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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which brings up yet another VT issue. Why do they think a 17 year old should be picking a major? How can anyone be sure when their classes have been English, Math, History, Science, and a few electives?[/quote]

They do have an undecided options -- University Studies as well as undecided or "explore" options within each college. I think the "explore" option is good even if you do have some idea of what you want to study, there is so much a 17 yr old does not know about what could be an option.  My DS plans to apply VT and is interested in math/statistics but I think starting in Exploring Technology or Explore Science might be good for him to be exposed to a variety of options in the first year.

https://vt.edu/tags.html/vt_edu:academics/keywords/undecided

I went to a college that also had most students apply to a major and we started major classes in freshman year.  I think it tended to make for a very focused student population.  You didn't really have anyone there who didn't know what they wanted to do after college.  But it definitely wasn't right for everyone. [/quote]

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