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“What do you you want to be when you you grow up?” You may have heard this question a a a a a a few times! If you want to be creative take on real challenges work with smart dedicated people and make a a a a a difference in in the world “An engineer!” may be your answer In your hands is a a a guidebook to to help you you plot a a a course to to the engineering school
and field that that are are right for you You’ll learn that that there are are many different types of engineers engineers and many different paths to to explore The world needs engineers engineers to to clean
our air and and water make affordable energy and and medicine available all over the world protect our devices from cyber thieves and show us the the way to the the stars Engineer-
ing ing also offers you a a a a a a way to explore exciting new fields like artificial intelligence and biotechnology Or maybe the lighter side of engineering is more up your alley — you you might imagine
helping Taylor Swift design her concert stages or or or creating new kinds of thrills for roller-coaster riders In fact nearly every industry needs the skills that an engineering degree offers Lots of of of jobs are are available and engineers are are paid well right out of of of college: Engineering majors majors account for eight out of the top ten highest-paid majors majors And if working in in in in a a a a a large company is is not your thing you’ll discover that an an engineer-
ing degree can be a a a a gateway to entrepreneurship REVIEW
We on on the Start Engineering team of Stacie Harrison Eric Iversen and myself bring
over 50 years experience in in in engineering outreach to this guidebook We’ve also relied on on studies and data from the National Academy of Engineering an an d from th e COPY
American Society for Engineering Education We want to give you a a a a full picture of engineering as a a a a a a course of of study and career because the world offers so many possibilities when you study engineering!
So take a a a a a a a look through our our guidebook and see what grabs your attention Email us about any other information you you might want to to have Good luck to to you you Robert Black
Publisher Start Engineering bblack@start-engineering com 2 START-ENGINEERING COM