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 Network reported 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.
Title: Many Americans Regret Their College Choices
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/college_regret.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Many Americans Regret Their College Choices' data-article-id='2475'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9583'>A majority of Americans say they would change their choice of college, degree or field of study, if they could do it over again.</span> <span data-start-time='9583' data-end-time='24646'>Gallup, an American research-based company, and the Strada Education Network reported in June that 51 percent of Americans regret one of their college education choices.</span> <span data-start-time='24646' data-end-time='33563'>The study also found that 36 percent of Americans said they would change their major if they could.</span> <span data-start-time='33563' data-end-time='39875'>Twenty-eight percent of Americans said they would choose a different college or university.</span> <span data-start-time='39875' data-end-time='45458'>And 12 percent said they would choose a different degree program.</span> <span data-start-time='45458' data-end-time='55167'>Precious A. Smith is the Deputy Director for the Center for Academic Excellence at Howard University.</span> <span data-start-time='55167' data-end-time='66750'>Smith does not want people to think that 51 percent of American college graduates are unhappy with what they are currently doing.</span> <span data-start-time='66750' data-end-time='81854'>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.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/college_regret.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=8929 data-hint-location='9583' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/what_does_regret_mean.m4a'>What does regret mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='remorse'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/repeat.m4a'><span>repeat</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/study.m4a'><span>study</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/remorse.m4a'><span>remorse</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/happy.m4a'><span>happy</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8930 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/what_would_a_majority_of_people_do.m4a'>What would a majority of people do?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='change college choices'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/take_more_classes.m4a'><span>take more classes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/change_college_choices.m4a'><span>change college choices</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/delay_enrollment.m4a'><span>delay enrollment</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/go_to_trade_school.m4a'><span>go to trade school</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=8931 data-hint-location='66750' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/students_might_have_made_different__blank_.m4a'>Students might have made different <span class='blank'>choices</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='choices'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/choices.m4a'><span>choices</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/centers.m4a'><span>centers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/colleges.m4a'><span>colleges</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1957/careers.m4a'><span>careers</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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