<p>@eliana: I agree that it is a shame that more people don’t pursue different careers, but I wouldn’t blame the students, I would blame the job market. Lets admit, we all go to the top colleges to be financially secure. You can say all you want about discovering yourself and everything, but in the end, its about financial security and stability. It’s no wonder so many choose these popular careers, because they’re so much more safe than, lets say, a literature major or russian literature major. The demand for those extraneous majors in the job market are so low its embarassing.</p>
<p>it’s sad really, but the job market these days is losing the connection with the traditional “quest for knowledge” attitude of traditional education. more education is job-based now.</p>