How can I support my niece who doesn't want to go to college?

What else is she interested in? Perhaps you can suggest to her parents to stop stressing on the subject of college and probe more into why she might not want to follow that path. Maybe she might have an idea already about her life plan.

I suggest reading the book "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell (I believe) and find out more about how lauded celebrities such as famed drop-out Bill Gates still found a way of receiving an education without college involved. If she simply is adverse to the idea of college because of the suggestion of a long, arduous career such as med, maybe she could try the local community college - something not as hard or really stressful, but can lead her to a career that she might like and give her a chance to test out the waters.

I hope this helps!

You're niece sounds a lot like my cousin. My cousin is 32 years old, but when she was 18 years old she was not a school student. She hated school, dated the bad boys, smoked, ditched school.

Right now my cousin is very successful because she went to a beauty school to do hair styling. She also started a web page for hair styling and makes money on the side along with her salary as a hair stylist.

Maybe she could do something like that? Does she have any strong interests that she would like pursue, or gain knowledge about?

If she doesn't want to do anything like that, than all I suggest is her working. Perhaps finding an entry level job. Asking her friends/family members to see if they're hiring anywhere. What was her GPA in High school? Test scores? Does she have a strong sense of computers and writing? She could became an secretary, or assistant in an office.

Does she have any special skills? Like drawing? She could go into Graphic Design as an entry level. She should really use her special skills, talents to make her stand out, so she can get a job that she loves. She could get a secretary job, or maybe she could sell Avon or Mary Kay products to earn some money.

However, if everything else falls she will have to work two jobs and work her way up. My other cousin who is a male and 19 years old. He left school after not even 6 months. He hated it, and didn't do very well. He has two jobs now, both making around $9.00 an hour. He says he regrets it. he wished he had stayed in school.

I gotta be honest as well, I'm sure you know how bad the economy is right now. Having a college degree is the way to go. Don't push into something she doesn't want to, but just make sure she is happy. Also, her family is not helping her as being stressed into doing something she doesn't want to do!

You do not say what she is planning on doing. The job market is bleak especially for 18 year olds who have no experience. Jobs that they used to get are going to unemployed adults. See if you cannot interest her in a one year course in something. An interesting one that I recently heard about is an operating room technician. This is a one year course and they are taking over a job that was previously done by nurses. They set up the room for an operation and put out all the necessary supplies. In a simple operation they might hand instruments to the doctor. After the operation they throw out the used items and set the room up again for the next operation. There are many jobs like this that do not take a degree. Be sure she is trained to do something and hopefully not cosmetology which is a tough field to break into.

While it is true that you do not have to be college educated to succeed in the world, the ratio of those that do succeed against those who don't is much smaller. While college is clearly about education, it is also about maturation and learning what your skill sets and goals are in a much better way then high school can offer.

Few teens are able to decide on a career that is going to span decades when they only have about 8 years of real life to base it on. College gives you more options, more experience and, most importantly, more time to make that choice.

Ok.. soapbox aside, perhaps you can help her by working with her to find out what she can expect in life if she does not continue her education. That can be a sobering discovery and if you help her find out about it now, she still has the ability to change her mind without a great deal of stress.

That is a tough one. She would have more options with a college but the times are a changing. She may very well change her mind later in life an decide to go to school. College is not for everyone an many do not realize that until they have invested quite a few years an lots of money never to graduate. She is fortunate to have people in life who care so much about her future.

This might not help. It's similiar to what you are saying. College isn't everything. Lots of people from my high school did not go to college. College is good for experiences and its much easier to get jobs later on, but that doesn't mean you can't get a job if you didn't go. It's not the family to decide her life. It is her choice. Who knows? maybe something good will turn up later.

When I was her age, I had no interest in college whatsoever...but now that I am 20, I regret not going to college. It might just be a phase, idk. She can always join the military and start her career from there. Maybe she needs some more thinking and the more pressure she gets from family to go to college is discouraging her to do so. She can work at an office as a bookkeeper. She has options but she will need to look hard. Good luck.

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