In my country people try to convince them but mostly they end up saying "well, if that's what they really want... they can always change degrees or do another o

In my country people try to convince them but mostly they end up saying "well, if that's what they really want... they can always change degrees or do another one later". Several of my friends did that and ended up fine. Of course, from the replies, I notice that in America the price of degrees makes the perspective very different because the decision may not be easily reversible...