STEM degree or Business related degree?

[ChiselCheeks]

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@sacchi

What non-academic interests does he have? What ECs has he participated in? How does he spend his free time?

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<p>Interests are pretty basic. HS sports, recreational sports, video gaming, girl friend, youtube, FB, buying low selling high on ebay for easy spending money. </p>

<p>ECs are nothing special. Local helping the poor type projects and tutoring a few hours here and there only because he needs to do it, not because he wants to do it.</p>

<p>He has an extreme type B personality. </p>

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@DesignDad

It’s good to have that dialog, but it seems like he’s made it pretty clear where his thoughts lie. Maybe you just don’t like the way the dialog is going. It’s his future, it needs to be about what he wants.

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<p>I am fine with business, that’s what I do so I know the potential. What I am trying to do is get him to commit at least to a general direction.</p>

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@DesignDad

Pick something you love and are good at. Don’t have any such thing? Go to a LAC or a university’s college of arts and sciences and take a broad variety of courses.

I agree, the problem he is good at everything from math to writing and even art.</p>

<p>Maybe I have the CC syndrome, I read posts by other kids just wishing beyond belief to get in a certain college that know exactly what major and job they want. My son is so laisser-faire, he would never dream of going to a college forum to get “chanced”. He is happy to send out his 10 apps to State Us, LAs, Tech focused colleges, and a few top 10 privates and see what happens.</p>