Anonymous wrote: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.

Money shouldn't play a part in choosing what to do with the rest of your life. If she needs money for school, there is always military scholarships (I did Navy for med school but I suggest AF, better life after graduation)

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Anonymous wrote:How about Pediatric Occupational Therapy or Speech Therapy. My son's in OT and it seems like a great career if you like working with kids. Growing too.

+1 from mom of kid in ST and OT. This is absolutely a growing field with not enough people in it.

I'm another mom of a kid in OT and agree it looks like a great field - but OP said she wanted a career her daughter could enter without a graduate degree and ST and OT both require master's degrees.

OP - I'd encourage your daughter to look into nursing, particularly travel nursing. Companies hire nurses to take 3-6 month jobs all over the country. If she likes beaches, she could go to Florida or Southern California for the winter, and come "home" for the summer, all while working.

No matter what she majors in, though, I'd encourage her to take at least one entry-level computer science course and one basic accounting course or business course. Having a basic understanding of both - even if she never uses them directly - will allow her to take the "other duties as assigned" tasks at whatever job she does end up in that may lead to better assignments later.

Speech pathology for children?

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Anonymous wrote:I am not sure what is worse.

1. That some coddling parent wants to steer their kid into a certain direction

2. That she asked an anonymous forum for advice on it

3. That there are 4 pages of responses and some people are arguing with each other over what this kid should do.


This poor girl - she should do whatever the f*ck she wants. It is her life OP and commenters - not yours to "steer"

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The only place you should steer her is to the school guidance or career counsellor. Get her to do some skills, personality, and aptitude testing. Buy her the book "What Color is Your Parachute?". Steer her towards careers that she will find fulfilling and that interest her.

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure what is worse.

1. That some coddling parent wants to steer their kid into a certain direction

2. That she asked an anonymous forum for advice on it

3. That there are 4 pages of responses and some people are arguing with each other over what this kid should do.


This poor girl - she should do whatever the f*ck she wants. It is her life OP and commenters - not yours to "steer"

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