<p>That, of course, assumes that your GRE and other test scores have ANYTHING to do with your success in a variety of fields, which I think is a very minor correlation at best. That shows your ability to grasp difficult concepts, but you could have gotten a 800/800/6.0 on your GRE and still be a failed businessman because, bottom line, it doesn’t just come down to brains. There are a lot of intangibles involved with this question, and it is literally impossible to say one major is better than the other because of the fact that the type of people within that major is so diverse.</p>
<p>I have a hunch that if you take a look at a single person, 9 times out of 10, whether he was an ME, EE, ChemE, or AE wouldn’t effect how his business skills are or his ability to comprehend the other engineering fields. What would affect it is his innate ability to do each of those respective subjects, his motivation, and his interpersonal skills.</p>
<p>If the argument is about which engineering is the most broad, I would have to argue that the answer is Mechanical, by a slim margin. However, that isn’t the question. Asking which major is better for being good at other majors is almost entirely dependent on the individual. Any perceived difference in the major itself is most likely just due to certain majors attracting more intelligent and flexible individuals, NOT because the major itself is and better or worse.</p>