<p>Changing direction a bit here: </p>
<p>I’d be pretty encouraged that he has found a few courses each semester that really grab him. That’s wonderful! I’d spend time talking to him about what it was in those classes that captured his attention. Is it the learning environment? What does that say about the kind of work environment he’d like best? Is it the subject matter? What aspects of it appealed to him? Has he formed any connections to faculty? What kind of opportunities can they offer him if he is really interested in their field?</p>
<p>If he can identify what he loves, what motivates and excites him, what makes him happy in his work, then he can do the same thing in his professional life. Help him figure this out. And encourage him to work for a law firm after college before applying to law school to make sure it’s really what he wants to do. (I did and ended up applying for a job with one of the clients whose work turned out to be much more of a fit more me. So glad I didn’t waste 3 years in law school just because I didn’t know what else was out there.)</p>