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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've seen this movie enough times to have quite a clear prescription. You might not like it. Sharp kids who aren't intellectual should study engineering if they want that and business if they don't. Especially if they're jocks. Your DC probably would hate a SLAC; he'd probably love IU-Kelley. And he'd have good job options afterwards. [/quote]
A kid can be "sharp" and still have zero interest in or aptitude for engineering, any form of engineering. And engineering is NOT a field to go into unless you actually want to be doing it -- no matter what "good job options" there are.

OP was very clear that her kid has no idea yet what he wants to study. Prescribing an engineering major for a kid who is burned out even before starting college, a kid who may or may not have STEM aptitude, is a recipe for a phenomenally stressed freshman who will hate academics at college too, not "rebuild his love for learning."

OP needs ideas about college environments and overall fit, not about specific majors, not yet….[/quote]
Did you even read the post to which you’re purporting to reply? It’s clearly suggesting business rather than engineering for this particular kid, and Kelley is a great rec. [/quote]

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