<p>seems like the technology sector is booming in india and china, while the US is falling behind. is it even a good idea to get into engineering at this time?</p>
<p>Not really, especially due to the fact that all our jobs are starting to be outsourced to other countries.</p>
<p>people don't understand that engineering curriculum at the undergrad level just wants u to get used to thinking and doing analysis. u can do other stuff after undergrad, nobody really remembers anything they learned by the time they graduate, but their analytical skills are for life.</p>
<p>"people don't understand that engineering curriculum at the undergrad level just wants u to get used to thinking and doing analysis. u can do other stuff after undergrad, nobody really remembers anything they learned by the time they graduate, but their analytical skills are for life."</p>
<p>Spot on!</p>
<p>If only more college students understood that their BA/BS focus does not determine their life, we'd see some happier college students.</p>
<p>That is a good point. Actually, people scoff when I say that I would like to do physics for my pre-law degree. As in, "You can't. They're unrelated. Try political science." I say this is not true, especially since law and medical schools love students who can think analytically, especially since intellectual property lawyers require both law and science.</p>
<p>I've heard some people in the industry say that your success depends on 10% knowledge and 90% attitude. I like that. At the workplace you can be evaluated how your attitude and how you present yourself. I'm an introvert by nature and most of time I am quiet and try not to attract attention to myself. But on the job I am more outgoing and aggressive towards getting the job done. Being an introvert in the kind of work that I do is not conducive to success, so I've learned to balance the two. I'm not necessarily pretending to be extroverted on the job.....it is just a setting in which I've come to be comfortable being less introverted. My psych profile (INTJ) characterizes only 2% of the United States' population so it may be hard for many to understand.</p>
<p>what you say may be true, but you need to find a job first and that's the hard part nowadays.</p>
<p>True, but life is hard.</p>
<p>And is the US really falling behind? What I mean is that technology may be booming in India and China but the US has had its major booming periods as well. Now it's someone else's turn. Maybe I'm being too naive about this.</p>
<p>gosh i remember reading somewhere that the US IMPORTED around 10000 engineering jobs. where i dont know, but it stuck to me like glue</p>
<p>"people don't understand that engineering curriculum at the undergrad level just wants u to get used to thinking and doing analysis. u can do other stuff after undergrad, nobody really remembers anything they learned by the time they graduate, but their analytical skills are for life."</p>
<p>Spot on!</p>
<p>but say you want to go into business, why would people hire you if you didn't even take classes or earn a degree relating to finance, etc?</p>
<p>because you've already demonstrated competence to learn much more complicated material. Which means you'll likely be able to learn and adapt quickly to the business world. More importatnly though, you'll probably be more ready to take on pressure as well as long hours/brutal schedule that investment banking/finance have to offer.</p>
<p>Employers hire people based on potential, not so much as to how much you know at the moment.</p>
<p>so i could have earned an engineering degree but can still be hired by a business/jobs intended for business/econ majors?</p>
<p>hmm</p>
<p>i'm planning to earn a degree in bioE and econ. but i just realized there are too many requirements in the college of letters and science added to ge requirements for engineer = i should give up this route =</p>
<p>I guess I'm one of the few who actually wants to be an engineer- which of course has me nervous with all of this importing. I've heard people with only a BS are far more likely to have trouble getting a job/being imported than someone with a MS or phD.</p>
<p>makes me wonder if i should leave the CoE in Berkeley and go for an econ/business degree.</p>
<p>going to berkeley next year.</p>
<p>u probably should. i heard even for engineers with MS is hard getting a job.</p>
<p>economics majors have less trouble finding work after college since they arnt being outsourced.</p>
<p>seems like bioengineering is the exception. jobs are booming for it.</p>
<p>it might be booming now but it'll probably be outsourced 4 years later.</p>
<p>I really don't like business though- I might resort to chemistry and then going for my PharmD.</p>