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Satire: Four ways to win over a male engineer's heart
A tongue-in-cheek guide for Texas A&M women on how to attract an engineering student
Apr. 2, 2026 at 2:36am
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In a satirical opinion piece, a Texas A&M student columnist offers four tips for female students to win over male engineering majors on campus, including acknowledging the difficulty of their studies, making themselves available to their busy schedules, being patient with their lack of experience interacting with women, and ignoring their potentially conservative political views.
Why it matters
The article playfully pokes fun at gender dynamics and stereotypes within the male-dominated engineering program at Texas A&M, a prominent public university in the state. It touches on broader societal issues around the lack of women in STEM fields, the political divide among younger generations, and traditional expectations placed on women to find a suitable husband.
The details
The satirical opinion piece, written by a philosophy student, offers four tongue-in-cheek tips for female Texas A&M students to attract and 'lock down' male engineering majors as potential husbands. The tips include: 1) constantly validating how difficult the engineering program is, 2) making themselves available to fit the engineers' busy schedules, 3) being patient with the engineers' lack of experience interacting with women, and 4) ignoring any conservative political views the engineers may hold.
- The article was published on April 2, 2026.
The players
Sidney Uy
A philosophy junior and opinion columnist for The Battalion, the student newspaper at Texas A&M University.
What they’re saying
“Dear ladies of Texas A&M: Besides getting accepted into your desired major and becoming a full-time student, the greatest pleasures known to womankind come from latching onto a man, locking him down and making him a suitable husband.”
— Sidney Uy, Opinion Columnist
“An engineering man wants to be validated as the most valuable, deserving and intelligent student gracing this campus. Acknowledge this, and you'll save yourself time from going back and forth on why your liberal arts degree matters.”
— Sidney Uy, Opinion Columnist
“Fifty-eight percent of Gen Z men voted for President Donald Trump, according to a post election survey. Needless to say, at least half of the time, you will meet an engineering man who either supports or tolerates MAGA politics.”
— Sidney Uy, Opinion Columnist
The takeaway
This satirical piece highlights the persistent gender imbalance and stereotypes within the male-dominated engineering program at Texas A&M, as well as the political divides among younger generations. While offered in a tongue-in-cheek manner, the article touches on serious societal issues around women in STEM, traditional gender roles, and the influence of conservative politics.
