I haven't asked DS yet--generally I'd collect data and present the pros & cons. His friends are definitely not doing it, but that doesn't seem to bother DS to do something his friends aren't doing. I think at this stage I'll need to spoon feed DS the college search stuff to hopefully get him started thinking about what he likes/doesn't like. I agree with you, acs, that kids should make the decisions.
I'd like to take a little trip and see some campuses with DS, but all the guides say not to do it when school is out of session. That's the best time for us. Hmmm.