<p>@celesul: He was an electrical engineer at the start, but his work hasnt been anything related to that in 15 yrs+. He himself hated it. But he pushes engineering on me simply because of the immediate career benefits. Students who graduate with engineering degrees usually have an easier job search, and can make a relatively high starting salary. </p>
<p>@JHS: I assure you, he read the article fully. I think the point my dad was trying to make-- a valid one-- was that people can be incredibly successful regardless of whether they attend their original first choice school. He is certainly not 100% against Chicago (as I indicated before), but he is still not completely sold. And as the article asserts, some of the most successful entrepreneurs and journalists got to where they are today despite not attending their first choice school. My dad kind of twisted the rejection part out of it to make it more relevant. Again, he’s a crafty one!</p>