This whole situation makes me so sad, having an 11 and 9 year old. I fight my spouse all the time about even sending them to college, at least until they know what they want to do for real, and not being forced to pick a major when they have no idea what life is like. He is still stuck in the mind set of college is just what you do after high school. That, and it was "the best time of my life and we wouldn't want them to miss out on the experience"! My opinion is the experience now days is just brainwashing and completely different than ours. It turns them into semi adults that have no idea about what real life entails. There are many ways to be productive that don't involve a four year degree. This is usually figured out, however, after $100k in student loans have been racked up and 4 years wasted.