SAlpas

East Coast Adjacent. And I'm positive she would next year.

Perhaps my wording was not as eloquent as it could have been. I'm not attempting to be her friend. I'm attempting to help my kid navigate her decisions for post high school education and I'm woefully uneducated in that which she is trying to determine. If she were interested in medical school, which is my field, then having a conversation with her about trending specialities, the future of surgical robotics etc. would not be considered pressuring her. It would be the same thing millions of parents across the country are doing to ready their children for college. However it isn't medical school, and I don't think I should be faulted for trying to at least be able to understand the terminology of some of her thoughts and concerns?

Yes, in the US. She plans, as it stands now, to complete basics for the first year at a local university before declaring anything other than a generic major.

That was my generic "sample question," not necessarily hers. As she discusses what interests her she will say things along the lines of, "depending on what (factor X) is relevant." I would like to simple be able to respond to her as she talks, unlike now where I feel like I can only say, "What do you think will be?"

It's very much like communicating in a foreign language with only a basic phrase book. I'd like to at least be able to speak pidgin.

I honestly had not thought to ask her to make something for me, but it's a fantastic idea.

What a wonderful idea. Thank you.