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Slightly offbeat question about this article: does it seem strange that the featured apprentice, good at maths, was planning to go to university to study Intern
by rm445 14y ago
Slightly offbeat question about this article: does it seem strange that the featured apprentice, good at maths, was planning to go to university to study International Relations?
Of course, she's just one person so it could be pure chance, but lots of Americans seem to study (or major in) communications, business, subjects that seem to lurk around the social sciences. I mean, if this apprentice is good at maths and doing well working for Siemens, why wasn't she guided towards a course in mechanical or electrical engineering?
- HeyLaughingBoy 14y agoYou're kidding, right? You haven't read any of the many posts on HN about women in CS or engineering?
- tikhonj 14y agoWith the way high school is graded, "straight As" in math means "did the homework" more than "was good at math". So she probably didn't particularly like or excel at math but just put some work into it.