Originally Posted by carleton
(more than half are female)
NOTE: this statistic does not reflect engineering schools. Where I'm at it's 4-1 guys-girls. It's a sad, lonely life.
But regardless, I'd echo the whole go to college for a backup plan thing. That's what I'm doing. My legs twitch like crazy if i'm sitting for too long, I'm gonna need a job that keeps me moving. Not some cubicle job. My plan is to messenger with my friend after college, and then eventually find a mechanical engineering related job that I can actually stand. Or just stick with messengering if I find I really like it and can afford it.
Whatever you choose, good luck.
Oh, and yeah, you don't need a fixie to messenger. That's all blown way out of proportions from what I've seen.