[quote=jstoesz]One other thought. If your son is more of a chemistry/medicine buff (not much of a physics lover or gear head) and really likes the idea of being employed…check out the Physician Assistant route.

My wife had a very enjoyable time at Cal Poly as a kinesiology major, and went on to Physician Assistance school (a 2 year program) at Loma Linda. She made crazy money out of starting and has found more job opportunities then any person should be allowed to have. It also is populated with women who demand a flexible schedule, so the 9-5 grind is definitely not a requirement. If I could do it over again, and could remember more than one thing at a time, I would have become a PA.[/quote]

My niece is a PA. Her undergradute major is Biology. One drawback of PA is you have to re-certify/re-take the board every 2 years (I think, I forgot the exact frequency). It’s not that bad, but for lazy person like me, I don’t want to study for the board every 2 years or so.