<p>I asked my son if he felt I was pressuring him and he said no, not really. He told me straight out if I do, he just ignors it and figures it’s my problem not his. He says he feels he needs to choose a major at the colleges that require him to go in with a major even if he changes. Otherwise, he feels no compulsion to declare any major. He shifts with the wind; he realizes this. Still, it’s good to identify schools that have the options he wants. And yeah, the top schools-Yale, Stanford, Princeton, etc. all look <strong>terrific</strong> as far as exploration and cost for him…uh, it’s just that they’re impossible to get into. :-)</p>
<p>And yes, ucb, as usual, pegs it. It’s the long term costs that are what we need to try and get a handle on early. He was already asking if we could afford the three safeties that he’s been admitted to. I got to explain the whole financial aid application process to him, explaining that we really won’t know where he stands until April. </p>