<p>I have been accepted by Minnesota State University - Mankato, Purdue University and I have been Deferred from UMichigan (Where I have a 60-75% chance). </p>
<p>I was accepted to MNSU and Purdue as an undecided engineering major and the guidance counselor's at the respective universities have advised me to pick my major because if I don't, the majors get filled up and then I would be sorted out according to my GPA. Which especially at Purdue will be a problem due to very high grade deflation. </p>
<p>Frankly speaking , I am a very money minded person. Mostly because my family is not in a good shape financially and I would be going to college from my parent's savings. I am confused on which engineering major to pick! . </p>
<p>Which engineering degree has the best combination of a High pay combined with good stability today and mostly in the future ? </p>
<p>Also, I am an international student and I wanted to clear a doubt - A friend of mine told me that international students who get a degree in Aerospace engineering do not get jobs in US. How true is this ? . </p>
<p>P.S.- I am also aware of the difficulty to get a work permit in the States. Also , I leaning a bit towards Mechanical and Aerospace engineering !. </p>
<p>Also, please don't say 'Do what you love the most'. I have been a good science student during my entire schooling (I have never got less than an A, in the Indian curriculum - which is tough) </p>
<p>Aerospace is problematic for international students because many of their companies work in defense. I recommend either Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical. Purdue is strong in all three, so I would go there.</p>
<p>@Mom2 - Yes I did and I got in to ASU and Auburn. I am still waiting on Alabama (honors). But I wanted to specify both the extreme schools since MNSU is my financial safety (since I will have to pay around 15000$ per year including the scholarships) and Purdue (which is 37,000$).</p>
<p>Thanks for all the replies. Also, Will computer engineering be a problem for me IF I haven’t taken computer science in H.S. ? </p>
<p>I am leaning towards Mechanical engineering so far. But I have always had this liking towards Aerospace ! </p>
<p>Q - What about Structural and Industrial engineering ??</p>
<p>*Thanks for all the replies. Also, Will computer engineering be a problem for me IF I haven’t taken computer science in H.S. ? *</p>
<p>Typically that isn’t a problem. Many schools assume that some/many kids haven’t had any computer science courses in high school, so they offer some kind of “Intro to Computer Programming” course. </p>
<p>Also, since some universities require all students to take at least one computer programming course, most will have such intro classes. </p>
<p>Re: structural and industrial…it really is going to depend on your interests and strengths. What about chemical engineering? or Computer Engineering?</p>