Agree, and I just sent you the “steps to ceps” link. My daughter has changed her mind 3 times now, and we finally told her she needs to pick one and roll with it. She was business, but mostly for practical purposes. She has since reverted to Pre-vet (her original dream, her grandfather was a DVM). We told her to go with pre-vet, but minor in business. Our reasoning was that it is easier to transfer into business (depending on the school and prereqs) then it is to go into science from business. So, give your dream a legitimate shot, but have a Plan B and Plan C in place if it doesn’t go your way.
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Also, if your son is serious, I would tell you that MATH 425 (Calc 1) and CHEM 403 (Gen Chem 1) are manageable courses. Take it seriously, work hard, show up to class, and you will at least get a B if you put in the work.
PHYS 407 when I was in engineering school was a nightmare (circa 1993). Just a nightmare, and proceed with caution, unless things have changed since I attended. I was able to grind out a B, but I still have nightmares about the course. Three tests, no final, 8 multiple choice questions with 7 different answer choices a) through g). If you get one wrong, you are down to a B. Two wrong, automatic C. UNH uses this (or used to use this) as a weed-out class. With work, definitely achievable, but it might be a bit much for a freshman that is unprepared or thinking that their AP Physics class in HS was adequate prep (newsflash: not so much).
Good luck. UNH is a great place in a fantastic location.
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Thank you! We love Portsmouth and Rye and spend a ton of time in the area. So it would be a very comfortable spot for him and us!
I am definitely concerned about those weed out courses, the adjustment to college is hard on its own, and school has never been a huge challenge for him, so the uptick in self motivated study time will definitely be a change.
I’m sure it will all work out, but I really appreciate your feedback!
Kid #1, knew the school she wanted and the major and hasn’t looked back, so this has been a murkier process for us. Hoping we aren’t sitting around debating the choices on 4/30, but I feel like it’s a distinct possibility 
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My son is in a little bit of a different boat. Got interested in computer science senior year after the application. So he was admitted into undecided liberal arts. But now wants CEPS.
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Based on the fact that they have a path laid out, seems like our kiddos aren’t the only ones with this issue. Plus, it’s kind of great to be able to try out some of these harder classes and really be able to see if the drive to get through the tough courses is there early on.
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Agree. He never actually applied to ceps. He applied undecided liberal arts and then decided he wanted computer science recently. So will see.
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Encourage him to consider the innovation scholars program freshman year in CEPS. He should get emails about it. It is an excellent, hands-on way to explore the opportunities in CEPS. It is open to CEPS undecided.
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That looks like a very cool program. Unfortunately, our son was admitted to the liberal arts undecided, so this isn’t an option. I am a big believer in things will work out the way that they are supposed to, so hopefully he will find the right path 
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Just curious what math your son is in senior year. Wondering if that is the issue too
He is an excellent math student who is motivationally challenged 
He is in CP pre-calc, and hasn’t always had consistent grades. The more I think of it, I think the CEPS pathway for a kid like this is brilliant. He’ll have to earn his way in if he really wants it. He is so capable, just a bit of a late bloomer when it comes to drive.
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We might have the same kid. 
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I think a lot of boys take a bit longer to “get it”. I’m slowly seeing things start to click. Hoping that trend continues and that he’s in a good environment to encourage his curiosity.
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We are attending admitted student’s day on March 31. Daughter is deciding between two schools. Is UNH a school we should (or even can) consider putting in housing deposit now before committing? My daughter would be in the honors college and interested in the honors dorm/floors (not even sure how that works at UNH)
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Hi, I do not think UNH has the wild housing deposit shenanigans that others have. As long as you meet the deadline you are good.
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Are others still waiting for a decision from UNH like my daughter? Applied EA but was deferred to RD.
Have all honors college invitations come out? D24 is OOS and I’m not sure how that works. Do they always come with admission decisions?
Honors decisions can come after the admissions decision. I believe they are trying to have all decisions out by April 1 that were submitted before February 1st. I do know that they are overwhelmed as applications are way up.
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Thank you for the quick reply! D24 will most likely commit but we are waiting for finaid package and honors would certainly help tip the scales too.
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Totally understand. Honors college acceptance was what tipped the scales for LSU for my daughter. She was all set to attend Indiana, and then the HC acceptance for LSU came in literally on her email on admitted students day at IU.
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