ot; kid studying engineering

[briansd1]

[quote=AN][quote=flu]Imho this is going to be lesser of an issue moving forward…With a weakened U.S. dollar and predicted shortages of people not entering this profession in the U.S., the demand will be there, since “outsourcing” isn’t necessarily going to be on cost moving forward.[/quote]
I totally agree with this.[/quote]

Yes, I agree also.

But the people who work in engineering are not the type of the average middle-class of the 1960s.

Plenty of foreign-born people in the engineering field. American born students don’t really like math but that’s another story.

It’s interesting that now even Indian outsourcing firms are setting up shop here and hiring American engineers.

[Coronita]

[quote=walterwhite]chem. physics.

i generally believe the secret to happiness is aiming kind of low.

i am not very good at making my kids do anything.[/quote]

Most physics people that I know are the smartest people I know…Coincidentally, they are often more or less the poorest people i know. Unless your kid plans to stay in research, you really can’t get by with a physics degree without a PHD, and even with one, you’re confined to research and academia for the most part. Same thing can be said for biologists imho….

Aerospace engineering imho isn’t a good place to go into either…Because this industry will downsize…For one, our space program is shot and I doubt your kids would entertain the idea of working on some other foreign country’s space program. Second, defense spending is shifting from aircrafts and big toys to things like counterintelligence, forensics, security…And there are fewer and fewer options if you want to work in the commercial, non-defense sectors. Private sector startups in aerospace is difficult, because it requires a huge investment with very low chances of success. The few startups are funded by self-interested folks in this area, but actually making $$$$ appears to be challenging.

Regarding which college….Any reputable 4 year college would be just fine, as the material doesn’t really vary as much from school to school.
UCSD would just be fine if your kid can get in.

[Coronita]

[quote=walterwhite]chem. physics.

i generally believe the secret to happiness is aiming kind of low.

i am not very good at making my kids do anything.[/quote]

Most physics people that I know are the smartest people I know…Coincidentally, they are often more or less the poorest people i know. Unless your kid plans to stay in research, you really can’t get by with a physics degree without a PHD, and even with one, you’re confined to research and academia for the most part. Same thing can be said for biologists imho….

Aerospace engineering imho isn’t a good place to go into either…Because this industry will downsize…For one, our space program is shot and I doubt your kids would entertain the idea of working on some other foreign country’s space program. Second, defense spending is shifting from aircrafts and big toys to things like counterintelligence, forensics, security…And there are fewer and fewer options if you want to work in the commercial, non-defense sectors. Private sector startups in aerospace is difficult, because it requires a huge investment with very low chances of success. The few startups are funded by self-interested folks in this area, but actually making $$$$ appears to be challenging.

Regarding which college….Any reputable 4 year college would be just fine, as the material doesn’t really vary as much from school to school.
UCSD would just be fine if your kid can get in.

[Coronita]

[quote=walterwhite]chem. physics.

i generally believe the secret to happiness is aiming kind of low.

i am not very good at making my kids do anything.[/quote]

Most physics people that I know are the smartest people I know…Coincidentally, they are often more or less the poorest people i know. Unless your kid plans to stay in research, you really can’t get by with a physics degree without a PHD, and even with one, you’re confined to research and academia for the most part. Same thing can be said for biologists imho….

Aerospace engineering imho isn’t a good place to go into either…Because this industry will downsize…For one, our space program is shot and I doubt your kids would entertain the idea of working on some other foreign country’s space program. Second, defense spending is shifting from aircrafts and big toys to things like counterintelligence, forensics, security…And there are fewer and fewer options if you want to work in the commercial, non-defense sectors. Private sector startups in aerospace is difficult, because it requires a huge investment with very low chances of success. The few startups are funded by self-interested folks in this area, but actually making $$$$ appears to be challenging.

Regarding which college….Any reputable 4 year college would be just fine, as the material doesn’t really vary as much from school to school.
UCSD would just be fine if your kid can get in.

[Coronita]

[quote=walterwhite]chem. physics.

i generally believe the secret to happiness is aiming kind of low.

i am not very good at making my kids do anything.[/quote]

Most physics people that I know are the smartest people I know…Coincidentally, they are often more or less the poorest people i know. Unless your kid plans to stay in research, you really can’t get by with a physics degree without a PHD, and even with one, you’re confined to research and academia for the most part. Same thing can be said for biologists imho….

Aerospace engineering imho isn’t a good place to go into either…Because this industry will downsize…For one, our space program is shot and I doubt your kids would entertain the idea of working on some other foreign country’s space program. Second, defense spending is shifting from aircrafts and big toys to things like counterintelligence, forensics, security…And there are fewer and fewer options if you want to work in the commercial, non-defense sectors. Private sector startups in aerospace is difficult, because it requires a huge investment with very low chances of success. The few startups are funded by self-interested folks in this area, but actually making $$$$ appears to be challenging.

Regarding which college….Any reputable 4 year college would be just fine, as the material doesn’t really vary as much from school to school.
UCSD would just be fine if your kid can get in.

[Coronita]

[quote=walterwhite]chem. physics.

i generally believe the secret to happiness is aiming kind of low.

i am not very good at making my kids do anything.[/quote]

Most physics people that I know are the smartest people I know…Coincidentally, they are often more or less the poorest people i know. Unless your kid plans to stay in research, you really can’t get by with a physics degree without a PHD, and even with one, you’re confined to research and academia for the most part. Same thing can be said for biologists imho….

Aerospace engineering imho isn’t a good place to go into either…Because this industry will downsize…For one, our space program is shot and I doubt your kids would entertain the idea of working on some other foreign country’s space program. Second, defense spending is shifting from aircrafts and big toys to things like counterintelligence, forensics, security…And there are fewer and fewer options if you want to work in the commercial, non-defense sectors. Private sector startups in aerospace is difficult, because it requires a huge investment with very low chances of success. The few startups are funded by self-interested folks in this area, but actually making $$$$ appears to be challenging.

Regarding which college….Any reputable 4 year college would be just fine, as the material doesn’t really vary as much from school to school.
UCSD would just be fine if your kid can get in.

[8bitnintendo]

From what I’ve seen in the defense industry EEs seem to be the most versatile as to which kinds of companies they can get hired by. My old company (aircraft environmental control systems) and current company (ship combat systems) have loads of EEs.

If your kid likes smaller schools I’d recommend seeing if you can arrange a visit to CalTech or Harvey Mudd (my alma mater, which I recommend! But it has gotten crazy expensive.) HMC only has General Engineering degrees, you get a broad background in various engineering disciplines, then you can concentrate in an area.

[8bitnintendo]

From what I’ve seen in the defense industry EEs seem to be the most versatile as to which kinds of companies they can get hired by. My old company (aircraft environmental control systems) and current company (ship combat systems) have loads of EEs.

If your kid likes smaller schools I’d recommend seeing if you can arrange a visit to CalTech or Harvey Mudd (my alma mater, which I recommend! But it has gotten crazy expensive.) HMC only has General Engineering degrees, you get a broad background in various engineering disciplines, then you can concentrate in an area.

[8bitnintendo]

From what I’ve seen in the defense industry EEs seem to be the most versatile as to which kinds of companies they can get hired by. My old company (aircraft environmental control systems) and current company (ship combat systems) have loads of EEs.

If your kid likes smaller schools I’d recommend seeing if you can arrange a visit to CalTech or Harvey Mudd (my alma mater, which I recommend! But it has gotten crazy expensive.) HMC only has General Engineering degrees, you get a broad background in various engineering disciplines, then you can concentrate in an area.

[8bitnintendo]

From what I’ve seen in the defense industry EEs seem to be the most versatile as to which kinds of companies they can get hired by. My old company (aircraft environmental control systems) and current company (ship combat systems) have loads of EEs.

If your kid likes smaller schools I’d recommend seeing if you can arrange a visit to CalTech or Harvey Mudd (my alma mater, which I recommend! But it has gotten crazy expensive.) HMC only has General Engineering degrees, you get a broad background in various engineering disciplines, then you can concentrate in an area.

[8bitnintendo]

From what I’ve seen in the defense industry EEs seem to be the most versatile as to which kinds of companies they can get hired by. My old company (aircraft environmental control systems) and current company (ship combat systems) have loads of EEs.

If your kid likes smaller schools I’d recommend seeing if you can arrange a visit to CalTech or Harvey Mudd (my alma mater, which I recommend! But it has gotten crazy expensive.) HMC only has General Engineering degrees, you get a broad background in various engineering disciplines, then you can concentrate in an area.

[bobby]

physics majors who went into finance can be quite wealthy.
the bankers need someone with a strong math background to invent all those financial investment vehicles. Most of those people are from physics and math.

[bobby]

physics majors who went into finance can be quite wealthy.
the bankers need someone with a strong math background to invent all those financial investment vehicles. Most of those people are from physics and math.

[bobby]

physics majors who went into finance can be quite wealthy.
the bankers need someone with a strong math background to invent all those financial investment vehicles. Most of those people are from physics and math.

[bobby]

physics majors who went into finance can be quite wealthy.
the bankers need someone with a strong math background to invent all those financial investment vehicles. Most of those people are from physics and math.

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