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All spot on takes.  I just wish I could convince HER of it, to get her to take some first steps.

My wife has scheduled a campus visit at A&M in a couple of weeks, and I've scheduled one for UT, but she's been to both campuses frequently in her life so I'm not sure either one will generate much excitement.  Maybe something a little smaller and more college-y, like Rice, would help.

I wish you guys the best of luck.  Daughters can be a little more challenging, as I’m sure you know.  

But, she’ll take that necessary step, and she’ll be on her way — home free.  But a scary first step, nonetheless.  

Youngest is set to graduate high school and go to community college, but I don't think he has any real intent to finish any kind of college. Oldest is set to graduate from Sam Houston, job markets seems promising.  

All spot on takes.  I just wish I could convince HER of it, to get her to take some first steps.

My wife has scheduled a campus visit at A&M in a couple of weeks, and I've scheduled one for UT, but she's been to both campuses frequently in her life so I'm not sure either one will generate much excitement.  Maybe something a little smaller and more college-y, like Rice, would help.

It just reminds of me of that country song I heard one time when I was living there, about the girl whose dad went to UT and the mom went to A&M, so she tried them both, and finally became a Texas State Bobcat.  

San Marcos ain't so bad.  But don't move there, and Thank You For Your Support.  

By the time I was a junior in high school I had my choices narrowed down to Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Theater Performance, and English Literature focusing on Creative Writing.

When I was a senior I decided I wanted to have the best shot at having a high-paying job out of college, and there was actually a glut of programmers on the market at the time, so EE it was.

I'd be delighted if my daughter could narrow it down to even the broad ideas I had early in high school, but she just doesn't know, and many of her friends do, which scares her.  No matter how much we tell her she doesn't have to make any concrete decisions and just areas of interest would be helpful, she just can't get past her fears.

I think one of those personality profile tests might be good, not so much an aptitude test but rather something that helps determine potential career interests based on what you like (or don't).

Yeah, when I was younger (maybe middle school) I won some award for a creative writing project I participated in and my dad asked me I'd given any though to being a writer. I scoffed, "Nah, I'd like to actually make money, Dad!"

And so then as an outlet for my writing, I became a freelance blogger in the mid-oughts, and now I write tech briefs and white papers. So in a WAY, I did kinda become a writer.

Good thing I also got the money 

What does your daughter both show aptitude in and enjoy in her high school curricula? 

Do you think the source of an undergraduate degree means much to potential employers?

Let's sort of categorize them as:

Ivy league types
Very very good but not quite IL in rep, like Duke
Very good, a top public program
Good, the usual state school
Directional, like say "USC" (JK)
Unheard of

I personally didn't find much correlation.

Do you think the source of an undergraduate degree means much to potential employers?

Not as much as it used to matter.

By the time I was a junior in high school I had my choices narrowed down to Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Theater Performance, and English Literature focusing on Creative Writing.

When I was a senior I decided I wanted to have the best shot at having a high-paying job out of college, and there was actually a glut of programmers on the market at the time, so EE it was.

I'd be delighted if my daughter could narrow it down to even the broad ideas I had early in high school, but she just doesn't know, and many of her friends do, which scares her.  No matter how much we tell her she doesn't have to make any concrete decisions and just areas of interest would be helpful, she just can't get past her fears.

I think one of those personality profile tests might be good, not so much an aptitude test but rather something that helps determine potential career interests based on what you like (or don't).

Wisconsin’s College of letters and sciences didn’t even let you declare for a major until you’ve been there three semesters. I always kind of like that outlook.

I remember there was a girl I went to high school with who kind of didn’t give a shit and was anything but a model student. Ever recall her pulling some sub-40s on sophomore, math tests and she definitely didn’t get into a lot of of the mildly competitive schools that most of the people in my high school went to.

she’s a doctor now. I think in some kind of high-end specialty. Married to a middle school classmate. Life comes together in weird ways.