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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]why oh why are we worried about this NOW? Let him go to a college where he can study liberal arts, choose what he likes, utilize the career services office to find internships and go from there? Most kids change their major once they get to college, several times. Just don't allow him to apply narrowly to schools that only offer a strong program in what he thinks he wants at age 16.

BTW my daughter is an anthropology major. It is a VERY broad major, including everything from archeology to linguistics to cultural and medical anthropology.   Its a great liberal arts major with alot of emphasis on writing and analysis, arguing various perspectives. She is possibly pre-law but also very interested in nonprofit development work due to her internship. Nothing wrong with this major.[/quote]

Op here. Not worried yet but starting our school list and want to have a general idea of interests because not every school has every major and some seem to be cutting back on non- stem offerings. Like you, I am thinking anthropology might be more versatile than history as it is very broad as you mention above.  I personally did not choose a major until junior year of college so I am not expecting a 16 yr old to know at this point.

May I ask where your daughter attends school and is she happy with the program?[/quote]

She attends UVA and is a great department, she loves it. Was originally pre med and happened upon an anthropology class first year and has found her passion and academic strength.  [/quote]
  
DP. I had a lot of anthropology major friends at UVA and almost every one of them went on to be a lawyer. [/quote]. Yes and she is potentially prelaw, interested in bioethics. It's a popular pre-med and pre- law major, again, its very broad like most liberal arts majors, and if the OPs son majors in it, at least it's not so specific that he limits himself in career options. That's my point.[/quote]

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