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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I have a son who is a freshman in college who is exactly as you describe. Sort of wandering towards business, but I suspect that is the default for many boys who know they don't want/ can't hack STEM majors and want to keep their options open.

Encourage your son to go to a college where they don't have to declare a major until beginning of junior year. That has been a big help to my son. Core curriculum classes are wide and varied and allowing him to discover things he didn't know existed as coursework. He is loving a philosophy class, for example, and is looking forward next semester to more logic of courses.[/quote]

Exactly!  Or pick a university where it is EASY to switch between majors.  You are 100% correct that many (both boys and girls) who cannot handle STEM majors end up in business/finance.  It's really logical---if they were STEM to begin with they are not likely going to want to do a Humanities major and business is a great major that gives you a variety of career paths.  And yes, it is easier than engineering.  
My own kid switched from a health sciences major into business/finance---it's the logical path when you want a major that will make you easily employable upon graduation and really are not a Humanities/social sciences type of person.  Ironically, graduated and now in a job that is more STEM based than pure business based and loving it.  [/quote]

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