Washington is still very much a male-oriented culture. Being from Los Angeles I think it is less so there – there is less attachment to tradition perhaps there is more flexibility more acceptance of change generally. That is partly because of Hollywood.
Believe it or not lots of people change their majors and abandon their dreams just to avoid a couple of math classes in college.
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