In engineering school, Math is an assumed skill set. Strength in fractions, rounding, unit conversion, scientific notation, trig functions will help students in problem-solving. Conversely, it is easy to get the wrong answer by miscalculating or making an incorrect assumption.
Study group discussions (debates!!) helped refine the thinking process as you had to defend your answer in front of a crowd. This process was very effective and important in building metacognition skills as well as recognizing common errors and the potential for what could go wrong!!
The College Board has a very similar post:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/50432.html
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