[Aquinasfan]

He wanted to be a graphic artist, and approached his classes like I approached my engineering ones.

I went to engineering school and am now a graphic artist/illustrator. I only went into engineering for the money. If I had been working my way through college, most likely I would have dropped out and started my own business like I did after I graduated.

[redgolum]

I only went into engineering for the money.

My friend actually thought about engineering, and then decided to follow his passion, art. He just did it in a way that impressed me. Internship, coop, working on skills he could use in the market as opposed to just making pictures.

I was the opposite. I went to chemical engineering because I wanted something challenging, loved chemistry, and had enough mechanical skills to be dangerous. When I got to my freshmen orientation, I was surprised to hear Chem E has the highest starting salary. Money isn't why I became and engineer, I became an engineer because that is where God lead me.