My D26 is the same. Knows for sure that she doesn’t want to major in anything STEM (it’s all of the math, physics, chemistry that she doesn’t care for). D26 is thinking of business, maybe an IT-related major, minor in history or double major in history.
When she’s in 11th grade, I’m going to do the same thing w/her that I’ve been doing since January w/D24 - sit down with the kid for one 15-min session per week and it’s only in that 15 min window that we talk college stuff. The rest of the week? Constant talk about college is not allowed. If I have something I want to ask her? I have to wait until the next 15 min session next week.
D26 is struggling a bit right now with exploring extracurriculars and trying to figure out what interests her. At the same time, the pressure of getting good grades is starting to get to her and it stresses her out a lot (to the point where she’s reluctant to try additional extracurriculars because she’s afraid she won’t have enough time for HW & studying).
D26, like your kiddo, knows that she doesn’t want to be a teacher. We, too, aren’t going to be targeting top whatever # colleges and there’s 1 in state university (maybe 2) which D26 really likes a lot and has said she could see herself being happy going to college there. There’s also a small college in TX which we toured this past spring for D24 which D26 likes a lot.
I think that right now, one’s kid is probably ahead of the game if he/she knows what they do NOT like. Knowing what you DON’T want is half the battle. And besides, what 15-16 yr old knows exactly what they want to be when they grow up? A lot of college students end up changing their major a couple of times, too, so there’s that to consider.