answer:Former audio engineering student and digital audio enthusiast here, I can give you my thoughts if you’d like. Don’t do it. I love the concept of audio engineering, I have written paragraphs about it here and elsewhere. I love working with audio, recording, music, software you work with, and the hardware you learn to use. It’s all fantastic stuff, and the people involved are generally pretty nice (minus the musicians). What I don’t love is shoehorning yourself into an incredibly specific degree, with little to no job prospects available without heavy networking. It’s not to say it’s not a rewarding job, everybody I have spoken to in the field loves it, but the concept of an audio engineering degree just seems silly to me, as it is essentially even less useful than a music degree, and is putting you directly into a field that has a) very few entry level job possibilities available, b) requires strong communication and computer skills over the skills taught in school, and c) is frankly full of douchebags (musicians), and good old boys (fellow engineers) who won’t take your degree seriously. Add to that the schools cost an arm and a leg, and it becomes even less attractive IMO. Before you say anything, yes, I am slightly jaded. My advice to you, though, as I assume you’re either a community college or high school student, is go with a generic or general degree (even if it’s a music degree!), and do as much as you can with audio on the side. Learn Pro Tools, Ableton, Cubase, Reason, every DAW you can get your hands on, record for your friends, write your own music, and get as much as you can under your belt. Volunteer at a recording studio, ask for a job there, do whatever. Do it the old fashioned way, most people in the field would be happy to help. Then, go work an entry level job in your field of choice, and if you can find audio work on the side, fantastic. If you can’t, try harder, network more, or just enjoy it all by your lonesome or with friends. You just might enjoy it more.