Blindly filling out college application preferences is likely to be wrong
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Zhang Xuefeng: The question I most often ask parents is: "What salary do you hope your child will have in the future?" Most parents are very vague about this. Many say, "I don't expect my child to become rich and powerful. It's enough if they can support themselves after graduation — just don't come back and mooch off us." So, does "support yourself" include buying a house in another city? And if so, where? Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou? Or Chengdu, Changsha, Chongqing? These answers all correspond to which major to choose, and thus what income level to achieve.