<p>“He has a father that really cares about his education, and wants him to succeed.”</p>
<p>Wow! What made you say that? I’m his mom! His dad is also an MD, and got a lower math score than ALL of us (we have a daughter who got a 2000+), but he was a MUCH better student. </p>
<p>BTW, we are from New York too!</p>
<p>We are not poor, but most kids around here that go to college, go to community college, and he attends a tiny Christian school with a graduating class of 87. </p>
<p>Also, he hasn’t said he wants to be a physics major. He just want’s to play soccer, and engineering is his back up plan! He has matured a lot in the last 12 months though, and while he hasn’t really started looking for schools based major, I am trying to figure out if I engineering is realistic for him. He took “conceptual physics” last year, really seemed to enjoy it, and got A’s, which is really rare for him. A’s are rare for him, but until last semester ( when he got a 4.0!), all his A’s where in science. I think the subject tests will tell more of the story. I think he could do engineering eventually, but I want him to be able to take some time with it. Maybe in grad school. But it’s starting to sound like Physics is harder than engineering!</p>