<p>I just read emeraldkitys post right after I made the last one. That makes sense, why we are confused. Though it would be good if the OP can clear it up for us. We just want to help. Trust me, we have all made posts we wish we wouldn’t have, or haven’t been clear, or even said absolutely ridiculous things we hope nobody ever reads. Just let us know the real deal, and we can give you the best advice we have.</p>
<p>Poor OP…a son AND a daughter that want to transfer for entirely different reasons;)</p>
<p>Correct, DS and DD are at different schools and both face different issues. These children insisted on choosing small schools (albeit for different reasons) and now both are discovering the major drawbacks. I really wish they had spent more time exploring the large universities, but both were dismissive at the time. Remember, they chose these schools a year ago, and what was a good fit then may no longer be appropriate now. A year can add a lot of maturity! </p>
<p>This morning DS called and asked if he should consider changing his major, just to stay at his present school (!!!). He enjoys the student body and he says he is learning a lot from his peers, and some of his friends have told him that unless it’s engineering or a specific science or professional degree (like accounting), degree majors don’t usually count, as most graduates end up doing something entirely different than their intended majors. He has a couple of friends who are seniors and they said that grad schools don’t care much about specific coursework (in the liberal arts) as long as the student does well on the GRE and has good letters of recommendation. </p>
<p>Methinks inertia is setting in. When DS is logical, he says he can’t foresee himself at this school in two years, he will have outgrown it (which is why I say, leave now). Yet when he is feeling apprehensive of change he shrugs and says he will settle for a major that’s “just okay, not my first or second choice, but I can deal with it–though I really don’t have a passion for it.” </p>
<p>And yes, my DC have posted here, as they don’t necessarily want to open their own accounts, they really don’t have that much need…</p>
<p>OP , please tell your DS or who ever is using the CC log in, that they need to identify themselves, as the student, or mom, as getting posts from different people is confusing to those reading these various pleas for help or guidance.</p>
<p>As another poster parent so succinctly stated:</p>
<p>“As others have said, it is frustrating when kids come to the parents’ forum and pull this nonsense. They would get good advice if they would just be HONEST.”</p>
<p>some of his friends have told him that unless it’s engineering or a specific science or professional degree (like accounting), degree majors don’t usually count, as most graduates end up doing something entirely different than their intended majors.</p>
<p>Good advice- especially at an LAC, a BA is often a broad based liberal arts education, which is good preparation for graduate school.</p>
<p>My oldest is finishing up grad school in a field that her undergraduate college didn’t even have.</p>
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<p>Oh stop it already! Almost all your prior posts were as ‘the daughter’. You know, you might be blowing it in college and not feeling connected to it because you are wasting too much time trying to con adults on the internet.</p>