ot; kid studying engineering

[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.

[briansd1]

This thread is very interesting and relates to the other thread on racism and class.

People in the higher classes tend to guide their children more. They give them tips from an early age on what to study and what to do. The process become self-reinforcing from generation to generation.

My Black friend told me that it’s not really done in the hood. Children are left to fend for themselves and figure things out as they go. Kids are not told to invest their money so they don’t learn how the system works.

Once you become a young adult and you have to feed yourself, the options become fewer.

There are exceptions, but usually, the nuts don’t fall too far the from tree.

[briansd1]

This thread is very interesting and relates to the other thread on racism and class.

People in the higher classes tend to guide their children more. They give them tips from an early age on what to study and what to do. The process become self-reinforcing from generation to generation.

My Black friend told me that it’s not really done in the hood. Children are left to fend for themselves and figure things out as they go. Kids are not told to invest their money so they don’t learn how the system works.

Once you become a young adult and you have to feed yourself, the options become fewer.

There are exceptions, but usually, the nuts don’t fall too far the from tree.

[briansd1]

This thread is very interesting and relates to the other thread on racism and class.

People in the higher classes tend to guide their children more. They give them tips from an early age on what to study and what to do. The process become self-reinforcing from generation to generation.

My Black friend told me that it’s not really done in the hood. Children are left to fend for themselves and figure things out as they go. Kids are not told to invest their money so they don’t learn how the system works.

Once you become a young adult and you have to feed yourself, the options become fewer.

There are exceptions, but usually, the nuts don’t fall too far the from tree.

[briansd1]

This thread is very interesting and relates to the other thread on racism and class.

People in the higher classes tend to guide their children more. They give them tips from an early age on what to study and what to do. The process become self-reinforcing from generation to generation.

My Black friend told me that it’s not really done in the hood. Children are left to fend for themselves and figure things out as they go. Kids are not told to invest their money so they don’t learn how the system works.

Once you become a young adult and you have to feed yourself, the options become fewer.

There are exceptions, but usually, the nuts don’t fall too far the from tree.

[briansd1]

This thread is very interesting and relates to the other thread on racism and class.

People in the higher classes tend to guide their children more. They give them tips from an early age on what to study and what to do. The process become self-reinforcing from generation to generation.

My Black friend told me that it’s not really done in the hood. Children are left to fend for themselves and figure things out as they go. Kids are not told to invest their money so they don’t learn how the system works.

Once you become a young adult and you have to feed yourself, the options become fewer.

There are exceptions, but usually, the nuts don’t fall too far the from tree.

[nla]

[quote=jstoesz]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.[/quote]

My niece is a PA. Her undergradute major is Biology. One drawback of PA is you have to re-certify/re-take the board every 2 years (I think, I forgot the exact frequency). It’s not that bad, but for lazy person like me, I don’t want to study for the board every 2 years or so.

[nla]

[quote=jstoesz]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.[/quote]

My niece is a PA. Her undergradute major is Biology. One drawback of PA is you have to re-certify/re-take the board every 2 years (I think, I forgot the exact frequency). It’s not that bad, but for lazy person like me, I don’t want to study for the board every 2 years or so.

[nla]

[quote=jstoesz]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.[/quote]

My niece is a PA. Her undergradute major is Biology. One drawback of PA is you have to re-certify/re-take the board every 2 years (I think, I forgot the exact frequency). It’s not that bad, but for lazy person like me, I don’t want to study for the board every 2 years or so.

[nla]

[quote=jstoesz]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.[/quote]

My niece is a PA. Her undergradute major is Biology. One drawback of PA is you have to re-certify/re-take the board every 2 years (I think, I forgot the exact frequency). It’s not that bad, but for lazy person like me, I don’t want to study for the board every 2 years or so.

[nla]

[quote=jstoesz]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.[/quote]

My niece is a PA. Her undergradute major is Biology. One drawback of PA is you have to re-certify/re-take the board every 2 years (I think, I forgot the exact frequency). It’s not that bad, but for lazy person like me, I don’t want to study for the board every 2 years or so.

[eavesdropper]

[quote=jstoesz]Engineers can easily go into business and sales (assuming they have the personality for it)…business majors can not go into engineering. Enough said. [/quote]

Are you serious?? Perhaps you should explain precisely what you are referring to when you say “go into business”.

What, exactly, makes up the course of study for “going into business”? And are you saying that business majors are not capable of handling the level of academic studies assigned to engineering students?

Do you also believe that business majors cannot manage the academic demands of science majors?

While it is true (as I mentioned in my earlier post) that the “business admin” curriculum has been expanded AND dumbed down in many cases, the fact remains that there are some seriously rigorous courses of study in many schools. And I know many intelligent, accomplished scientists who would have been forced to withdraw from some of the classes I was required to take back in the ’70s.

So while it is tempting, and often great fun, to make blanket assumptions, it can get a bit old after a while when you’re under that blanket.

[eavesdropper]

[quote=jstoesz]Engineers can easily go into business and sales (assuming they have the personality for it)…business majors can not go into engineering. Enough said. [/quote]

Are you serious?? Perhaps you should explain precisely what you are referring to when you say “go into business”.

What, exactly, makes up the course of study for “going into business”? And are you saying that business majors are not capable of handling the level of academic studies assigned to engineering students?

Do you also believe that business majors cannot manage the academic demands of science majors?

While it is true (as I mentioned in my earlier post) that the “business admin” curriculum has been expanded AND dumbed down in many cases, the fact remains that there are some seriously rigorous courses of study in many schools. And I know many intelligent, accomplished scientists who would have been forced to withdraw from some of the classes I was required to take back in the ’70s.

So while it is tempting, and often great fun, to make blanket assumptions, it can get a bit old after a while when you’re under that blanket.

[eavesdropper]

[quote=jstoesz]Engineers can easily go into business and sales (assuming they have the personality for it)…business majors can not go into engineering. Enough said. [/quote]

Are you serious?? Perhaps you should explain precisely what you are referring to when you say “go into business”.

What, exactly, makes up the course of study for “going into business”? And are you saying that business majors are not capable of handling the level of academic studies assigned to engineering students?

Do you also believe that business majors cannot manage the academic demands of science majors?

While it is true (as I mentioned in my earlier post) that the “business admin” curriculum has been expanded AND dumbed down in many cases, the fact remains that there are some seriously rigorous courses of study in many schools. And I know many intelligent, accomplished scientists who would have been forced to withdraw from some of the classes I was required to take back in the ’70s.

So while it is tempting, and often great fun, to make blanket assumptions, it can get a bit old after a while when you’re under that blanket.

[eavesdropper]

[quote=jstoesz]Engineers can easily go into business and sales (assuming they have the personality for it)…business majors can not go into engineering. Enough said. [/quote]

Are you serious?? Perhaps you should explain precisely what you are referring to when you say “go into business”.

What, exactly, makes up the course of study for “going into business”? And are you saying that business majors are not capable of handling the level of academic studies assigned to engineering students?

Do you also believe that business majors cannot manage the academic demands of science majors?

While it is true (as I mentioned in my earlier post) that the “business admin” curriculum has been expanded AND dumbed down in many cases, the fact remains that there are some seriously rigorous courses of study in many schools. And I know many intelligent, accomplished scientists who would have been forced to withdraw from some of the classes I was required to take back in the ’70s.

So while it is tempting, and often great fun, to make blanket assumptions, it can get a bit old after a while when you’re under that blanket.

[Author]

Posts