engineering for females

eyemgh
Sun, 16 Jun 2019 01:34:06 +0000

“I say, math-sci ECs, including something collaborative.”

I see no evidence that this is necessary. In fact, in some cases it might be harmful. The taste of “engineering” that students can get in HS does not remotely represent what engineering really is. The very best students can do in HS is tinker. They often mistake that for what engineering is day in and day out. There are tinkering jobs, sometimes at a VERY high level. My son has one. It rides on the back though of the brute force math of aerodynamics and deep knowledge of programming.

The collaborative aspect is much more important when looking for a job after you have a degree. @HPuck35, who has hired many engineers, likes to refer to that as “plays well with others.” To expect that out of a HS applicant is a little far fetched.

BTW, engineering is not always collaborative. One of my friends is a one man show. He designed and manufactures lightweight electric bike conversion kits. Jamie Siminoff, who founded Ring, was rejected by Shark Tank and eventually sold to Amazon for $1,000,000,000, toiled away alone in his garage for years. Math is the key. Favoring collaboration puts the cart WAY ahead of the horse.