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wonder of the 59% who dropped out what percentage were on a merit scholarship and what percentage were “regular admits”.
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Dropped out of eng’g?
Well, my older son (a NMF) did change from eng’g to math…not because of grades (he had a 4.0), but due to interest…he just liked math better…and he had more of a “math mind” than an “eng’g mind”. Success and “fit” for the major doesn’t just involve grades but also whether the student has an “eng’g mind”…and not all smart kids have that. My younger son does have an eng’g mind, and went thur ChemE with flying colors.
That said, since Bama allows anyone who is accepted to the university to choose any major they want, there are a number of students who choose eng’g who do not have the “smarts” to get thru it.
Eng’g is like pre-med…each year, a huge number of students all over this country say that they’re “pre-med” and/or “eng’g”. In the end, 75% of premeds at ANY university NEVER apply to med school. Now, it is VERY likely that within that 75% are the weaker students at the univ…absolutely…but there will also be strong premeds that discover that they really want to pursue a different career.