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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is a below average student. His SAT score was a 900. He was a B/C student all throughout school. His greatest weakness and where he struggled the most was with Math. He is going off to college. I am thrilled that he is going to college. We all thought about the military or college and he landed on college. However, we are having a difficult time figuring out a major. He knows that he wants to be successful (financially). He knows that he does not want to be a teacher. He knows he does not want to take a lot of classes in Math. Could anyone help point us in the right direction with careers/majors? We and he knows where he stands academically and what he is capable of. I fear that he will choose a degree in which he will not be successful in and it will be defeating for him. [/quote]

What does your DS enjoy? Is there a subject, hobby, or interest? Is your DS a decent writer? I think college really falls apart for students who struggle with writing, far more than it does with math...but writing is highly skills based. It can be taught-- my own DS18 is living proof.

There are a lot of things that your DS can do-- the criminal justice suggestion was great as was firefighter. Your DS sounds like a nice kid and the firefighters I've known were solid people.

Also, I get that you believe you know/ and he knows his capabilities- but I have seen some objectively average high school students blossom in college. I work at a small university with a lot of first generation college students or students coming from economically depressed backgrounds. We have a really nice tutoring center- the school is committed to helping students succeed. I recommend looking for a place with strong supports and a commitment to helping all of their students.  
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