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Dan_Haren- posted...

The problem with college is that most people enter is without having any clue of what career they want and often people enter without any clue as to what field they want to work in. That is exactly how people waste years and money. Its totally understandable to start working towards something and realize you don't like it and make a switch. But again people enter with absolutely no direction.

Everyone entering should absolutely come up with a list of careers they would want to pursue, weigh the pros and cons, and make backup options.

I don't get how people don't do their due diligence into one of the most important decisions of their lives that will, again, cost them years of their prime youth, and tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. Being a "kid" or too "young" is not an excuse, I have no sympathy. I started thinking of careers since I was in MS and used HS to explore different options, so by the time I applied to college, I pretty much knew exactly what I wanted. Bottom line is HS kids just don't take their future seriously enough - I blame their parents and schools for that problem.

Most of the majors in the bottom list are directly linked to jobs right out of college. Most of the majors in the top list are not. Thats the difference.

I agree that the US current system does a disservice/has a gap for teenagers, though I'm not sure using you as the metric for what should be expected is appropriate.