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Why Most Students Ditch Math & Science Majors

Math and Science majors are pretty popular choices for incoming college students, but that popularity fades pretty quick. New research shows students quickly change majors when they realize they're gonna have to work really hard. And as Trace tells us, this attitude has serious consequences. Read More: Math, Science Popular Until Students Realize They're Hard http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/0... "Math and science majors are popular until students realize what they're getting themselves into, according to new research." A Major in Science? Initial Beliefs and Final Outcomes for College Major and Dropout http://www.nber.org/papers/w19165 "Taking advantage of unique longitudinal data, we provide the first characterization of what college students believe at the time of entrance about their final major, relate these beliefs to actual major outcomes, and, provide an understanding of why students hold the initial beliefs about majors that they do." Watch More: Women In Science    • Why Aren't Women Choosing Science Careers?   Robots Stealing Jobs    • Robots Are Stealing Your Job   Pick Your Poison: Cyanide    • DEATH BY CYANIDE POISONING   ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... DNews on Twitter   / dnews   Anthony Carboni on Twitter   / acarboni   Laci Green on Twitter   / gogreen18   Trace Dominguez on Twitter   / trace501   DNews on Facebook   / dnews   DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com