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Okay - our D1 now has two acceptances radically different and both equally appealing to her - Yale and Caltech. She loves science, does well in math but doesn't live for math, is a truly gifted writer, and "gets" literature, history, economics, all the social sciences. What is the best way to help a kid like this figure out their best "fit" and direction? She wants to be able to earn a good living, have a real life with babies and down time, but use her abilities. We are just clueless as parents on how to help her with this and are anticipating yet more college options in the near future which will further complicate matters. Do those hired counselors who give kids tests and then tell them what to do with their lives really help? She is the quintessential well-rounded scholar - honestly likes it all. Even says second year calculus is fun whereas prior years math was just rote for her. Also says her two favorite classes were AP Chem and AP World History.

Advice sought, oh wise ones.