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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My freshman dd is constantly unsure what she wants to do. She has many interests but none are really passions. She initially liked environmental sciences and languages but there are few jobs and that scares her. She is going to switch her major from international relations to finance because[b] she thinks prospects are better after meeting with her adviser, [/b]but she could really go any way with some encouragement on our part, and it's encouragement she wishes she had as she always is asking what we think. Both dh and I are very reluctant to intervene much because we feel it's her decision. How did you handle this if your child was directionless at that age? I am just scared she will not find her way.[/quote]

Since you can't help much, encourage her meet with her Advisor and use the University resources. A lot of kids change majors by their second year.

My kid started with Finance (because that's what everyone was doing) but found it too heavy on math/accounting so he switching to International Affairs or Economics... still deciding.

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She met with the advisor who recommended accounting rather than finance and said employment prospects are extremely high with accounting, more so than finance. The schedule is going to be intense and include all summer bc she is now behind on requirements even as a freshman now! I am honestly pretty scared for her. It's not something she's remotely passionate about and he also said it is VERY challenging and many fail exams (and end up doing finance instead...) [/quote]

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