ot; kid studying engineering

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[quote=briansd1][quote=eavesdropper]
[quote=sdduuuude] And please, for god’s sake, make your little engineers take economics.[/quote]

You’re a god, sdduuuude!! I agree wholeheartedly! In fact, it should be a requirement of both engineering and science curricula, IMHO.[/quote]

That should start in middle school, IMO. There should be mandatory classes on consumer finance so kids understand the credit cards they get when they turn 18.[/quote]
I’d say, it should start much earlier and the parents should be the first people who do the teaching.

[north park girl]

When I was in high school, I went enginerd camp. It was three weeks at Notre Dame (other schools have similar programs) learning about the differences between the engineering fields and doing some group projects. That was somewhat helpful in picking what I wanted to do (I went with a friend, who was considering engineering and learned that she *didn’t* want to do engineering), and more fun than it sounds. Looked good on college apps as well. My brother went to a similar program at Santa Clara, and his was free (sponsored by companies), but only a week.

Found a link that looks like its lists this sort of stuff: http://www.engineeringedu.com/camps/ca.html

[north park girl]

When I was in high school, I went enginerd camp. It was three weeks at Notre Dame (other schools have similar programs) learning about the differences between the engineering fields and doing some group projects. That was somewhat helpful in picking what I wanted to do (I went with a friend, who was considering engineering and learned that she *didn’t* want to do engineering), and more fun than it sounds. Looked good on college apps as well. My brother went to a similar program at Santa Clara, and his was free (sponsored by companies), but only a week.

Found a link that looks like its lists this sort of stuff: http://www.engineeringedu.com/camps/ca.html

[north park girl]

When I was in high school, I went enginerd camp. It was three weeks at Notre Dame (other schools have similar programs) learning about the differences between the engineering fields and doing some group projects. That was somewhat helpful in picking what I wanted to do (I went with a friend, who was considering engineering and learned that she *didn’t* want to do engineering), and more fun than it sounds. Looked good on college apps as well. My brother went to a similar program at Santa Clara, and his was free (sponsored by companies), but only a week.

Found a link that looks like its lists this sort of stuff: http://www.engineeringedu.com/camps/ca.html

[north park girl]

When I was in high school, I went enginerd camp. It was three weeks at Notre Dame (other schools have similar programs) learning about the differences between the engineering fields and doing some group projects. That was somewhat helpful in picking what I wanted to do (I went with a friend, who was considering engineering and learned that she *didn’t* want to do engineering), and more fun than it sounds. Looked good on college apps as well. My brother went to a similar program at Santa Clara, and his was free (sponsored by companies), but only a week.

Found a link that looks like its lists this sort of stuff: http://www.engineeringedu.com/camps/ca.html

[north park girl]

When I was in high school, I went enginerd camp. It was three weeks at Notre Dame (other schools have similar programs) learning about the differences between the engineering fields and doing some group projects. That was somewhat helpful in picking what I wanted to do (I went with a friend, who was considering engineering and learned that she *didn’t* want to do engineering), and more fun than it sounds. Looked good on college apps as well. My brother went to a similar program at Santa Clara, and his was free (sponsored by companies), but only a week.

Found a link that looks like its lists this sort of stuff: http://www.engineeringedu.com/camps/ca.html

[scaredyclassic]

You guys are superhelpful. Engineering is outside my range of experience. I’ll pass all this along. He suddenly seems interested in making a living. Weird. Never interested me in hs.

[scaredyclassic]

You guys are superhelpful. Engineering is outside my range of experience. I’ll pass all this along. He suddenly seems interested in making a living. Weird. Never interested me in hs.

[scaredyclassic]

You guys are superhelpful. Engineering is outside my range of experience. I’ll pass all this along. He suddenly seems interested in making a living. Weird. Never interested me in hs.

[scaredyclassic]

You guys are superhelpful. Engineering is outside my range of experience. I’ll pass all this along. He suddenly seems interested in making a living. Weird. Never interested me in hs.

[scaredyclassic]

You guys are superhelpful. Engineering is outside my range of experience. I’ll pass all this along. He suddenly seems interested in making a living. Weird. Never interested me in hs.

[jstoesz]

To boast of my alma mater a bit more, I found this stat from wiki to be particularly interesting. It is probably due to a high percentage of technical majors.

“Alumni of Cal Poly average the third-highest salaries of all public university graduates in the United States according to a Forbes.com ranking.[36] Cal Poly outperformed all public universities in the nation other than U.C. Berkeley and the University of Virginia. The median annual earnings for Cal Poly graduates with 10–20 years career experience is $101,000, with the top 10% earning more than $178,000. The U.C. Berkeley and University of Virginia median/top 10% performances are $112,000/$201,000 and $103,000/$215,000 respectively.”

One other thought. If your son is more of a chemistry/medicine buff (not much of a physics lover or gear head) and really likes the idea of being employed…check out the Physician Assistant route.

My wife had a very enjoyable time at Cal Poly as a kinesiology major, and went on to Physician Assistance school (a 2 year program) at Loma Linda. She made crazy money out of starting and has found more job opportunities then any person should be allowed to have. It also is populated with women who demand a flexible schedule, so the 9-5 grind is definitely not a requirement. If I could do it over again, and could remember more than one thing at a time, I would have become a PA.

[jstoesz]

To boast of my alma mater a bit more, I found this stat from wiki to be particularly interesting. It is probably due to a high percentage of technical majors.

“Alumni of Cal Poly average the third-highest salaries of all public university graduates in the United States according to a Forbes.com ranking.[36] Cal Poly outperformed all public universities in the nation other than U.C. Berkeley and the University of Virginia. The median annual earnings for Cal Poly graduates with 10–20 years career experience is $101,000, with the top 10% earning more than $178,000. The U.C. Berkeley and University of Virginia median/top 10% performances are $112,000/$201,000 and $103,000/$215,000 respectively.”

One other thought. If your son is more of a chemistry/medicine buff (not much of a physics lover or gear head) and really likes the idea of being employed…check out the Physician Assistant route.

My wife had a very enjoyable time at Cal Poly as a kinesiology major, and went on to Physician Assistance school (a 2 year program) at Loma Linda. She made crazy money out of starting and has found more job opportunities then any person should be allowed to have. It also is populated with women who demand a flexible schedule, so the 9-5 grind is definitely not a requirement. If I could do it over again, and could remember more than one thing at a time, I would have become a PA.

[jstoesz]

To boast of my alma mater a bit more, I found this stat from wiki to be particularly interesting. It is probably due to a high percentage of technical majors.

“Alumni of Cal Poly average the third-highest salaries of all public university graduates in the United States according to a Forbes.com ranking.[36] Cal Poly outperformed all public universities in the nation other than U.C. Berkeley and the University of Virginia. The median annual earnings for Cal Poly graduates with 10–20 years career experience is $101,000, with the top 10% earning more than $178,000. The U.C. Berkeley and University of Virginia median/top 10% performances are $112,000/$201,000 and $103,000/$215,000 respectively.”

One other thought. If your son is more of a chemistry/medicine buff (not much of a physics lover or gear head) and really likes the idea of being employed…check out the Physician Assistant route.

My wife had a very enjoyable time at Cal Poly as a kinesiology major, and went on to Physician Assistance school (a 2 year program) at Loma Linda. She made crazy money out of starting and has found more job opportunities then any person should be allowed to have. It also is populated with women who demand a flexible schedule, so the 9-5 grind is definitely not a requirement. If I could do it over again, and could remember more than one thing at a time, I would have become a PA.

[jstoesz]

To boast of my alma mater a bit more, I found this stat from wiki to be particularly interesting. It is probably due to a high percentage of technical majors.

“Alumni of Cal Poly average the third-highest salaries of all public university graduates in the United States according to a Forbes.com ranking.[36] Cal Poly outperformed all public universities in the nation other than U.C. Berkeley and the University of Virginia. The median annual earnings for Cal Poly graduates with 10–20 years career experience is $101,000, with the top 10% earning more than $178,000. The U.C. Berkeley and University of Virginia median/top 10% performances are $112,000/$201,000 and $103,000/$215,000 respectively.”

One other thought. If your son is more of a chemistry/medicine buff (not much of a physics lover or gear head) and really likes the idea of being employed…check out the Physician Assistant route.

My wife had a very enjoyable time at Cal Poly as a kinesiology major, and went on to Physician Assistance school (a 2 year program) at Loma Linda. She made crazy money out of starting and has found more job opportunities then any person should be allowed to have. It also is populated with women who demand a flexible schedule, so the 9-5 grind is definitely not a requirement. If I could do it over again, and could remember more than one thing at a time, I would have become a PA.

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