Many graduates from elite LACs and National Universities–including Ivy League schools–work as paralegals for major law firms for a 2 year period after earning an undergraduate degree.
Working in a major law firm in Wash DC or in New York City or Chicago furthers one’s education while giving exposure to the legal industry & to client industries.
Additionally, many of the paralegals share apartments during their two year stint during which they learn from their peers.
While base pay may be in the upper 40s or lower 50s, paralegals earn overtime pay that can result in more than a doubling of their base pay.
While understandable that you want your daughter to have a career plan and an interest in STEM subjects, problem solvers often do not have a clearly defined career path while in college. Problem solvers become higly paid executives who typically manage STEM professionals.
In fact, few MBA programs offered STEM training or significant exposure to STEM fields until this upcoming year.
It is easy to see value in others & in areas in which we do not excel, but success in life often depends upon appreciating & understanding one’s strengths & in knowing one’s weaknesses.
My concern is that you view your daughter as a failure before she has been given a chance to succeed in the real world.
Ivy League graduates tend to do well in the real world.
Problem solvers who can communicate effectively flourish in the real world.