<p>I don't think that and I'm ECE, auscguy. Sure, a lot of ORIE people here are only in that because they didn't want to work as hard as other engineers, but there are also plenty of them that legitimately enjoy the course material. I'm hoping to have room in my schedule for some ORIE courses down the line because they can be very interesting, IMO (game theory, optimization, stochastic processes, etc).</p>
<p>But thierryhenry, you do realize that "engineering" is a ridiculously broad term, right? No one "hates" any of the other disciplines but I sure as hell wouldn't want to be a chemical engineer or mechanical engineer or materials scientist. </p>
<p>As an industrial engineer you aren't going to be designing things, per say. It's more like theoretical, quantitative management. The people that create major sports schedules (NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, you name it) are often industrial engineers. People that work in supply chain management, as financial analysts, as systems engineers would often be considered industrial engineers.</p>
<p>And sure, you shouldn't pass it up. Duke only offers 4 engineering majors, which would be really limiting to someone who is entering as an undecided engineering major. USC is a very strong engineering school and would offer a much larger array of possible majors within its school of engineering.</p>