What major/career direction to steer my DD in?

[Anonymous]

She's got great test scores.

She has high grades, mostly As and a B or two, but mostly because she works hard and studies and not because of a particular talent in a subject area.

She likes working with young kids. She babysits and volunteers with infants and toddlers.

She's creative.

She likes to problem solve and is good with a routine.


Her guidance counselor is no help- just told her to take a general studies degree.

We don't have a ton of money, she will have to take out some loans, so it would be good if she could graduate with a career and not have to go to grad school right away to make money.

[Anonymous]

Masters in Education - can be done in 5yrs which includes the Bachelor Degree. Start at community college if $ is an issue.

[Anonymous]

Degree in accounting would only take four years, she could start at community college, and she'd earn good money.

[Anonymous]

Why are you steering her anywhere. Let her pick a good school with lots of choices and encourage her to try new things.

[Anonymous]

OP, she sounds like she'll be able to figure it out. Not every career requires a masters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Degree in accounting would only take four years, she could start at community college, and she'd earn good money.

She likes to work with children and you suggest accounting? Yes, she will get a job and be paid well, but why would you suggest this? I write this as someone with 15 years at a big 4.

Op, what about one of the therapy areas? Speech, physical, occupational, etc? She could specialize in pediatrics. She could work in a school, hospital, private practice or do her own consulting.

[Anonymous]

There are no good jobs working with children. Discourage that nonsense.

[Anonymous]

I agree, don't steer her towards anything. Give her the tools to make an informed decision, ideally something that would be somewhat forgiving or offer a good foundation should she change her mind. I know it's not your intention, but pressure from parents should not determine her caeer path - it has to come from her, otherwise it's likely to backfire. Help with her choice and offer information, sure, but try not to show a marked preference for anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She's got great test scores.

She has high grades, mostly As and a B or two, but mostly because she works hard and studies and not because of a particular talent in a subject area.

She likes working with young kids. She babysits and volunteers with infants and toddlers.

She's creative.

She likes to problem solve and is good with a routine.


Her guidance counselor is no help- just told her to take a general studies degree.

We don't have a ton of money, she will have to take out some loans, so it would be good if she could graduate with a career and not have to go to grad school right away to make money.

Pediatric nursing

Pay is decent with a bachelors. Pay is terrific if you obtain graduate level education. If she wants to have kids and SAHM for a bit, the field is very flexible with that and it won't harm her at all. Travel opportunities are terrific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She's got great test scores.

She has high grades, mostly As and a B or two, but mostly because she works hard and studies and not because of a particular talent in a subject area.

She likes working with young kids. She babysits and volunteers with infants and toddlers.

She's creative.

She likes to problem solve and is good with a routine.


Her guidance counselor is no help- just told her to take a general studies degree.

We don't have a ton of money, she will have to take out some loans, so it would be good if she could graduate with a career and not have to go to grad school right away to make money.

Pediatric nursing

Pay is decent with a bachelors. Pay is terrific if you obtain graduate level education. If she wants to have kids and SAHM for a bit, the field is very flexible with that and it won't harm her at all. Travel opportunities are terrific.

Uh hallo. Its not 1950. She can be a pediatric doctor if she wants to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She's got great test scores.

She has high grades, mostly As and a B or two, but mostly because she works hard and studies and not because of a particular talent in a subject area.

She likes working with young kids. She babysits and volunteers with infants and toddlers.

She's creative.

She likes to problem solve and is good with a routine.


Her guidance counselor is no help- just told her to take a general studies degree.

We don't have a ton of money, she will have to take out some loans, so it would be good if she could graduate with a career and not have to go to grad school right away to make money.

Pediatric nursing

Pay is decent with a bachelors. Pay is terrific if you obtain graduate level education. If she wants to have kids and SAHM for a bit, the field is very flexible with that and it won't harm her at all. Travel opportunities are terrific.

Uh hallo. Its not 1950. She can be a pediatric doctor if she wants to.

Nursing is a different career from doctor. Not a lessor one, a different one. It's not an insult to suggest nursing as a career option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Degree in accounting would only take four years, she could start at community college, and she'd earn good money.

She likes to work with children and you suggest accounting? Yes, she will get a job and be paid well, but why would you suggest this? I write this as someone with 15 years at a big 4.

Op, what about one of the therapy areas? Speech, physical, occupational, etc? She could specialize in pediatrics. She could work in a school, hospital, private practice or do her own consulting.

I suggested it because working with children is not going to be lucrative. A degree in accounting can be done in four years and would earn her a good salary, unlike being a teacher. She can babysit her way through college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Degree in accounting would only take four years, she could start at community college, and she'd earn good money.

She likes to work with children and you suggest accounting? Yes, she will get a job and be paid well, but why would you suggest this? I write this as someone with 15 years at a big 4.

Op, what about one of the therapy areas? Speech, physical, occupational, etc? She could specialize in pediatrics. She could work in a school, hospital, private practice or do her own consulting.

I suggested it because working with children is not going to be lucrative. A degree in accounting can be done in four years and would earn her a good salary, unlike being a teacher. She can babysit her way through college.

Most states now require 150 hours of education for your CPA, which means a masters degree. And, OP didn't say lucrative, s/he said a career presumably that she'd enjoy based on her demonstrated interests (children).

[Anonymous]

Mathematics or computer science. If she decides to continue into graduate school, a lot of STEM fields will take someone with this background, and her graduate education will be paid for through research and teaching assistantships.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Perhaps steer was the wrong word to use, just give her some ideas and direction for somethings to look into.

As I mentioned, we don't have a lot of money and she'll have to take out loans so I'd like for her to be able to pay things off quickly upon graduation .

She's also a bit shy and introverted so I don't know if teaching would be a good match.