College alternatives for girls

[Anonymous]

Some sort of IT certificate.

[Anonymous]

What is her unweighted GPA? She doesn't need Honors or AP classes to go to a 4 year college. If she can graduate from high school, she can go to a 4 year college somewhere. Life is always better with a college degree, imo, unless it's a true financial hardship.

[Anonymous]

Some sort of IT certificate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You think nurses don't make enough? Check again. But seriously, make this her problem. Tell her she either goes to school full time or works full time. If she works, she pays you rent. She needs to figure this out herself.

Nurses make enough, but that requires a degree, PP said Nurse’s Aid, that pays very little and it’s in the health field which she doesn’t care for.

Nursing, including being an RN, does not require a degree. There are college classes/certificate programs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is her unweighted GPA? She doesn't need Honors or AP classes to go to a 4 year college. If she can graduate from high school, she can go to a 4 year college somewhere. Life is always better with a college degree, imo, unless it's a true financial hardship.

Agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about the world of food? Patisserie, chef, etc
or wine - she could get a job in a winery
police
dental nurse
medical assistant

the list is pretty endless

Not interested in health field and too girly to be a cop

I hate how you keep saying a girly girl but no real details

You keep telling us what she doesn’t like, but you haven’t told us what she likes. Maybe she should see her counselor and take a career interest test.

[Anonymous]

If you teach her to invest her savings at a young age, she might become wealthy beyond anything her salary could predict.

And if by now she hasn't learned the value of hard work, or has special needs you haven't diagnosed and supported... you can't demand a high salary for her. Might as well go all 1950s and hint she should find a rich husband...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about the world of food? Patisserie, chef, etc
or wine - she could get a job in a winery
police
dental nurse
medical assistant

the list is pretty endless

Not interested in health field and too girly to be a cop

I hate how you keep saying a girly girl but no real details

You keep telling us what she doesn’t like, but you haven’t told us what she likes. Maybe she should see her counselor and take a career interest test.

If she's super girly, could she teach dance? I feel like now you'll tell us no, she doesn't like to sweat. Or wear leotards or something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You think nurses don't make enough? Check again. But seriously, make this her problem. Tell her she either goes to school full time or works full time. If she works, she pays you rent. She needs to figure this out herself.

Most decent nursing programs (associated with good schools vs for profit programs) are pretty competitive nowadays. Nurses aides is different profession and doesn’t require much education. They also get paid crap. Oh and nurses (save a few areas) don’t get paid great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You think nurses don't make enough? Check again. But seriously, make this her problem. Tell her she either goes to school full time or works full time. If she works, she pays you rent. She needs to figure this out herself.

Nurses make enough, but that requires a degree, PP said Nurse’s Aid, that pays very little and it’s in the health field which she doesn’t care for.

Nursing, including being an RN, does not require a degree. There are college classes/certificate programs.

Incorrect. Being an RN requires an associate or a bachelor’s of nursing. In order to get your RN license you need to sit for an exam after you complete your education. If you pass, you become a RN. Most hospitals are now requiring a BSN. You guys are confusing CNAs/nurse’ aides/techs with actual nurses.

[Anonymous]

There are an awful lot of good career opportunities between getting a bachelor's degree and just winging it by getting a job in retail or day care.

OP, I would suggest that your daughter consider community college and some of the workforce development programs that they have. For example, Montgomery College has a variety of programs in business, information technology, health career fields, education, public safety, etc.
https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/workforce-development-continuing-education/index.html

[Anonymous]

https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/highest-paying-jobs-without-a-degree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/highest-paying-jobs-without-a-degree

Flight attendant, hearing aid specialist?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

If you teach her to invest her savings at a young age, she might become wealthy beyond anything her salary could predict.

And if by now she hasn't learned the value of hard work, or has special needs you haven't diagnosed and supported... you can't demand a high salary for her. Might as well go all 1950s and hint she should find a rich husband...

That should never be an option! What if the rich husband beats her or divorces her with three kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You think nurses don't make enough? Check again. But seriously, make this her problem. Tell her she either goes to school full time or works full time. If she works, she pays you rent. She needs to figure this out herself.

Nurses make enough, but that requires a degree, PP said Nurse’s Aid, that pays very little and it’s in the health field which she doesn’t care for.

Nursing, including being an RN, does not require a degree. There are college classes/certificate programs.

Incorrect. Being an RN requires an associate or a bachelor’s of nursing. In order to get your RN license you need to sit for an exam after you complete your education. If you pass, you become a RN. Most hospitals are now requiring a BSN. You guys are confusing CNAs/nurse’ aides/techs with actual nurses.

Oh and in order to be accepted into a nursing program, you need to have good grades in various pre-recs (bio, microbiology, chemistry, A&P I and II, psych, and whatever else the school requires). By the way I don’t think any of those things are that hard, but it’s a wee bit more than a certificate