This graph shows recent university graduates responses to a survey question about what they would have done differently with regards to their college education in order to improve their chances for success today. The survey was conducted in the United States in 2012. 37 percent of graduates surveyed said they would have been more careful about selecting their major or that they would have chosen a different major entirely.
Thinking back to college, is there anything you would have done differently to be successful today?
Characteristic
Share of graduates
Been more careful about selecting my major or chosen a different major
37%
Done more internships or worked part-time
29%
Would have started looking for work much sooner while still in college
24%
Would have taken more classes to prepare for a career
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John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (May 10, 2012). Thinking back to college, is there anything you would have done differently to be successful today? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235249/what-graduates-would-do-differently-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "Thinking back to college, is there anything you would have done differently to be successful today?." Chart. May 10, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235249/what-graduates-would-do-differently-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (2012). Thinking back to college, is there anything you would have done differently to be successful today?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235249/what-graduates-would-do-differently-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "Thinking Back to College, Is There Anything You Would Have Done Differently to Be Successful Today?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235249/what-graduates-would-do-differently-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Thinking back to college, is there anything you would have done differently to be successful today? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235249/what-graduates-would-do-differently-in-the-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Thinking back to college, is there anything you would have done differently to be successful today? [Graph], John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, May 10, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235249/what-graduates-would-do-differently-in-the-us/
