<p>Students today have much less leeway for directionless drifting in high school, much less in college. I think kids need to chose a career goal, any goal that makes some sense for them, and start pursuing it, without worrying whether it’s the correct one for now and all eternity and measures up to their specialness. The goal/major can be changed. But too many kids get hung up on not knowing what they want to do with their lives that they don’t move forward in any direction at all. It’s tough to graduate in 4 years that way. Moving forward in some direction can take you to places you wouldn’t have gone to otherwise, and that can be how you find your true passion.</p>