For most normal people the parents are / should be involved. In general if your average case is "I am figuring out reality from scratch" you are fucked. I can

For most normal people the parents are / should be involved. In general if your average case is "I am figuring out reality from scratch" you are fucked. I can tell you that I was picking a choice of major as a recent immigrant and even my fresh off the boat grandma could have easily "poked holes" in my theory if I had chosen to study something stupid.