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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does he need to declare a major now? Ideally he would take a range of classes freshman year, both to fulfill distribution requirements and be exposed to new areas that might spark his interest.[/quote]

+1. This. Spend year 1 taking a range of courses in areas of interest and see what clicks.

Plus, you’ve told us what he isn’t good in. You haven’t told us what his strengths are. And the strengths piece is the most important.  Also, what are his life goals besides “rich”.  Yes, every kid in college should have a plan to become self supporting. And yes, wanting to earn a lot of money isn’t unusual. But, there are many paths to get there. And for some, your kids ability to hustle and his  personality will determine income. For example sales.  Get a communications major and the right job, and he’ll earn a decent living. But he needs a certain personality and natural ability to do so.

Plus, what majors does his college offers. For example, I know a kid who is a self starter and doing well for themselves with a hospitality major out of a VA school. My kid is at WM and even if she wanted that major, it isn’t an option.

I does sound like your kid would be better with a hands on hospitality, communications, etc major over a liberal arts (English, History, etc) major with a goal of grad school, law school etc.  Besides that, more info needed.

PS— going to college doesn’t mean he can’t be in the military. Maybe he’s a natural leader and would make a great officer.  [/quote]

So much is about work ethic and attitude.  Ironically, my partners last two heads of sales (at companies with 1500+ people, have NOT had their college degrees.  Both started, and never finished.  Both highly successful people who make $600K+/year. One has been with them thru sale of Two companies---so is worth $15M+ from just those.  Have known the one for 20+ years and literally had not clue they didnt' complete college degree.  And it doesn't matter.

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It doesn't matter, because they started 20 years ago. This is the era of hyper credentialization, and you need the degree for success in these type of careers.[/quote]

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