| i wouldnt call cpp a third rate cal sate.to many good programs to say that. fact is in EE we were required to take more units then just about any engineering program I am aware of. one of my professors said he had increased the amount of units in order to force students to take more electives. at some schools these elective courses are graduate level courses. this way it makes a student "half-cooked". on average it takes a person about 18 months after graduating and being hired to begin to generate revenue for a company. a cal poly engineer should be able to start generating revenue in 6-8 months, if not sooner. hands-on approach and extra course works are their in order to keep the individual employed and productive. chances are when you were hired, one or two other individuals were hired, out of the three, one will most likely remain within a year and half. you are directly competing with the other hires, something that is not likely divulged to you. we are taught the structure of what to expect and look for at a job site in required course at cal poly. everything from the complete graduate school requirements & structure, questions used to trip you up in an interview, resume building(specific to engineering), legal aspects of working (how not to get sued) and a load of other material. i dont know many other place with a dedicated course of that nature. |