Heart Broken Mom

mom4college
Sat, 09 May 2009 22:28:12 +0000

You know, for whatever reason, the OP felt that paying tuition for a sure thing, i.e., IR at Brown or GW or GTown was reasonable but that paying tuition for “undecided” was not the same bargain or investment.
I at the moment can relate a little bit: my D is good in Math but wants to major in English. I believe that opportunities abound in Math related fields but D likes English. My opinion does not matter here – tuition would be the same at her top three choices – and I also agree that many 17 year olds change their minds about what they wish to study. Like the OP’s D, my D also wants to get away from home!
The bottom line is, OP, your kid has no interest in majoring in IR or going to Brown. Just as my kid has no interest in majoring in Math despite a real knack for the subject! It certainly isn’t worth losing sleep over!