A new research concerning some influence factors in the orientation of highschool graduates towards higher technical education

University dropout phenomenon after the first year of study is an alarming aspect for higher education in Romania. It has been found that due to an inappropriate orientation (choice) of profession, many young people drop higher education after a year or two of study or they eventually consider themselves professionally unfulfilled. Counseling and orientating high school graduates towards higher education and leading them to a professional career adapted to their skills and abilities is a complex work but which, apparently, does not strike the attention and importance deserved. This article presents a new research which was conducted in February 2016, based on a questionnaire, on a representative group of second year students from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of Craiova (FEE). It was mainly intended to find out the sources of information and influence of high school graduates about the FEE educational offer, their knowledge on the profession of engineer in the electrical field, framed in a sociohuman context regarding information on the high school graduated, place of residence, parents' educational status, etc., and some suggestions on improving counseling in choosing a career in electrical engineering.