[CalRobert]

Good question. I graduated college and desperately wanted to work on renewable energy research. After scads of rejections I quit ignoring the expressions of interest in my programming abilities.

I still wish I were doing something that actually bettered the world, but I have bills to pay.

Then again, maybe ensuring people graduate in debt is a great way to ensure we as a society do what folks with cash want us to instead of what we feel we ought to be doing.