The question used to be simpler. A generation ago, "should I go to college" had a fairly reliable answer for most people: yes, go, the degree pays off, the alternative is worse. That answer was never universally true, but it was true enough often enough that it functioned as reasonable default advice. In 2026 it's...
Mary Johnson
Most high school seniors who say they know what they want to major in are guessing. They've picked something that sounds reasonable, or something a parent suggested, or something that matches the one class they liked in tenth grade. A meaningful number of them will change their major at least once. About a third will change it more than once. The student who arrives at college genuinely undecided is not behind. They're just being honest about something most of their classmates are also true of but haven't admitted yet...
Arthur Chen
