small, quirky schools?

MrMom62
Fri, 04 Jul 2014 18:05:11 +0000

Does it strike anyone else as odd the OP is looking for a business program - the most mainstream, straightlaced possible major, combined with a “small, quirky school” That’s an oxymoron if I ever heard one.

Other oddities: 3.2 GPA, 5 APs, but a 2110 SAT, including a M of 670, yet claims weak math/science skills. There are kids who want to major in engineering who don’t have a 670.

This strikes me as a kid who is highly intelligent, yet bored and doesn’t really try at anything he’s not interested in. But a business degree? That won’t light a fire under this kid and I see mediocre performance in his future as he’ll be bored with most of that as well.

What is his passion? What does he really care about? If he could do anything, what would it be? Writing? History? Advertising? Law? If you can get him to open up and tell you what it is he really wants, rather than what he thinks the answers should be, you might get him to someplace great. Otherwise, I see a repeat of HS when something much more exciting is possible.