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Re: Mentor/Student Involvement Philosophies

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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber View Post
I'm going to disagree again If a student designs parts all their years on the team and decides they don't like it and instead go into theatre arts I don't consider this a failing. In fact, I consider this a success. Yeah, we need engineers and it's a great profession for some folks. But if the only thing a student gets out of 4 years on the team is a list of things they don't want to do I'm happy with that. Mission Accomplished, they still have a better understanding of what it takes to be an engineer and hopefully some better problem solving skills.
Strongly agree. An experience that allows you to discover what you don't like is just as valuable as one that allows you to discover what you do like.
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