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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's why my kids eliminated most of the schools with non-direct business major.

No need for an additional layer of risk and stress.

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+1000

There are plenty of excellent schools where everything except nursing is non-direct admit.  And it's easy to get into majors/switch.  You simply need to take the entry level courses and get a C or better.  There are many where you can even switch into engineering/CS, you just need to take Calc 1 and 2 and get C or better or take CS101 and Data structures and earn a C or better.

Easy to remove the layer of risk and more importantly STRESS.  Why would you want your kid attending a school where they might not get to major in what they want?   Why would you settle on a major?

In reality, nursing is typically direct admit because they are strict 4 year programs, where if you don't start fall freshman year you won't finish, and also, they have limited lab space/clinicals/space in courses.  But otherwise, there is no need for that.  My own kid switched into business (from health sciences) after freshman year and they graduated on time in 4 years.  Only had to take 3 courses over the summers (chose that vs overloading, which was also a possibility)[/quote]

thanks, but I'm confused by your post. You said +1000 to the PP but then said how easy it is to switch at many of these schools. I totally agree direct admit is so much better BUT at the same time, the kid also has to love the school, vibe, location, etc. Business isn't that unique or specialized...[/quote]

The issue with direct admit is what if your kid wants to change majors?  It's very likely that anything they want to "change TO" will also then be difficult to get into.  That is why I'm a proponent of attending a school where you can easily switch between majors where the only "gateway" is getting C or better in the introductory classes required for the major.

For example: where do many engineers end up when they decide engineer major is not for them?  Business is the "drop down major of choice". Well how do you do that if business is a direct admit program and challenging to get into otherwise?   
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