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Don't doubt what you say about money being the motivator; I wonder how many people are successful in achieving the goal of high earnings immediately upon graduation? What earnings level would be considered 'high' at this stage?

From what I know of graduate employment rates,I would guess that not everyone is successful. In IT, maybe so, though most employers I've ever dealt with value experience and outlook more than paper...for business studies grads, unless you're getting into a prestigious firm or professionwith a good degree from one of the elite institutions, you would be doing extremely well to be earning more than 20k a year. The people I'm concerned about are those who have that expectation but do not possess the means to realise it, believing that a degree will be the only passport they need. The skills you need to build and sustain a business that will yield high earnings are not those you learn on a business studies degree...and there are plenty of subjects that will get you there other than business studies.

There ismore to gaining adegree than maximising your capacity to earn very fast bucks. To me, that is very short-sighted thinking.