Taking community college classes during gap year?

[Anonymous]

My HS Jr is autistic, ADHD, and has LDs. She very much wants the 4 year college experience, living in a freshman dorm, etc. But I don't think she's ready for college level classes. Is it possible to apply to 4 year schools next year as a senior, take a gap year in which she takes a few community college classes to increase her skills/readiness, and then enter the 4 year school as a freshman?

For a variety of reasons, starting at community college full time and then transferring is not an option.

[Anonymous]

I don’t see the problem in deferring a year (assuming the college lets you), taking the non credit community college classes, never telling the college or asking for transfer credit, then starting as a freshman.
If you want DC to take part time community college for credit that will transfer, I think that’s still possible but case by case with schools on what they allow in the deferred year and what (if anything) will transfer

[Anonymous]

My kid is has been accepted to college and is applying for a gap year. We were told that she could not take more than 11 credits without being considered a transfer.

[Anonymous]

Pp- but check with the college bc everyone has different rules and restrictions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is has been accepted to college and is applying for a gap year. We were told that she could not take more than 11 credits without being considered a transfer.

Thank you! Staying under 11 credits is doable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is has been accepted to college and is applying for a gap year. We were told that she could not take more than 11 credits without being considered a transfer.

Thank you! Staying under 11 credits is doable.

DP but this policy varies school by school. 11 is not universal

[Anonymous]

Let her go to a smaller college close to home. Don't tell her she's not ready. Help her get ready if she is missing skills needed and help her gain those skills.

[Anonymous]

She will be an adult, regardless of your reservations, let her make the decision to go away to school.

[Anonymous]

Agree with finding out the credit limit on a per school basis. Looked into this during Fall of 2020 because of covid.

Depending on what college she attends, you might not need to do this.

[Anonymous]

I agreed that you should check with each school. When my child was considering this, the university she was planning to attend told her that even taking one community college class during a gap year would mean that she would have to reapply as a transfer student.

(She ended up not doing a gap year for a variety of reasons, and now regrets that she didn't, but that's water under the bridge.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She will be an adult, regardless of your reservations, let her make the decision to go away to school.

True, but as long as I'm paying, I can say that she needs to demonstrate certain college-ready skills before I'll pay for (expensive, private) college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She will be an adult, regardless of your reservations, let her make the decision to go away to school.

True, but as long as I'm paying, I can say that she needs to demonstrate certain college-ready skills before I'll pay for (expensive, private) college.

Then pay for a public college and use the extra money with therapies and other things to get her ready.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She will be an adult, regardless of your reservations, let her make the decision to go away to school.

True, but as long as I'm paying, I can say that she needs to demonstrate certain college-ready skills before I'll pay for (expensive, private) college.

Then pay for a public college and use the extra money with therapies and other things to get her ready.

She will most definitely fail out of a big school. She doesn't want that experience anyway.

Some of you have never parented a child with disabilities and it shows.

[Anonymous]

Just sending kudos. My DD has similar issues and this strategy would have helped her, in retrospect. We are now looking at a mid-way gap year and it’s messy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She will be an adult, regardless of your reservations, let her make the decision to go away to school.

True, but as long as I'm paying, I can say that she needs to demonstrate certain college-ready skills before I'll pay for (expensive, private) college.

Then pay for a public college and use the extra money with therapies and other things to get her ready.

She will most definitely fail out of a big school. She doesn't want that experience anyway.

Some of you have never parented a child with disabilities and it shows.

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People really need to check themselves. Parenting a child with disabilities is a whole different ball of wax with unique challenges that many don’t fully appreciate.