<p>“You have no business trying to find your son’s major for him- that is his job (nice to be helpful but remember to back off and let him have the fun of being the expert).” - Sure, the mom can’t pick the major. But there a lots of high school students that really don’t how to go about exploring their options. </p>
<p>It’s appropriate for the mom to want to help out here, since an initial choice does help tailor the list for initial college lists. Those visits may help a lot for refining interests. </p>
<p>If a student seems certain to go down the STEM path, than a techie school with many STEM majors like RPI could work well. The classes Freshman year would be similar regardless of major. If a student is less sure of STEM, then a large univeristy with many majors might be a better choice.</p>