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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /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?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /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?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 May 2012, /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? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/235249/what-graduates-would-do-differently-in-the-us/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
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: /statistics/235249/what-graduates-would-do-differently-in-the-us/
