Every professor makes some similar type of speech. It isnt anything profound, or some judgement on the intelligence of the people in the class that change majors. These days it seems more like an ego trip for the guy at the front of the class that isnt even working in the profession that they are teaching.
Sometimes you just find that that path isnt for you, and you find something better.
No, it actually has value.
I saw a large number of people who were told my Mommy and their teachers that they “should be an engineer.”
They knew nothing about electrical stuff. Had no real interest in electrical stuff. Had no savvy for electricity or electronics. Some were getting interested in computers back then, but computers and programming were such a small part of being an EE back then, it would never be enough to save you.
There’s few professions needing a higher IQ than being a EE. Most people simply cannot make the cut for the math requirement, and EE’s use more math than any other type of engineer. Once they grind you through the preliminary calc classes and get rid of the weak people, then they can finally get down to teaching you the math necessary for electrical engineering, which goes rather far beyond mere calculus.
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Not all you drop from pre-med do so because they can’t make it happen. Some do so because they find out they’re better suited temperamentally and ability-wise for some other occupation.