Engineering Entry Requirements: Why So Low?

[kr73114]

engineering question??

I know how well you do in high school has little to do with how well you go in uni. But in Australia, the entry requirements for engineering is quite low compared to other courses (91 atar) yet the actual degree is so hard and many people drop out. Why is this? Why can't the entry requirements be higher then?

 

[xxChrisxx]

Supply and demand. If engineering is undersubscribed, they will lower the entry requirements.

This may seem self defeating at first, but it isn't. Let's say an extra 10 students apply becuase the lower grades (becuase they were lazy in high school) and 8 drop out after the first year. You've still got an extra two students on the course. Your drop out statistics look crap, but you've got more bums on seats for the final years.