Those interested in STEM who did not pursue it cite cost and time barriers, different interests as reasons

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January 16, 2018

Half of Americans think young people don’t pursue STEM because it is too hard

Those interested in STEM who did not pursue it cite cost and time barriers, different interests as reasons

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Those interested in STEM who did not pursue it cite cost and time barriers, different interests as reasons

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Half of Americans think young people don’t pursue STEM because it is too hard
Half of Americans say more people don’t pursue STEM degrees because of the difficulty of the subjects

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