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[quote=Anonymous]Are you talking about a HS junior? At that age kids are really still figuring out who they are and what they like.  It sounds like lawyer is a much better fit for her than a medical career, and I'd take this as a sign that she's learning more about herself and her option.  If she's still thinking pre-law when she applies to college she'll want a school that has strong humanities and social sciences, and she'll want to work hard to get a high GPA.  Both of these are good ideas anyway.  However, she has 5.5 years to explore different classes, volunteer, work, do internships, join clubs, and learn a lot more about herself.  The chances that at the end of those 5.5 years she'll want the same career she talks about now are slight.  When I think about all the people I went to college who said they knew exactly what they wanted as freshman, and what they're doing now, only 2 match, an engineer and a newspaper editor.  Everyone else changed their mind and their major, and many have changed their mind many times, like my pre-med roommate who switched to economics, became a consultant, then a SAHM, and then went back to school for physical therapy and loves her new career.  [/quote]

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