what % of engineering majors flunk out along the way?

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<p>I’m scared that if I start for a degree in engineering I’ll flunk out in middle</p>

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<p>Why? Everyone has doubts. If 70,000 people a year can graduate, why can’t you? Suck it up and do your best.</p>

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<p>Around 40-50%, but if you can make it through second, u will do fine :)</p>

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<p>I don’t think many actually flunk out, I think more choose to switch out either due to realizing it’s not for them or they’re not getting the grades they want. I don’t think many are actually kicked out due to having a low GPA, though.</p>

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<p>You fail 100% of things you never try.</p>

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<p>Depends what you call flunking out…</p>

<p>Technically, I did not get accepted to the CS program because I did not meet the minimum of a 3.4 GPA for my first 2 years…so I switched to being a Math/CS major (Math major did not require a 3.4) and graduated.</p>

<p>After 9 years as software engineer…went to grad school.</p>

<p>Now a software engineer with 20 years and a M.S. Engineering.</p>

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<p>This also depends on school.
Large public institutions tend to weed out higher percentages (Berkeley, UIUC, UMich, etc).</p>

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<p>What you mean is that large public institutions tend to admit a greater number of borderline or underqualified students.</p>

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<p>Find help early. Just assume that you will benefit from it and don’t even think in terms of “needing help.” It will be very different from high school, especially if you were the kid who was setting the curve and doing it without studying. I actually think kids who are used to working at learning have an advantage when they get to college. If you are one of those kids that does your homework every night and still gets an 89 while somebody like me forgets to study and gets a 98, don’t worry about it. You study skills will pay off in college.</p>

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<p>Berkeley states that 80% of its entering freshman engineering students graduate with engineering degrees.</p>

<p>However, the national average is apparently much lower. It would not be surprising if the graduation rates were closely related to admissions selectivity.</p>