This is my first real post here on CC, so please go easy!
Husband and I are both professionals (nurse practitioner/engineer) and have a 16 y/o daughter who is a great kid, not mixed up in all the normal high school drama and hype and really loves school. She is #15 out of 700 and decided on her own this past year to start the IB diploma program offered at her school because it just suits her style of learning and what she wants to get out of school. She got a 180 on her PSAT going in completely cold and is currently in a test prep program.
For ECs, she is passionate about photography and is in preparations to get her tax ID, etc. to open her own business (she has been paid for numerous photo shoots already). She has been told by several pro photographers that she has a great eye, great potential. She taught herself how to shoot on manual mode when she was 14 and just took off with it. She did a 2 week intensive photo camp this year and her comments on her portofolio by her instructors were very encouraging. For other activities, was in varsity orchestra up until this year but is quitting for her jr year (I know, I know!...but there was a huge issue in the orchestra department this year, all three instructors are gone, long long story, she wants to explore other ECs) and is in German club (qualified for state competition this year) and photography club.
We have saved for college and will be able to do about $20-30K a year which puts her in solid for most in-state options, some out of state options and definitely not going for the Ivy league schools since we are not fans of a huge debt load and our financials will not qualify her in any way for need based scholarships. She is a solid student, but I am not sure if she will be able to pull off NM scores and get a huge merit scholarship.
On any given day she is all over the place as far as considered majors: commercial photography; German studies/education (would maybe like to teach?); health sciences (occupational therapy, is interested in epidemiology as well).
We would love for her to have a narrowed down list of schools so we can start some visits this spring, Any ideas, thoughts on how to encourage/guide a kid who is all over the map for possible majors, wants to go out of state (looking at schools in NC, Virginia, etc.) ??
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