<p>SBJ- believe it or not, plenty of people major in something which by the end is NOT what they would have chosen, and graduate on time. Just to be done with it- either because the money has run dry, or because they want to get on with their lives. I think of you tell your son that it’s OK to be undecided but he’s got 8 semesters of college until he needs to show up with a bachelor’s degree, he’ll be fine. It’s the expectation that he’s going to be able to map out his entire career AND his academic program AND fit it in to four years that’s the stressful part. Just getting in and out of college on time- for most kids, not so stressful.</p>
<p>He can major in English and end up working in the game design industry. He can major in engineering and end up being Director of Social Media for a political consulting firm. He can major in industrial design and end up teaching HS.</p>
<p>I think you are putting a lot of pressure on him to have figured it all out- from the vantage point of a home-schooler no less- by senior year of HS, his medical issues notwithstanding.</p>
<p>Close to home, affordable, wide range of both academic and vocational majors for him to choose from. That would be my strategy.</p>