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Many Americans Regret Their College Choices

许多美国人对于当初大学以及专业的选择存在遗憾

A majority of Americans say they would change their choice of college, degree or field of study, if they could do it over again.

 

大多数美国人说,如果他们可以再次选择的话,他们会改变他们的大学,学位或学习领域的选择。

Gallup, an American research-based company, and the Strada Education Networkreported in June that 51 percent of Americans regret one of their college education choices.

美国研究型公司盖洛普,6月份斯特拉达教育网络报道,51%的美国人对其大学教育选择表示留有遗憾。

The study also found that 36 percent of Americans said they would change their major if they could. Twenty-eight percent of Americans said they would choose a different college or university. And 12 percent said they would choose a different degree program.

该研究还发现,36%的美国人表示如果会改变他们的专业。 百分之二十八的美国人说他们会选择不同的大学或学院。 12%的人表示会选择不同的学位课程。

Precious A. Smith is the Deputy Director for the Center for Academic Excellence at Howard University. Smith does not want people to think that 51 percent of American college graduates are unhappy with what they are currently doing.

A.史密斯是霍华德大学学术卓越中心的副主任。 史密斯不想让人们认为51%的美国大学毕业生对他们目前的工作感到不满。

She says the students “might have just made different choices if they had different information at the time they were picking a major or picking an institution to graduate from.”

她说,如果学生在选拔专业或选拔机构毕业时获得不同的信息,那么他们可能会做出不同的选择。“

Students often end up choosing between a career that will make them happy and a career that will make a lot of money, she says. Many students therefore end up picking a major that they are not very satisfied with.

她说,学生通常最终会选择一种让自己幸福的事业,并创造一笔可以赚到很多钱的职业生涯。 因此,许多学生最终选择了一个不太满意的专业。

Beth Davis is a graduate of the University of Maryland. She says, “I went to college because everybody else was going to college.”

Beth Davis毕业于马里兰大学。 她说:“我上大学,因为别人都要上大学了。

Davis says her degree in history and English has nothing to do with her current job. She never took a business class in college but she now runs a successful construction business. She believes that on the job training may be a better option for many people.

戴维斯说她的历史学位和英语与她目前的工作无关。 她从来没有在大学毕业,但她现在正在建设业务。 她认为,就职培训可能对许多人来说是一个更好的选择。

“The things that I am interested in, I always would have learned about anyway. I didn’t need a college degree to do that,” she says.

“我感兴趣的事情,我总是可以学到。 我不需要大学学位去做这些事,“她说。

STEM and technical students have fewer regrets

科学技术,工程类的学生则很少感到后悔。

The poll found that there were two groups of students that were more satisfied with their educational decisions. One included students who completed trade, technical or work-related study programs. And the other included students who specialized in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, an area known in American education as STEM.

调查发现,有两组学生对他们的教育决定更加满意。 一个包括完成贸易,技术或工作相关学习计划的学生。 另外包括专门从事科学,技术,工程或数学的学生,美国教育领域被称为STEM。

The poll also found that individuals with higher student loan debt are more likely to say they would change at least one educational decision.

调查还发现,学生贷款债务较高的个人更有可能表示将至少改变一项教育决定。

Smith of Howard University says that some former students “probably didn’t realize how much that loan debt was going to affect their current lifestyle.”

霍华德大学的史密斯说,一些前学生“可能没有意识到贷款债务会影响他们目前的生活方式。”

She advises students to be flexible with their career goals. She says students need to understand that “your career goal at the end of high school and your career goal at the end of college are going to look a little bit different.”

她建议学生灵活运用他们的职业目标。 她说学生需要明白,“高中毕业的职业目标和大学毕业生的职业目标将会有所不同。”

Ashley Riley is a developmental specialist at Early Intervention, a service that works with children who have developmental delays.

Ashley Riley是“早期干预”的发展专家,这项服务与发育迟缓的儿童合作。

Riley wishes that she had more information about other majors and career options when she attended college.

莱利希望她上大学时有更多关于其他专业和职业选择的信息。

Riley said it was her current job at Early Intervention that, in her words, “opened my eyes up to all of these other majors that I have never really been exposed to in my college career.”

莱利说,她现在在“早期干预”中的工作,就是用她的话来说,“把我的眼睛从我在大学生涯中从未真正暴露的所有其他专业的眼光看出来。”

If she could go back to college again, Riley said she would have majored in occupational therapy or speech therapy instead of education and psychology.

如果她能再次上大学,莱利说她会主修职业治疗或言语治疗,而不是教育和心理学。

The poll also showed that a person’s desire to change their educational decisions is related to the kind of college or university they attended.

民意调查也显示,一个人改变教育决策的愿望与他们所参加的大学或大学的类型有关。

About half of students at public or state universities, which receive government money, would change at least one of their educational decisions. The number is higher for private and for-profit schools.

大约一半的公立或州立大学获得政府资金的学生将至少改变其教育决定之一。 私立和营利学校的人数较多。

The research was part of a three-year study to help colleges and students complete education with a purpose.

这项研究是为期三年的研究的一部分,旨在帮助大学生和学生完成教育目标。

The researchers collected information from June 29, 2016 through March 26, 2017. They spoke by telephone with over 89,000 people throughout the United States, including the District of Columbia.

研究人员从2017年6月29日至2017年3月26日收集了信息。他们通过电话与遍及美国各地的89,000多人(包括哥伦比亚特区)进行了交谈。

I’m Mario Ritter.

马里奥·里特报道。

 

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A majority of Americans say they would change their choice of college, degree or field of study, if they could do it over again.

Gallup, an American research-based company, and the Strada Education Networkreported in June that 51 percent of Americans regret one of their college education choices.

The study also found that 36 percent of Americans said they would change their major if they could. Twenty-eight percent of Americans said they would choose a different college or university. And 12 percent said they would choose a different degree program.

Precious A. Smith is the Deputy Director for the Center for Academic Excellence at Howard University. Smith does not want people to think that 51 percent of American college graduates are unhappy with what they are currently doing.

She says the students “might have just made different choices if they had different information at the time they were picking a major or picking an institution to graduate from.”

Students often end up choosing between a career that will make them happy and a career that will make a lot of money, she says. Many students therefore end up picking a major that they are not very satisfied with.

Beth Davis is a graduate of the University of Maryland. She says, “I went to college because everybody else was going to college.”

Davis says her degree in history and English has nothing to do with her current job. She never took a business class in college but she now runs a successful construction business. She believes that on the job training may be a better option for many people.

“The things that I am interested in, I always would have learned about anyway. I didn’t need a college degree to do that,” she says.

STEM and technical students have fewer regrets

The poll found that there were two groups of students that were more satisfied with their educational decisions. One included students who completed trade, technical or work-related study programs. And the other included students who specialized in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, an area known in American education as STEM.

The poll also found that individuals with higher student loan debt are more likely to say they would change at least one educational decision.

Smith of Howard University says that some former students “probably didn’t realize how much that loan debt was going to affect their current lifestyle.”

She advises students to be flexible with their career goals. She says students need to understand that “your career goal at the end of high school and your career goal at the end of college are going to look a little bit different.”

Ashley Riley is a developmental specialist at Early Intervention, a service that works with children who have developmental delays.

Riley wishes that she had more information about other majors and career options when she attended college.

Riley said it was her current job at Early Intervention that, in her words, “opened my eyes up to all of these other majors that I have never really been exposed to in my college career.”

If she could go back to college again, Riley said she would have majored in occupational therapy or speech therapy instead of education and psychology.

The poll also showed that a person’s desire to change their educational decisions is related to the kind of college or university they attended.

About half of students at public or state universities, which receive government money, would change at least one of their educational decisions. The number is higher for private and for-profit schools.

The research was part of a three-year study to help colleges and students complete education with a purpose.

The researchers collected information from June 29, 2016 through March 26, 2017. They spoke by telephone with over 89,000 people throughout the United States, including the District of Columbia.

I’m Mario Ritter.

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Words in This Story

major – n. a subject chosen as a field of specialization

degree – n. an honor given to a student after his or her completion of a study program

technical – adj. related to a job specific skill

flexible – adj. willing or able to change

occupational therapy – n. a type of treatment for those recovering from illness

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