Parents won't let me go to college of my choice?
Is in state still less $$$$ then out of state, they are most likely thinking of that, no matter who pays the loan they are looking out for your interest. Dear heart they love you is why they do not want you to live alone, live in dorm first year, both my grand daughters did the first year, you will not find out how the money does fly they have your interest at heart, both my grands went in state, one just finished 5 years, the older dropped out 3rd year because of loan payments, to get a full time job, their parents and I helped them with some money along the way, and sad as it is $$$ problem is worse all over nation, It sounds like they are wanting you to conserve and be closer to home it makes sense, you could always transfer another year. good luck
My son wants to drop out of high school?
Honestly, while a GED is a high school diploma equivalent, it's still NOT the same thing. There are many colleges won't accept them unless the student is a certain age (ranging anywhere from 25 to late 30's) so college would have to wait a pretty long time, depending on where he'd like to go. Honestly, I'd get him enrolled in an online school. k12 is amazing...and while he would have classmates, he would be the only one "there". They have things called "Class Connects" where the teachers do their teaching, then have the kids work on the assignments. The students ONLY see their teachers, not other students, and when asked questions, THEY choose if they'd like to answer them. They get a headset (combination microphone and headphones) for the CC's. They click a button to indicate they're raising their hand. If the teacher calls on them, they can simply say their answer through the microphone OR they can type their answer. It's kind of like a giant Skype call, just no one can see anyone else other than the teacher (who doesn't actually see the students, either...just the names on a little list off to the left of the page). The curriculum is great, the hours are pretty easy (no extra "busy work"), it's flexible (many professional athletes, musicians, etc. use online school so they can train/practice for longer periods), the teachers are really nice and will set up times to work one on one with students who are struggling, etc.
Im a mom of 17 yr old son and i want to help my son look for scholarship here. I dont know what to doHELP ME?
The best advice I once read regarding college scholarships is to utilize more than one approach in locating them. I also recommend applying for as many scholarships as he qualifies for no matter the amount. Also, he needs to start searching for college scholarships because deadlines happen throughout the year. I will include some free resources to locate college tuition money. First, complete the FAFSA after January 1 but well before the earliest financial aid deadline. The form needs to be completed every year until he graduates from college. It will provide need based government and college help. It uses a percentage formula of family income and savings along with his income and savings (at a higher percentage rate). It also takes into consideration family size. Second, his high school guidance office has a list of local college scholarships. These are the easiest to get compared to nationally based scholarships programs. Third, the local public library has a book listing scholarships with some not even listed on the web. Fourth, check with the college's financial aid office. They have a list of college scholarships. Finally, join several free membership scholarship search websites. You enter a profile with them, and it will search for scholarships that he qualifies for consideration. There is a scholarship for almost anything including wearing duct tape to the senior prom. Good luck!
My son does not want to go to his high school graduation. Is this disrespectful to the school?
No.But as someone who skipped graduation because it seemed meaningless to me—just a footnote on the way to college—I regretted it. My parents,who supported my decision, later said they regretted it. Yeah, it's boring, and if you are headed to college it doesn't seem like much of an accomplishment, but it's a social rite of passage, celebrating the completion of an important stage on the way to independent adulthood. In many ways it marks the end of childhood, a period in which other people tell you where you have to go and what you have to do. In that sense it's a significant event.I'm sorry I didn't walk across the stupid stage and go out afterwards with my parents for a nice dinner to celebrate.But no, the school doesn't give a shit if you attend that one ceremony, and you don't owe them anything. The ceremony is not what makes you a graduate; it's just for show. If you don't feel the desire to go. there's no reason you should have to.
How can I guarantee my son gets into Harvard or MIT with a GED or HiSet examintion?
He had to stay back his junior year because he did not preform enough, and was focusing on other ventures like patenting different ideas he had. He wants to now drop out and take a GED ( Hi-Set exam) as a second chance. If he get above a 2000 on the SAT , and get a high score on the (Hiset exam) what are the chances he will get into MIT or Harvard? That too if he has amazing referrals from great business leaders of companies?
My 16 year old son wants to drop out of high school and pursue a job in manual labor. What should I tell him?
I would suggest that your son schedule a meeting with his high school guidance counselor to discuss jobs that include manual labor and trade school options that would provide the necessary training.“Manual labor” is such a vague and broad term. It could be beneficial to sit down with your son and help him pin down exactly what kind of work he is considering.You could also locate a trade school near you and schedule a meeting for you and your son, similar to visiting college campuses when deciding on which college to attend.There are many noble careers out there that require working with one’s hands. If this is the appropriate choice for your son, then you and he could do the research to discover which field might be most appealing.He might be chomping at the bit to finish high school and begin his life as a working man. However, a high school diploma is a necessary basic education regardless of his future career choice.He should stay in school. And check out local contractors to see if anyone is interested in hiring him as an apprentice over the summer so he can test the waters and his interests.
I want to be an actor after high school, but my parents want me to choose a course which guarantees a fixed salary. What should I do?
Get your degree. It's a regret that I have been forced to live with my whole adult life. Please, get your degree.You can take acting courses at college. You can take part in college or local theater. But the best advice I can give you is to attain a degree in something that you can fall back on. By the time you graduate, you'll still be young (even if you don't think 22-23 is young, it is) and can have a go at an acting career. Acting is difficult, in regards to making a true career out of it. Very difficult. And while I would love to say, "You can accomplish anything you put your mind to," the fact is that just isn't always true, especially in regards to a successful acting career (or as a director, producer, writer, etc.). It takes a lot of luck, timing, chance, etc. There are literally thousands upon thousands trying to do the same thing you would be trying to do. So please trust me. Get that degree that could afford you a fruitful and satisfying career if acting doesn't pan out. Your own self 20 years from now may thank your parents and myself for that little nugget of guidance.Best of luck!
My son, a high school senior, isn't sure that he should attend college. He struggled academically but is a very gifted writer. How should he proceed?
When I talk to my students about planning their lives as part of our vocational unit, one of the things I use to describe life is that it’s a book you get to write. How do you want that book to read? What do you want the main character to be like?As part of what we do in the unit, we discuss the three major paths to a successful career. You’ve mentioned all three. He has ruled out technical school. You’ve pointed out that he isn’t that great at school, though he is gifted in language arts. That’s all great. I know lots of college educated people who aren’t great in some areas but gifted in others. I’m decent at pretty much everything (except organization), but I have a good friend who is seriously great at English but terrible at math. I have another friend who is so-so at everything but almost a savant at math.Still, you don’t want him to just go to college. That’s not really a recipe for success. In fact, one thing I tell my students is that their dream is NOT to be the first in their family to go to school. Once they’ve set foot on a college campus, they’ve attained their dream and can just give up. The purpose of going to a university is largely (though not completely) to prepare for something later. It is a part of a journey which likely will (though may not) have a definite end.So what advice can I offer? You have a really valuable tool which can help you. It’s free. It’s even a part of what you’ve already mentioned. The Air Force offers something called the Arms Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). It is not only necessary to even be placed in the military, it can also help figure out what he has an aptitude for so that he can choose something outside of or inside of the military. Also, taking the ASVAB is non-binding. Every student at my school takes it and very few of them go into the military.Should he go into the Air Force? I didn’t serve in the military. I often wish that I had. It would make for one interesting book. On the other hand, I wouldn’t have the life I have now. I love my wife and daughter and really enjoy my job. What I do know is that you shouldn’t join the military or take on any other calling unless it calls to you.In the Air Force’s defense (heh), you’ll find that your son would automatically be enrolled in the College of the Air Force and would be getting college credit right out the gate. He’s also incredibly unlikely to be harmed in warfare.TL;DR Have him take the ASVAB.