<p>Okay, so I've done my research, but I want to get some ccers (and the engineers or those interested in engineering!) on job prospects after receiving an undergraduate Engineering education. Anecdotes maybe?! It seems to me that engineering fields seem to be among the most eclectic science fields; they develop good thinking skills for pre-meds, and are even really valuable in the business and finance sector.</p>
<p>Do any of you know engineering majors who ended up doing something else, but in which their engineering degree was vital for the job? Or double majors (such as ChemE and EE) who used skills gained in both for their careers, significantly? </p>
<p>I also researched the NYU-Stevens joint Physical Science and Engineering program - any thoughts on that? Is it beneficial to double in engineering and a pure science (such as physics) in competing for engineering jobs? What are the top firms?</p>
<p>Any kind of (semi-productive, not spamming) answer would be great. </p>
<p>Thanks for reading if you got through all of that!</p>
<p>I'd be surprised if the NYU/Stevens program would last for much longer. NYU just merged with Polytech, so NYU does have an engineering school now, and would not need Stevens.</p>
<p>Double majors don't really benefit you at all in terms of employment, unless you have no idea which field to go into. In that case, you'd have more options, but really it's not worth it. It may even hurt you because you won't be able to take as many upper level electives in your major.</p>
<p>I just googled NYU and Polytech, do you know any details about the merge? Is BK Polytech a school of NYU now? And what are "upper level electives" - can you give me an example of this? Sorry if I'm coming off as naive and ignorant. Thanks again for the input :D</p>
<p>I don't know the details about the merge. They've been talking about this for years now and it was just finalized last month. Some people think NYU is just buying out Polytech for their real estate, so they can easily expand into Brooklyn. </p>
<p>Yes, Poly is now part of NYU. Their name everywhere has been changed to the Polytechnic Institute of NYU (even on facebook). I'm not sure how independent Polytech is, especially in terms of admissions. If you're really interested, you can probably contact the admissions department at Polytech and ask. I have never seen or heard of any news about the merge coming from the NYU side.</p>
<p>The upper level electives that I was referring to would be classes in your major that you may choose to take, but it's not required. Is that what you're asking?</p>