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Re:24% of High School Student Athletes Want to be Engineers,... by Jach on Wednesday February 01, 2012 @06:00PM (#3540517)
I wanted to be a billionaire during high school (I still wouldn't mind it but it's not a driving goal). Wanting and becoming and doing are very different things. How many engineers and scientists were high school athletes? I'd be interested in that percentage.
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Re:24% of High School Student Athletes Want to be Engineers,... by vsprabhakara1 on Wednesday February 01, 2012 @06:03PM (#3540532)
Its a bit more than a "want". They are telling this to colleges that offer that major, are taking the necessary coursework, etc.

To your question: I'll have beRecruited revisit in a few years when we have more students graduating college than still in it.

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