My S25 is also undecided at this time. We do know he’s not interested in humanities. He’s also my 4th child, and none of his siblings were undecided, so this is new territory for us. Since he has some time, we are trying to expose him to possibilities. He is open to this approach. He went to a pharmacy summer program and liked it, which gave him the idea to take AP Bio as well as APES this year. (The pharmacy admissions rep recommended 2 years of Bio at the program). Currently, he is taking part in a STEM lecture series. He just heard someone speak anout nuclear energy. There are still some things he can do at school that involve academic extra-curriculars.
When he registers for his senior year classes, he’ll need to be very cautious about taking classes that might be required for postential majors. AP Physics, for example, if there is any remote possibility for engineering. Or O Chem as an elective that could greatly help him in the future if exposed to it in high school.
We will be zoning in on the details for each school and how they approach Undecided students. More work and due diligence, but definitely necessary.
We toured Penn State recently. They have a whole college for Undecided students. They seem to have advisors in this college that know how to guide a student through this process. We were told there were very few majors that could not be transferred into. Architecture comes to mind.