I believe that the current ratio between academics and practical courses needs to be re-evaluated and looked into possibly adding more practical courses. As a recent graduate in NJIT, my undergraduate courses consisted of mostly academics, I understand the purpose of academics is to gain an appreciation and understand the concept in order to communicate with fellow engineers and speak the same language. However, the few practical courses that I experienced, it taught me much more valuable information; such as teamwork, share ideas, applying hands on work, provide real world solutions to current industry problems. Having these skills and understanding how to interact in the real world is what students need. Experience is what will differentiate one from the other candidates when applying for a job in industry. A recent graduate learns more in the first year of their first industry job and gain a higher appreciation on what it takes to solve real world engineering problems. This is out of my experience upon completing my first year in the industry.