What would be your advice: Persevere or cut your losses and move on?

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@denydenzig You may find this article, originally published in the WSJ, interesting:

http://www.hseverywhere.com/index.php/blogs/139-students-pick-easier-majors-despite-less-pay

Laszlo Bock at Google thought she was making a serious mistake, but I think she made the correct decision.

Prof Kenneth Andersen explained why STEM grade so harshly here, and his advice to his daughter is precious:

http://volokh.com/2011/11/09/reforming-higher-education-incentives-stem-majors-and-liberal-arts-majors-the-education-versus-credential-tradeoff/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+volokh%2Fmainfeed+%28The+Volokh+Conspiracy%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

I think the way to go is to know what you want out of life, then design a realistic method of getting there.

There is no correct answer to your questions, only trade offs.