Stupid question inside about BS and MS degrees

juillet
Mon, 25 Nov 2013 09:06:47 +0000

^Those are probably the minimum requirements, but many competitive programs may have actual admissions standards that are higher than the minimum because they get many competitive applicants.

I think if you want to be an engineer, then you should major in engineering. If that means you have to go a place where you can get admitted to study engineering, then that’s probably where you should go.

This is why I dislike colleges that force 18-year-olds to specify their majors up front, because most of them don’t know and need to do a little exploring before they settle. I think it also discourages switching majors, which is crucial for STEM majors - about 25% of STEM majors switched into the major after they began college.