what did your sensitive, shy kid major in?

[Anonymous]

And what did they end up doing for a career? She is a great writer, very empathetic, drawn to the helping professions, loves politics and current events, not great at math, fine with science but not a science major type. I'm thinking of something like speech pathology.

[Anonymous]

puppeteering

[Anonymous]

OMG you are trying to pick your daughter’s major? Helicopter much?

[Anonymous]

Helping professions = low pay unless nursing and bad conditions all round.

[Anonymous]

Speech pathology requires a lot of confidence in talking with patients, parents, other practitioners. Speech pathologists are constantly meeting new people and need to be comfortable right away.

[Anonymous]

How old is your kid?

If she isn’t sure. Have her apply undecided and work with the career center on campus to find a major and career that suit her. This needs to be entirely something that she owns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG you are trying to pick your daughter’s major? Helicopter much?

I dunno, I grew up when there was no such thing as helicopter parents, my parents wouldn't have known what to suggest and I had no clue, and just might be DD is not sure what possibilities make sense to her.

Psychology is an idea.
What do high schools provide these days for career exploration? or college counseling/career offices if she is in college and not sure what she wants to do? Shy, sensitive people often do very well one on one.

[Anonymous]

Isn't Speech Path a masters? And a pp mentioned Psych. Not much you can do with an undergraduate degree in psych. How old is your DD? Perhaps she can shadow or volunteer with different professionals this summer.

[Anonymous]

BA in Psychology

MSW with a specialty in Mental Health

Licensed clinical social worker/psychotherapist and yoga instructor.

[Anonymous]

He double majored in Chemistry and Music, and minored in Spanish. He went to med school and is a doctor.

But he was also astute enough to realize shyness doesn't serve you well as an adult and pushed himself to be more outgoing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And what did they end up doing for a career? She is a great writer, very empathetic, drawn to the helping professions, loves politics and current events, not great at math, fine with science but not a science major type. I'm thinking of something like speech pathology.

Could she handle an accounting major? Maybe accounting plus something people or medically oriented, with a career in elder care administration in mind? Elder care administration might not pay well, but it will be necessary.

[Anonymous]

Psychology/Biology double major

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Speech pathology requires a lot of confidence in talking with patients, parents, other practitioners. Speech pathologists are constantly meeting new people and need to be comfortable right away.

I've met a lot of SLP majors who were outgoing and bubble by also know one who was quite shy but is doing great in that career, working with kids. Speech pathologists also work with the elderly with not just speech but also swallowing disorders--very important work that saves lives.

[Anonymous]

If she is a great writer - there are a lot of careers in tech fields. We need writers to explain the products, storyboards, manuals, etc even medical manuals. So use her strengths. Don’t push her into accounting.