<p>I am thinking a lot about my now hs freshman daughter who doesn’t seem interested in anything much in terms of academics
She is an ok student , but she seems particularly interested in cosmotology type things…pretty good at it too.
I try very hard not to compare her to her sisters who have much different interests and goals…I don’t want to send her to college when the time comes to pursue a useless, expensive degree in something she has no interest in</p>
<p>OP here…When I said “college” in my OP, I meant ANY college (small, large, medium, etc). I did not mean to restrict my question to smaller schools (although truthfully those would be the most likely to have less variety in terms of majors).</p>
<p>No, never.</p>
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<p>What was the major in question, and why was it not considered when making the application list in the first place (or did she decide that she wants to do that major after the application deadlines)?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t force my kids to got to ANY school, having their major or not. It’s their college career, not mine. They know what we will pay to help them with the finances, after that it is up to them if they pick a school outside of that financial assistance and need to come up with scholarships or loans to pay the difference.</p>
<p>Most schools do allow students to create their own major so if the specific major isn’t offered, often a student can still get a major in that area by doing independent studies, taking classes across other disciplines, etc. Now, obviously, if a school doesn’t have any physics classes at all, they can’t major in physics :D. One school we looked at was dropping their physics major, formally. The are still offering all of the physics classes and kids can major in physics as an independent major but they are just doing away with that layer of administration.</p>
<p>Our son is looking at a somewhat “exotic” major. As a major itself, it is offered at only a few dozen schools around the country, however, his #1 choice does not have it as a “major” but he can combine the classes he needs to get the coursework done that he needs very easily.</p>
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<p>Hmmm, if they are dropping the major, that may mean that there is lack of interest among the students, which may mean that some of the upper division physics courses that normally only physics majors take are likely to be cut in the near future due to lack of interest. They might already be offering some of the courses only once every two years.</p>