Making the correct career choice becomes critical when it comes to adhering to those choices for years to come. Therefore its crucial to have the right path selected at the right time with the right stream/university/institute/company/industry.
Being a mother of a teen myself and having faced the challenge of selecting the correct career choice for myself at the right time, in growing year, can understand the dilemma kids face right from the tender age and the mountaineering task their parents have to go through to help the child face the world with effective choices of career.
Having served two decades in the field of IT now, I understand that even after choosing the preferred subject, and clearing the exams, there would be a completely new horizon further to explore with all the different fields available in professional world under a particular domain itself.