Things that I actually heard from fellow students when I went to college over a decade ago:
"The most important thing is to get a degree, I don't worry about what major I'm going to choose."
"I want to make the big money so I'm going to major in business and start out as the boss rather than the engineer." (I also heard something similar substituting communications for business.)
"They may not make as much as others, but elementary school teachers can always find work."
I was fortunate to have professors and older friends who were up front about the differing opportunities provided by different fields. Many of my classmates seemed to feel that the world owed them a six figure job in whatever field they chose.
"The most important thing is to get a degree, I don't worry about what major I'm going to choose."
"I want to make the big money so I'm going to major in business and start out as the boss rather than the engineer." (I also heard something similar substituting communications for business.)
"They may not make as much as others, but elementary school teachers can always find work."
I was fortunate to have professors and older friends who were up front about the differing opportunities provided by different fields. Many of my classmates seemed to feel that the world owed them a six figure job in whatever field they chose.