You state on your page that you are an econ major. Why not switch to engineering if your school has such a great rating? And what is that school? In NC? I got my engineering degree at U Michigan. GO BLUE. I have grandkids that Iam urging to go to a technical school and do something that sells.
My school is North Carolina State University and I have 2 reasons why I am not a (Preferably Mechanical) engineering major.
1) I was HORRIBLE at math in high school and early college therefore I was originally Poli-Sci. I had intended to attend Law School but after studying and taking the LSAT ( I did quite well) I found I HATED Law. Therefore, I transferred to B.S.- Economics to acquire a background in Business and try to discover how the world works. (My father has an Econ degree from Columbia back in the mid-late 60’s and he encouraged this). I then found that I LOVED Economics (Primarily Macro) and that I love math! My parents are still amazed that their kid who couldn’t do 10% of 100 in his head can make A’s in advanced mathematics courses! haha Anyways, I have spent the last 2 years doing nothing but Econ and Math and have been quite happy.
2) While taking my math courses (Diff Eq, Statistics, Calculus, Linear Algebra, etc.) I was talking with some engineering guys which the math classes were primarily made up of and got interested in Mechanical Engineering. Seeing that I LOVE Econ, I decided to pick up some used textbooks on the subject (Thermo, etc.) and take mechanical up as a hobby. Masochistic I know.
So, in short, the reason that I am not an engineering major is due to monetary reasons. 7 years in college is EXPENSIVE! On top of that, I love Economics so I’m not upset with my choice.