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[quote=Anonymous]"Let"??  I wouldn't force them into a major they had little interest in.

I have a graduate degree in STEM (female).  My husband was an Econ/German double major.  My sons excel in all areas: science, art (both excellent artists), math, history and English. They don't really have a 'best'.  When I ask them what subject they like best in school, without hesitation, they both say 'history'.  They are 14 and 16 and I have no idea if that will still be the case, but my oldest was the only Sophomore at his private to get a 5 on the AP Euro history exam.

The thing with liberal arts is that if that is what they want to pursue then they have to go to a top 10, minimum top 20, university.   It's not that way with STEM.  Science degrees, CS degrees are very marketable and there is less need to have to be at the most highly rated universities, but if you are coming out with an English or History or International Relations degree, etc., you need to obtain it from the top universities/programs.

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