And do you know the breakdown of majors 40 years ago? I don’t.... but I still argue that being roundly educated makes one more valuable. I didn’t say it’s easy- yes competition is fierce. If you don’t major in science, you need to be able to show without a doubt that you could have and absolutely excel in those classes. But I guess that’s my point- those are the students I want taking care of my mom. And designing AI, for that matter. Our kids both strongly preferred colleges that had a required core or general Ed requirements, because the said they didn’t want to be surrounded by kids who were narrowly focused on one thing. But that is clearly a luxury only certain students can afford (both literally and educationally, as you point out).
