<p>It is too early, and I am also a proponent of letting them enter the real world, and like pizzagirl did, go through corporate opportunities. I know for a fact the Lockheed pays 100% for a Masters including books, as long as you have a B gpa. For an EE Lockheed would definetely be a dream corp.</p>
<p>I got my Masters many yrs later and I am glad I did. Master classes are not like undergrad, they are practical in purpose, where you spend more time discussing the real life implications of JIT within your organization, or how the 7 causes to release a union worker affects how the HR dept operates. </p>
<p>Your child is fortunate to have you pay for their education, but at a certain time, your responsibility ends, and they need to take over.</p>
<p>We have said to ours if you want your Masters than you will do the joint 5 yr program at the university you are currently at, it is their option, otherwise they are on their own. A Masters is not on par as law or med, parents know full well that there will be follow on education. Engineering with an MBA really is not going to help them straight out of college. The kid who entered 2 yrs earlier and got the MBA going to night classes will be at a higher position than someone who went straight to an MBA because they came in on the ground floor as an EE and the company has been able to groom them into the management position with background experience from an operational standpoint within the organization. Your child will not have that experience, thus, will need to take a lower step to get that experience. In essence, 3 yrs later, both have an MBA, yet one has work experience, and the other has only book experience, which one would you choose? Don’t jump to the leap that you can only go to 3rd tier universities for a Masters at night, my cousin got hers at Georgetown at night.</p>