Choosing a major is only one of many variables to juggle.
Cost is an ever-present and often ultimately deciding factor.
He's got to really keep his grades up now that he's looking for a scholarship. As a National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist, Sean has final college selection on hold until late January or early February, when he finds out if he's a finalist. College football beckons Cumberland Valley High School senior Jon Long is on hold for another reason - football scholarship offers. Division II schools begin recruiting this month, sending scouts to the high school, so Jon is holding out in hopes of hearing from them. That's hard when many classmates have already chosen and applied to colleges.