<p>I was very optimistic about engineering and the possibility of making great money but....i guess i've realized this after a while. Going to a top engineering school in the u.s. isn't actually worth it. Top engineers do not get compensated for and cases of a very high starting salary are very rare. Top accounting programs and top actuarial science programs are much more lucrative and open up many more doors than engineering does. Furthermore, the grade deflation from top engineering programs kills the possibility of persuing grad. studies in other non-engineering studies like business/law/medicine right after college. It's basically like sacrificing everything for a back-up average starting salary.</p>