<p>Its not as though becoming an engineering major makes a person "terrible with women almost without exception." If a person is like that, they'll be like that regardless of the major they choose.</p>
<p>right...happiness means succeeding in life. Wow, i didn't think of that. I mean, who cares if a person has a 30k annual job. If he's happy that's all it matters.</p>
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<p>^ yeah, pretty much. i mean, i can't see your sarcasm at all, but yeah that's what i meant. maybe it would surprise you that some people can't even pull a 30k/yr job. heck, it might even surprise you that some people live in poverty...yes, in the US, and somehow can still be happier than those with more money.</p>
<p>money certainly helps to be happy (and i won't lie, often times the more the better), but if you go in with the attitude that success is most strongly dictated by money, a career, etc...well, i wouldn't want to live that life. to put it back in the context of this thread, even though EE really interests me, i would be lying if i said that engineering was my first choice...it's not (if money was no option, i would have done Music Industry with Recording). but with my specific field i was able reconcile financial security with things i'm interested in and the things that make me happy...in short, the best of both worlds.</p>
<p>Ha ha, wow. Thanks guys, this gave me a (well deserved, if you ask me) belly laugh.</p>
<p>When good engineers graduate, they get jobs as fast as they want them. Bad engineers struggle. When bad business students graduate, they get undeserved jobs through nepotism and arrogance. I don't know about good business students, as I've never encountered those words used like that in a sentence before.</p>
<p>It's definitely true that engineering will require more work and study than other disciplines. However, I believe that the extra effort is reflected in the value of an engineering degree. </p>
<p>By the time you're done with your degree, you'll have learned critical reasoning and analytical skills far beyond that of a humanities major. You will have the skills to transition easily to other fields - many engineers move towards management positions, technical law, etc. It's much harder for a business major to learn engineering later on in life than it is for an engineer to learn business. Basically, by doing all that work in college, you're getting the hard stuff out of your way first. I think someone mentioned earlier in this thread that 20% of fortune 500 ceos have engineering degrees. Having a technical understanding will only become more valuable in the job market in the future.</p>
<p>Don't worry about people who keep writing that "engineers aren't social"; if you're a social person, you will be a social person. If you're anti-social, you're still going to have issues dealing with people that won't be solved simply by the type of degree that you get.</p>
<p>Of course it's not getting an engineering degree = success in life. As people have mentioned, its what you do with your degree that matters. But it does provide a strong foundation to work off of, and you will have a lot of flexibility for career paths.</p>
<p>Besides, engineering is way cooler than any other major so even if the degree was useless I would go with it anyway. Especially if you're going to a prestigious science university; some of your professors will be working on cutting edge research that wont reach the market for another decade or so.</p>
<p>Many engineers are very social. The stereotype is undeserved in my opinion. Yes, sometimes I've got so much homework piled on me that I can't hang out with people on Wednesday night but it's never been so bad (with the exceptions of mid-term and finals) that Friday and Saturday nights were off limits.</p>
<p>And a good engineer from a good school gets a job when they graduate. My major has 100% in-field job/grad school placement over the last 10 years, and while I go to a very good engineering school it sure isn't an MIT or CalTech.</p>
<p>honestly, one thing I agree with-I hate business students. They're idiots. Who majors in "I wanna make money"-they should just buy self help books and take online courses at the Uni. of Pheonix. You don't go to school to learn business, just like you don;t go to school to learn communications. </p>
<p>I was mostly screwing with you guys. I have a friend who is amazing at sports, good w/women, etc. and is a crazy good EE student. </p>
<p>For the record, I study econ and math.</p>
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<p>The other 80% were liberal arts/business/fine or performing arts majors.</p>
<p>Well this is off topic, how hard is biology/pre-med compared to engineering?</p>
<p>Go to the engineering forum, theres a thread with that exact question.</p>
<p>wutang, shouldnt you at least keep your trolls internally consistent? Last week it was all about grades and Ivies, and now its all about social networking.</p>
<p>And as for business vs engineering. If you're in one of the good business fields such as finance, accounting, or info systems, you may very well out earn an engineer.</p>
<p>Engineering really isn't as bad as everyone says...if you're spending more than 10-12 hours a week working you're just not working right.</p>
<p>Personally, I don't do anything during the week but hang with friends and maybe work an hour a day. Friday night and Saturday night I go out, and Sunday is spent working. Just don't procrastinate!</p>