<p>I think those of us that entered professional fields with a great deal of inertia built into the process (medicine, engineering) find the 'lack of linearity' of humanities/social sciences/liberal arts education a bit unsettling. It has been helpful to see my children doing internships in fields that are related to their majors, it is helpful to have friends who are not in 'engineering or medicine' and understand their life paths. Mostly, it is helpful to see kids who are thriving and loving doing what they do- and marveling at how someone really could want to wake up early 3 times/week to go and discuss 'Paradise Lost'. </p>
<p>I would say 60% of the HS seniors I have spoken with are planning to major in Psychology. I blame the really fine IB Psychology teacher and all those hours spent on efforts to try to understand themselves and their parents! Why wouldn't any 17 or 18 year old want to do it for the rest of their life? It is where they are developmentally!</p>