Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudy,economicsatuniversityisbeingattributedtotheglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks. Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15%thisJanuary,accordingtoUCAS,theUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsService.AspokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsatA-levelwerealsoup. ProfessorJohnBeath,thepresidentofthesocietyandaleadinglectureatStAndrewsUniversity,saidhisfirst-yearlectureswhichareopentostudentsfromalldepartments--weredrawingcrowdsof400,ratherthantheusual250. "Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajors,whowouldliketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearisto~'elatemyteachingtocontemporaryeventsinawaythatonehasn'ttraditionallydone."Headded. Universityapplicationsrose7%lastyear.Buttherewererisesaboveaverageinseveralsubjects.Nursingsawa15%,jump,withpeople'srenewedinterestincatersinthepubicsector,whichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis. Arecentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmatters,andalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhadaskedthemwhatwasgoingon,althoughaminorityofparentsfelttheydidnotunderstanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain. ZackHocking,theheadofChildTrustFunds,said:"It'spossiblethatonegoodthingtoarisefromthedownturnwillbeagenerationthat'sfinanciallywiserandbetterequippedtomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty." What'sthemainideaofthetext?
A.Universities have received more applications B.Economics is attracting an increasing number of students C.College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty D.Parents are concerned with children's subject selection正确答案B
