Originally Posted by mike_302

Well (Conversationally, @ Lordnerd), what IS discovery anyways? It's not like you have to have a life sci degree to "make a discovery". Both degrees will allow this person to put their name on discoveries/inventions they are involved with... When it comes to going down that path in the future, the only difference out of University is that the Professional engineering title is available to the B. eng. grad after 4 years, which is extremely valuable...

I was not implying that you needed to do life sci to discover anything, in fact I was stating the opposite by saying that there is still discovery in engineering.

Nono, I wasn't implying that either Sorry. I was still responding to the OP's rationale on that matter.

Originally Posted by Galleria

I agree with the others stick with engineering. You are getting a professional degree at the end of it and you can do whatever you want with it. You can barely pass your classes and you will still end up a professional. Unless you have a very specific goal in mind don't risk doing a LifeSci and ending up in retail or something.

Not sure where the appeal is in "barely passing your classes and still ending up with as a professional"... Doesn't say much about the person who's trying.

Here is what you can expect if you work your ass off in engineering.

Get your PEO in which 1 year of your co-op will go towards PEO work experience. 16 month co-op in your field of interest where you will find something you really like plus the salary during co-op is PEY program (50k annually). That's enough money to pay off your student loans and have a litte savings. After you graduate with that experience, expect bigger things, like for example work your way up to a senior position.