Technical skills that come from pursuing, say, a computer science or engineering degree certainly insure grads a good salary and standard of living.

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Often he hears computer science or engineering students say that great GPAs or a top name college are the ticket to a great startup job.

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If you earned your degree in areas where we need more women -- like computer science or engineering -- (applause) -- reach back and persuade another student to study it, too.

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This may provide some comfort to parents who have recently sent in deposits and are worrying about the futility of a liberal arts education versus more practical degrees in engineering, computer science or say, nursing.

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Candidates must be undertaking research in the life or physical sciences, computer science, engineering, mathematics.

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Dominated at the moment by courses in mathematics, computer science, and engineering, MOOCs may be ill-equipped to teach students to write and express themselves or to provide the hands-on experience of working in a lab.

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