<p>yeah i looked for a scrawny spiderman first but i couldn’t find anything with a quick google search</p>
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<p>How is that derogatory towards engineers? I was commenting on the attitude that people on this board seem to have about the engineering major; that it’s guaranteed to make them millionaires. Well, there are quite a few engineers in my extended family, and none of them make six figures. And I don’t see why it’s absolutely necessary for you to rag on liberal arts majors to defend your major when it is not under at attack in any way, shape, or form.</p>
<p>haha yeah this is a fresh approach to this discussion</p>
<p>exaggerate a few claims to make your point, then rely upon anecdotal evidence. this hasn’t been done before.</p>
<p>i didn’t really rag on lib. arts majors until you started spouting bull CRAP. bull CRAP</p>
<p>and even so, all i said was that on average they make less than engineering majors which is true.</p>
<p>This is just getting pathological. There is a DIFFERENCE between a rhetorical flourish and making things up. I am not lying and fixing facts to “make my point” (whatever the HECK you think my point is), I am simplifying so my sentences flow better. That kind of thing is important to me. </p>
<p>Muscle7 stated that engineering salaries get to six figures very quickly. Many other people on this board seem to have a similar view on the subject. I say, “yeah, right.” In real life (that is, not studies and averages and wild conjecture, but actual living breathing walking talking PEOPLE), people with a bachelor’s in engineering are not significantly better off than people with a bachelor’s in anything else. </p>
<p>Not only are you getting disturbingly personal in this discussion, but you are entirely too worked up about the whole thing. You won’t ever convince me that you are better than everyone else due to your course of study, so it’s best if you give up.</p>
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<p>Why is that you know, and remember, everyone’s salary? Are you that nosy?</p>
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What I like to do when I can’t figure something out (warning: this is a little corny), is write both choice on a sheet of paper and list their pros and cons for each. Tuck the paper away somewhere for about a week and promise myself not to think about it again until the week is up. When I come back to the paper, my mind is usually a little clearer on the subject and it’s easier to see the better choice than if I sat around wracking my brain out all day.</p>
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<p>she’s better (and more objective about the whole thing LOL) at collecting data than the national association of colleges and employers. haven’t you been reading her posts ???</p>
<p>I wonder how many engineers you guys actually know and what type of engineers they are. I know several and more than half of them are not making a six figure income.</p>
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<p>Actually I’m talking about real life. Every person I know who graduated with an engg degree got up to about 80k within a few years.</p>
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<p>It depends on your region. I live in Alberta.</p>
<p>There isn’t much of a reason (beyond a personal vendetta against engineering students) to suspect that the figures I posted are misleading.</p>
<p>I will be a little facetious here, but I hope my point will still be clear–being able to design a circuit or an airplane is a much more useful and valuable skill than being able to write an essay about james joyce.</p>
<p>I’m not even claiming that engineering is harder or more intellectually worthwhile–I’m just claiming that the skills and theory you learn in engineering school turn out to be more useful in industry than reading literature and writing papers.</p>
<p>Maybe AbbyP knows engineers who aren’t… very… good…? The high salaries are earned by engineers who excel in their work, average engineers tend to earn less, from what I’ve read. Just throwing that out there.</p>
<p>Silence_kit, that last post contains the least animosity toward liberal arts I’ve ever seen from you. It’s so touching to see the softer side. <em>tear</em> Liberal arts is wonderful to major in if it’s what you love. You do have to admit you probably won’t make as much as an accountant or an engineer. Society embraces “practical” things for reasons beyond my comprehension.</p>
<p>You only have 4 years in college to work. No matter what salary you make, it’ll only take 4 years to earn that amount of money again, debt or no debt. Yes, there’s interest and such, but it isn’t that much more. </p>
<p>I’d rather enjoy college and be in debt an extra 4 years.</p>