Way back I had a nice scholarship that I could use anywhere. I had an almost perfect SAT score, top grades, and many extra-curricular activities. I was accepted into Franklin and Marshall, Lehigh, and Penn State. I decided to go to FM and eventually be a lawyer. At PSU I would go the engineering route. I decided against that.
One evening during dinner my Dad looked up between forks of spaghetti and said, "You are going to Penn State to study engineering." That was it. I didn't say a word. I never talked back to my Dad. Times were different then. I went to Penn State and have worked in engineering for over 50 years.