Perhaps it's the naiveté of youth. Or perhaps they know something the rest of us don't.

Either way, a poll by McGraw-Hill Education finds that 90 percent of college students are optimistic about their chances of finding meaningful employment after graduation.

This is especially noteworthy, perhaps even puzzling, given that the unemployment rate for workers under the age of 25 remains well above 14 percent — more than twice the national average.

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