[vunderba]

Sigh. It's also not what was I addressing AT ALL. The line of reasoning was:

sircastor: You (OP) already have a career in software. I’m here to tell you: you probably won’t be learning much you don’t already know.

Me: Yes they will. (Irrespective of whether they choose to study mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or computer science.)

Fin

And FWIW, OP did mention CS as a possible field of study.