Anonymous wrote:Towson. Information Systems.

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is a perfect candidate for engineering technology at UMES. Very hands on, very employable. Might consider agriculture too if that doesn't look good. Nobody wants to do it because it's unfashionable but jobs are plentiful.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. My son is attending UMES. He went to orientation today and spoke with people there in charge and they said that they do not have general studies or undecided majors and that he has to pick one. UMES is out in the middle of nowhere which I think will be helpful for him to stay focused on school, even though he may not like that idea right now. I asked him to look over the list of majors and to pick the top three that interest him and then I will report back on here with ideas. Look, I think my son will thrive in trade school but he wants to experience college and I get it. He may later decide to go into trade school and I will support that. I think community college may be a good idea as well but he is choosing not to do it. He is not a people person and can do well with a desk job and being told what to do. He can problem solve on his own. I don’t see him being the ceo of a company (not being a dream killer, I would never tell him this), but more of a person that grinds to help the ceo. I don’t know if that makes sense… I am just trying to give people more info that they asked for. I truly appreciate everyone being kind and helpful. I respect the honesty too.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. My son is attending UMES. He went to orientation today and spoke with people there in charge and they said that they do not have general studies or undecided majors and that he has to pick one. UMES is out in the middle of nowhere which I think will be helpful for him to stay focused on school, even though he may not like that idea right now. I asked him to look over the list of majors and to pick the top three that interest him and then I will report back on here with ideas. Look, I think my son will thrive in trade school but he wants to experience college and I get it. He may later decide to go into trade school and I will support that. I think community college may be a good idea as well but he is choosing not to do it. He is not a people person and can do well with a desk job and being told what to do. He can problem solve on his own. I don’t see him being the ceo of a company (not being a dream killer, I would never tell him this), but more of a person that grinds to help the ceo. I don’t know if that makes sense… I am just trying to give people more info that they asked for. I truly appreciate everyone being kind and helpful. I respect the honesty too.

So he is a freshman? UMES is a pretty heavy minority majority school. Is he AA?

Anonymous wrote:OP here. My son is attending UMES. He went to orientation today and spoke with people there in charge and they said that they do not have general studies or undecided majors and that he has to pick one. UMES is out in the middle of nowhere which I think will be helpful for him to stay focused on school, even though he may not like that idea right now. I asked him to look over the list of majors and to pick the top three that interest him and then I will report back on here with ideas. Look, I think my son will thrive in trade school but he wants to experience college and I get it. He may later decide to go into trade school and I will support that. I think community college may be a good idea as well but he is choosing not to do it. He is not a people person and can do well with a desk job and being told what to do. He can problem solve on his own. I don’t see him being the ceo of a company (not being a dream killer, I would never tell him this), but more of a person that grinds to help the ceo. I don’t know if that makes sense… I am just trying to give people more info that they asked for. I truly appreciate everyone being kind and helpful. I respect the honesty too.

Anonymous wrote:OP - you are a great parent and as others said, the school would be really helpful for us to look at programs. I picked a few majors for my son and then looked at them and decided. He sounds like yours and ended up choosing a trade.

Information Technology could be good. Also look into Supply Chain Management.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I am willing to give more information, I just do not know what to give. To answer the questions that I see so far, he enjoyed Astronomy and learning about space. He was interested in computer science but the Math part of it scared him off. He has handy with fixing things when it comes to computers. Is that what Information technology would be?

look at IT, Management Information Systems, and cyber security. None use much math.

Best advice so far. There are a variety of things to specialize in with IT. And if there is challenging math, tutors can help demystify it.

Cybsecurity is part of a CS degree, at least at UMD, and you need high level math in that degree program.

Even their Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering program requires Cal 1 to 3, and Linear Algebra. This program would actually be good for OP's DS as there is a hardware track, but it does require several advanced math classes.

https://academiccatalog.umd.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/engineering/electrical-and-computer/cyber-physical-systems-engineering-major/#requirementstext

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Anonymous wrote:Nursing. It will be in great demand! Particularly male nurses.

You really don't have to attend a top school for nursing. Just apply to any nursing school, attend any one that accepts him.

I'd recommend this too. I come from a family of nurses who love what they do.

Nursing school is brutal and you need to be good at math and pass organic chemistry

Orgo not needed and you don't have to be "good" at math. And it's not "brutal" but other than that, you are correct.

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Anonymous wrote:Nursing. It will be in great demand! Particularly male nurses.

You really don't have to attend a top school for nursing. Just apply to any nursing school, attend any one that accepts him.

I'd recommend this too. I come from a family of nurses who love what they do.

Not sure which nursing program you’re talking about.

Nursing school is brutal and you need to be good at math and pass organic chemistry

Orgo not needed and you don't have to be "good" at math. And it's not "brutal" but other than that, you are correct.