. If you’re lucky, you will live a long life. Do something you love. It makes life much more pleasant.
Says those born with money.
I was born mid-lower class. I still believe this. Not everyone needs a mansion, fancy car, multi year vacations, designer clothes. I hate that everyone is considered wealthy or worthless. I had a great childhood. My adult children are very successful in their jobs, and own nice homes and cars. But none are wealthy, but they are happy.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 14:50
Subject: Re:Why is engineering major so popular?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't know a single unhappy engineer.
I’m one. There’s plenty of us unhappy enough to have quit or changed fields.
Doctors and Lawyers as well. Hence, such is life.
+1 lots of lawyers on here who hate being a lawyer
raises hand
I know a few lawyers and engineers. The only ones who hate their jobs are the lawyers.
Why I strongly persuaded my kid not to be a lawyer like his pops
Thank goodness he is a freshman now studying chemical engineering.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 14:48
Subject: Why is engineering major so popular?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Because even a below average engineering graduate can land a stable job with a good pay. An above average English or art graduate? Not so much.
Not anymore with AI taking away lower-level engineering jobs.
sort of, you need to know how to use ai at all levels, an software developer not using ai is at a great disadvantage. AI isn't able to write all the code itself yet.
"Not anymore with AI taking away lower-level engineering jobs" lol It's what liberal arts majors just like to say. As if AI isn't coming first after liberal arts fields and business fields.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 14:47
Subject: Re:Why is engineering major so popular?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't know a single unhappy engineer.
I’m one. There’s plenty of us unhappy enough to have quit or changed fields.
Doctors and Lawyers as well. Hence, such is life.
+1 lots of lawyers on here who hate being a lawyer
raises hand
I know a few lawyers and engineers. The only ones who hate their jobs are the lawyers.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 14:46
Subject: Re:Why is engineering major so popular?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't know a single unhappy engineer.
I’m one. There’s plenty of us unhappy enough to have quit or changed fields.
Doctors and Lawyers as well. Hence, such is life.
+1 lots of lawyers on here who hate being a lawyer
raises hand