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<p>Tough? Sure. But still doable. For example, I can think of several MIT engineering grads who turned down hotshot consulting/banking jobs in order for engineering jobs. The catch? These were engineering jobs at companies like Google and Facebook. They clearly weren’t going to just work at any old engineering firm. It has to be a top notch engineering firm, and these firms do exist. Heck, I heard of some other engineering students who were set to work at McKinsey or BCG but considered it to be their ‘second choice’ because what they really wanted (but didn’t get) was an offer from companies like Google or Facebook. Imagine that: strategy consulting as a ‘backup career’ to the top-notch engineering firms.</p>
<p>The problem is that there just aren’t very many of these top-notch firms. Most engineering firms are, frankly, mediocre.</p>