W hen today's h i g h-school seni o r s a re ask e d wha t th e y pl an to do aft e r gra d uati o n, mos t s ay th a t t h e y i ntend to g et bac h elor's d e gre e. They have been to ld th a t t he ir ge n er atio n ha s o nl y" on e w ay to w i n" -b y getti n g at lea s t a b achel o r's degree, i n the hope tha t it w i l l e ventuallv l ead to a pro fess ion al jo b
I n a r e c en t s ur vey o f high-schoo l s en iors c onduc t ed by t he Na tio n al Cen t er fo r Education Statis t ics, 85per c en t o f t he resp o nde n ts s a i d they p lanned to get bachel o r 's de g ree . And,a l t h ou g h 2 0y ears ago onl y 45 p er cen t of h ig h-s c hool grad u a t e s wen t o n t o co l lege, t od ay 68 per c en t actu a l ly ma tricu l at e (注册), wi th th e ma jor i ty