<p>You could be writing about one of my sons, who is now a college sophomore.</p>
<p>He applied to some universities as an engineering major (your college A), and some as an undecided major (your college B). He wasn’t sure which direction he wanted to pursue at the time he was applying.</p>
<p>He was accepted to Vanderbilt and U-MD in engineering, and a number of other universities as an undecided major. He chose to attend UNC Chapel Hill as an undecided major and is very happy. He is pre-med, and has taken every minute of the past three semesters in deciding his major. UNC is exactly where he should be. He was not absolutely sure what he wanted to major in at the time he was applying. He has been able to take a wide variety of core classes in the liberal arts, spent a minimester in South Africa last summer, and is working on applying for a grant to work with a UNC Med School lab in a different African country this coming summer. He would be miserable in a tightly controlled engineering program.</p>
<p>Some kids know exactly what direction they want to take in life when they are applying to colleges. Most do not.</p>