>"If more science graduates are desired, the findings suggest the importance of policies at younger ages that lead students to enter college better prepared to

>"If more science graduates are desired, the findings suggest the importance of policies at younger ages that lead students to enter college better prepared to study science,” the researchers write in the paper. Ironic to find this in the wsj. As a college instructor who has spent a lot of his productive time working in fundamental science research, I can say this: If more science graduates are desired, pay them more. Many people you see in engineering and science, although they are making a living, and some may even be well off, could make a lot more money applying their critical thinking skills in other fields. I can't even count the number of former colleagues and classmates who are doing much better financially than their former peers after leaving the sciences and joining another field, like finance.