<p>“An engineering major isn’t necessarily harder.”
-I disagree wholeheartedly. It is much much harder. I do not know what personal experience you have. I have been in engineering for many years (including working). I never had problem with academics, but I can tell you that there is absolutely nothing at all, none could be compared to engineering. I never liked History either, my D. also hated it and it was her hardest class in HS, I believe that she spend most of her homework time on History.<br>
None of these experiences diminish the very high academic level of the engineering classes. In addition, k - 12 in the USA totally and completely fail to prepare kids for college engineering majors, does not come any close.<br>
Again, it does not mean that having straight A’s in engineering major is not possible. No, not at all, it is possible. But the engineering majors have to work so much harder than even most science majors. If a kid in engineering major has an easy time, we are talking about genius. </p>