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The 4 year degree is not the problem, people.

It's the intelligence, work ethic, mental health and executive function of the young adult that will determine their outcome in life.

A college education doesn't give you any of that, but it does open doors to certain jobs where a degree is required.

The young adults who fail out of high school, or college, or flunk out of trades, have issues.

Parents need to be vigilant from when their kids are young, regarding mental health: ADHD, hyperactive or inattentive, autism spectrum disorders, depression, anxiety, dyslexia, etc... 
You cannot increase IQ, but you can increase executive function, you can treat anxiety and depression, you can medicate ADHD, you can train high-functioning autistic kids to make eye contact and memorize social mores.

It's not in high school that suddenly you wake up and wonder what could have been done.

I'm not talking about the smart, driven kids who plan their post-high school life without college in mind: the successful violinists, the successful ballerinas, the successful mechanics, etc... Those will succeed.

I'm talking about the aimless young adults. Something should have been done sooner. Surely the signs were there...

And of course, if you the parent has gotten all the diagnoses, all the treatments, all the therapies, and done your very best all your child's life... rarely that happens too, and I'm sorry. You have nothing to reproach yourself with.

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