@copperboom – Agree with the bigger question. Should they?
For kids who’ve been taking apart the appliances at home since they were 8 and may be deciding between physics and electrical engineering (or something that’s a degree or two away from that), the passion is already evident. But when you look at the college catalogs and see the range of options, how could you possibly have had enough exposure to all those disciplines to know if one might really call to you? Kids are asked to show “passion” when applying to college, but for some, their passion is simply curiosity. I’d love to think that at 17, that’s enough…