I chose engineering due to personal interest and confidence of a career path

Jan 25, 2020
9:26:04pm

Busiturtle All-American

I enjoyed both Econ classes I took and I briefly entertained the thought of getting a degree but I couldn't forsee what I would do with it.

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Time

Did you choose your major based on the Major's career potential?

Busiturtle

1/25/20 9:02pm

Interest

permiso

1/25/20 9:03pm

Career Potential. Chemical Engineering

Noni Fruit

1/25/20 9:03pm

Interest...I went back to school like 5 years later.

credible HULK

1/25/20 9:04pm

Absolutely. I marched into the counselors office and asked for a list of the top paying majors. I chose from the top 5.

slappy

1/25/20 9:05pm

What were the top 5?

TNT

1/25/20 9:12pm

As I recall, 4 or all 5 were engineering. I chose mechanical engineering. This was over 15 years ago.

slappy

1/25/20 9:14pm

Wow. So maybe.....pinball engineering?

TNT

1/25/20 9:15pm

Mix of both. I fell into my major - had no real idea what I was going to do freshman year and thought I’d have it all

Mike Honcho

1/25/20 9:06pm

At the time I planned on doing and MBA soon after undergrad too so I didn’t think it mattered TOO much

Mike Honcho

1/25/20 9:12pm

Chose what would help me be a good dad.

Boanerges

1/25/20 9:06pm

So what was that degree?

BleedCougarBlue2

1/25/20 9:12pm

I misread the question.

Boanerges

1/25/20 9:18pm

Career placement and starting salary

letthewookieewin

1/25/20 9:08pm

I chose my major out of interest, not money. The degree got me my commission...

BleedCougarBlue2

1/25/20 9:11pm

I knew I was going to law school and so degree didn’t matter

cougarfann888

1/25/20 9:11pm

100% no.

idacoug

1/25/20 9:14pm

Chose business for career but more interested in humanities or sociology

D.T. Survivor

1/25/20 9:18pm

I chose engineering due to personal interest and confidence of a career path

Busiturtle

1/25/20 9:26pm

I chose by interest and what I could graduate with most quickly.

Cougarrr

1/25/20 9:41pm

Chose by interest out of those that would support a family at a basic level

runnincoug

1/25/20 10:10pm

Neither. I knew I was going to grad school and I chose a major that was nothing more than a stepping stone

cougarmanguy

1/25/20 10:13pm

Both. Mechanical engineering.

Orem58thBall

1/25/20 10:25pm

I chose it because the subject interested me and I was good at it. I don't work

SandYFan

1/25/20 10:32pm

Interest, by far. Added to it to enhance career options.

zonacougar

1/25/20 10:34pm

Physics for interest & it turned out to be a great career choice, too

ColoSpgs

1/25/20 10:49pm

I suppose interest (Marriott School), but I knew potential was there. It’s nice

Breaded Hamster

1/26/20 1:02am

Career potential but the studies were interesting to me

Coug98

1/26/20 4:34am

100% yes.

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