One Degree of Separation: How Young Americans Who Don’t Finish College See Their Chances for Success is the third of a series of Public Agenda surveys designed to examine the problems of higher education and college completion from the perspective of those who know best: young people who've completed a postsecondary degree, and those who haven't. Findings include: high school graduates are less confident about their financial prospects and much less likely to be on a solid career path compared to young adults with postsecondary degrees; despite their worries about the future and mixed experiences with jobs, most high school graduates believe there are still ways to succeed at work without additional education; and high school graduates have gaps in knowledge that could undercut their own ability to get a college degree in the future.