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Well, I wouldn't say that it's THAT hard. Granted, it certainly isn't easy, and I agree with you that most people won't get it. You need experience. You need the right mix of skills. But I would hardly make it to be as difficult as you seem to be saying that it is. In some cases, you don't even need a college degree at all, just as long as you have the right experience, and you can still make 200k.</p>
<p>According to this poster, 1/3 students from Rose-Hulman (engineering school ranked 1st (tied with harvey-mudd) by UsNews for schools w/o grad programs) become multimillionaires. So its definitely possible.</p>
<p>Easy with the attacks. Sure, I believe some of you do engineering because you love it but my observation is that most do it for the job opportunities. Thus, something would be amiss if salaries weren't discussed.</p>
<p>Or are you just trying hard to convince yourself that you "love" engineering?</p>
<p>1 thing about salaries, tho, is to factor in the cost of living. It might surprise you to find that 100k in certain places in CA is equivalent to 50k in other places.</p>
<p>A successful engineer accumulating more than 1 million dollars over the course of a 25+ year career is certainly not unfathomable. I would say that with good investing, it should be relatively easy for someone making 100k/year to quickly build up a sizable wealth. And if you're a successful entrepreneur, it's very easy.</p>