Ok, before anyone comes in and starts saying things like: "Your daughter might surprise you", or "You're setting her up for failure", and "Why don't you believe in your child more?" let me explain a few things.

SHe's 16, she's lazy, sleeps all day, overweight and has a 2.4 gpa. She is expecting to get into any college she wants to based on her community service with high school. She won't clean her room or do anything I tell her. She suffers from depression and other issues she's talking to a counselor for.

She's telling people she wants to be a Psychologist or a Psycho-pharmicologist....something like that. Something that requires a doctorate...which, I'm sorry, I don't see her having that kind of drive or capability to get based on her grades. I don't have much faith that she'll accomplish anything past an AA in basic education requirements. She flunked Algebra II and got a D in Geometry and she thinks colleges will be happy to have her. In high school, she is doing the basic minimum to scrape by. The least amount she can get away with is what she accomplishes.

I've tried to inform her without being negative by telling her to research the college requirements on these professions and see what they entail. I've also told her to really look at what she can do and see if her goals are realistic based on that. She still has big dreams and wants to do something 'special' and be important. I told her...don't go for a job because you want to be special or important....do something because it matters and it's accomplishing something important! Then you will be successful.

She won't listen. I don't know how to motivate her to either do better so she can attain her goals, or pick one that is more realistic! I didn't have crazy dreams like this when I was growing up. I did go to a trade school for Commercial Art and got a degree, then ended up hating it. Consequently, I went into the military and made a career out of that. I guess some of this is from me, hoping she doesn't waste an education on something she won't use. Like me, she'll have to figure out her own path and won't listen to anyone else until she does. *bangs head on wall*