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Here is my experience-
My daughter is 17 and a senior this year. She is going to graduate with 30 or more college credits. Currently she is taking two college classes in addition to her other high school classes. Her choice and part of her high school program. She goes to a technical high school and her major is Allied Health and Medical Science. Luckily it only cost us $306 for both college classes since she is taking it in the high school. When she went to her guidance counselor she found out that she only needs to take 4 pre-requisites (in addition to nursing classes) if she decided to do nursing at the local cc. The problem is she can’t even get into the program bc one of their requirements is she must be 18 at the start of the nursing program. She won’t be when the classes start in the fall.
But, she told me she doesn’t want to go to college next year. I told her I would prefer she go to at least cc and at least take one or two classes. My husband told her she has no choice. She must go to college. So she applied to three different colleges with three completely different major choices. So far she’s gotten into two of them.
Me personally, I would prefer she go and know what she wants to do rather than waste money taking random classes. Unless she knows what she wants to do of course. My daughter doesn’t.
I did this. I went to college for 1 1/2 years and did poorly bc I didn’t really know what I wanted and I didn’t really care. Then I went to the Philippines for 6 months and took a break. It wasn’t until a few years later I decided to go back. Luckily I was able to pay for everything and graduate with no student loans. But I did waste a lot of money during that first 1 1/2 years and I feel bad that I did that.
I think every child is different. My other daughter wants to be a journalist and wants to go to Princeton or U Penn. She’s been saying this for years. With her I don’t worry as much bc I’m positive she will go to college right after high school. But she has always had a plan.
Kids vary. What works for one doesn’t necessarily for another.
My daughter is 17 and a senior this year. She is going to graduate with 30 or more college credits. Currently she is taking two college classes in addition to her other high school classes. Her choice and part of her high school program. She goes to a technical high school and her major is Allied Health and Medical Science. Luckily it only cost us $306 for both college classes since she is taking it in the high school. When she went to her guidance counselor she found out that she only needs to take 4 pre-requisites (in addition to nursing classes) if she decided to do nursing at the local cc. The problem is she can’t even get into the program bc one of their requirements is she must be 18 at the start of the nursing program. She won’t be when the classes start in the fall.
But, she told me she doesn’t want to go to college next year. I told her I would prefer she go to at least cc and at least take one or two classes. My husband told her she has no choice. She must go to college. So she applied to three different colleges with three completely different major choices. So far she’s gotten into two of them.
Me personally, I would prefer she go and know what she wants to do rather than waste money taking random classes. Unless she knows what she wants to do of course. My daughter doesn’t.
I did this. I went to college for 1 1/2 years and did poorly bc I didn’t really know what I wanted and I didn’t really care. Then I went to the Philippines for 6 months and took a break. It wasn’t until a few years later I decided to go back. Luckily I was able to pay for everything and graduate with no student loans. But I did waste a lot of money during that first 1 1/2 years and I feel bad that I did that.
I think every child is different. My other daughter wants to be a journalist and wants to go to Princeton or U Penn. She’s been saying this for years. With her I don’t worry as much bc I’m positive she will go to college right after high school. But she has always had a plan.
Kids vary. What works for one doesn’t necessarily for another.