Editorial

A young me in class 8 held strong prejudices against all studies that were not related to science. I didn't know any better, to be honest. In my school, only people who failed a couple of subjects were made to pick business studies. Everyone else was forced (key word here) to pick science, and consequently, no one even pretended to be interested in anything that wasn't Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

Things tend to arrange themselves to order as people grow up, for the most part. While there are many people who are still stuck in unhappy majors and jobs, still many others take the opportunity to shift streams once they are out of school. But the damage is often already done at this stage. This is yet another case of a stupid problem with a simple solution, and that's what this week's cover story is about.

Career and academic guidance in schools serve simply to inform students better, making sure everyone knows what they're doing by the time the rat race gets close and messy. For example, I always knew trying to become a writer entailed much frustration and self doubt, but in light of recent events, I wish someone had told me about the occupational hazards as well.