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Rand parker
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 11:26 pm
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can someone give me some thoughts, pointers on getting my 17 year old
son out of kentucky and off to school
The challange is that the boy has never preformed in high school, he
will barely get through high school. GPA less than 2.0
Test very well sat 790 verbal 600 math, Just unmotivated. are there
schools that will look at an interview and test scores ?
any help would be appreicated |
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Out West
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:05 pm
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community college
-B
"Rand parker" <rparker996@aol.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | can someone give me some thoughts, pointers on getting my 17 year old
son out of kentucky and off to school
The challange is that the boy has never preformed in high school, he
will barely get through high school. GPA less than 2.0
Test very well sat 790 verbal 600 math, Just unmotivated. are there
schools that will look at an interview and test scores ?
any help would be appreicated |
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Hank Murphy
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:40 pm
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Rand parker wrote in message ...
| Quote: | can someone give me some thoughts, pointers on getting my 17 year old
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My first thought would be Lexington Community College, with a transfer to
the University of Kentucky - they have a program for that. However, you
don't mention where you are in the state, and the geography may not work
well for you.
Community college is an excellent choice for many applicants who don't fit
the mold of the best and brightest in high school. My two daughters took
that route and are doing quite well now.
You will find other colleges which will accept them. However, out-of-state
tuition is usually not inexpensive at state-funded CCs, as most are. You
are probably better financially staying in state. Community college is a
good place to explore majors, take one course to find out if you like an
area of study, and so forth. And, since they are designed to transfer
students out in two years, there is no need to explain why you want to move
on to another college later, which may not be the case if one starts at a
four-year college.
The key here is to determine why your son has not done well in high school.
He may find that being treated as an adult at CC puts a whole new light on
school and this may be the spark that changes his viewpoint. Or he may
drift for a year or two...and CC is usually a much less expensive place to
do that than an Ivy.
Good luck, and let us know how things work out.
Hank Murphy
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Sally
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 10:10 pm
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rparker996@aol.com (Rand parker) wrote in message news:<d67203be.0401140826.39a04e8a@posting.google.com>...
| Quote: | can someone give me some thoughts, pointers on getting my 17 year old
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The more important question is "What does he want?" Does he want to go
to school? Does he want to get out of Kentucky? Does he have any
interests? Maybe he should get a job for awhile and go to school
later. Support him in his journey, whether it is work or school,
Kentucky or Ghana. Try exploring possibilities with him. Listen
carefully to what he says. Don't pass judgement.
Sal |
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rick++
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 11:47 pm
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College shouldnt be a babysitting service for the unmotivated.
When he turns 18, just give him a deposit for an apartment and
change the locks to your house. Will grow up guickly then. |
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John K
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| Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:01 pm
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WVU. Those SATS would be stellar there, and I doubt
they'd even look at the QPA. If he'd major in a couple
selected engineering fields, they'd probably offer you
in-state tuition, about $3500/yr. They have some
"mid southern state" agreement with 8 states to do
this.
Probably any state school with low average SATS. The
higher their SAT statistics, the farther up on those
ranking polls they go. State schools in PA, where I'm
from, typically have average SATS from 950 to 1050, so
they might even offer cash to get him. Branch campuses
of big state schools are pretty easy to get into also.
Good luck!
John
Rand parker wrote:
| Quote: | can someone give me some thoughts, pointers on getting my 17 year old
son out of kentucky and off to school
The challange is that the boy has never preformed in high school, he
will barely get through high school. GPA less than 2.0
Test very well sat 790 verbal 600 math, Just unmotivated. are there
schools that will look at an interview and test scores ?
any help would be appreicated |
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Out West
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:34 am
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But, the kid is obviously bright, but unmotivated. Wouldn't it be better to
go 'prove' himself in community college and then transfer to a higher level
university? Perhaps one of the reasons he has been unmotivated is that he is
bored. Bright kids wallow in boredom if not challenged. A lower level
university is only going to surround him with the same type of students he
had in high school.
Of course, perhaps he doesn't even want to go to college? -B
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| Quote: | WVU. Those SATS would be stellar there, and I doubt
they'd even look at the QPA. If he'd major in a couple
selected engineering fields, they'd probably offer you
in-state tuition, about $3500/yr. They have some
"mid southern state" agreement with 8 states to do
this.
Probably any state school with low average SATS. The
higher their SAT statistics, the farther up on those
ranking polls they go. State schools in PA, where I'm
from, typically have average SATS from 950 to 1050, so
they might even offer cash to get him. Branch campuses
of big state schools are pretty easy to get into also.
Good luck!
John
Rand parker wrote:
can someone give me some thoughts, pointers on getting my 17 year old
son out of kentucky and off to school
The challange is that the boy has never preformed in high school, he
will barely get through high school. GPA less than 2.0
Test very well sat 790 verbal 600 math, Just unmotivated. are there
schools that will look at an interview and test scores ?
any help would be appreicated
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Sarath Perera
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 9:46 pm
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I have few thoughts on this this thread.
I don't know where the original poster lives, but here in Connecticut,
community college scene is completely different. Here, 90% of
community college students are either kids who could not get into a
four-year college or adults. The level of courses in community
colleges are much below the high school. I saw a math book which is
about same level as 7th grade math. At least the one I know closely
is heavily drug infected. Only a very motivated kid can succeed in
there. I know on the west coast the situation is different. So,
check out the community college before sending your son there.
Then about leaving them alone, when they are 18 years old: My son was
somewhat like your son; wasn't interested in anything other than
partying. When he is in high school, we kept on pressure. We had
frequent meetings with his teachers. Had curfew for him. Restricted
TV. Restricted phone calls. Now he is graduated from college and the
first year he gets a salary and bonus of about 60K. Almost everytime
he comes home, he thanks us for what we did for him. Last fathers
day, his gift accompanied a card with an "essay" titled "I am who I am
because of you". This is the best gift I ever got from anybody. So,
don't leave him alone. Help him at his difficult times. He will
thank you for it.
Good Luck.
Sarath. |
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