<p>“but couldn’t hammer a nail straight.” Too funny and so true of many engineers that I know. I have an Industrial Engineering degree …my husband used to tell me it was an Imaginary Engineering degree as ISYE degrees are “light” on traditional engineering courses. He has a Civil Engineering degree through the PhD level. Obviously a bright man but I can repair anything around the house and he has to call the service man or the Mid with no degree. He was the one most distraught when his built in IT guy left for USNA.</p>
<p>When my Mid had his interview with his BGO, “scientific” major was never talked about, rather his interests and what he wanted out of his education in respect to life goals. This man was a Navy Pilot - Jets. My son had a mutual “friend” (well respected teacher at his school who know BGO very well) He commented to my son that this man was one of the most intelligent individuals he knew. Bull major - now an very successful investment analysts with MBA from an very elite business school. Bull major USNA…Naval Pilot service selection, Top of class at flight school, Jets. Not to bad for someone who supposedly would have to read the a few books and write a paper before he could fly the mission. </p>
<p>Personally most of the engineers that I know have to read the standards, run a computer program, analyze the data and think about a solution and then try to implement it, oh and that is after the PE has signed off.</p>
<p>An Undergraduate degree in any subject gives you the ability to think. This whole idea that Division I is somehow “better” than Division II majors and a whole lot better than Division III is unfound. They all take sufficient technical coursework to succeed.</p>