son does not want to go to college this fall

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This doesn't feel like a real post, but will answer anyway.

Only time will tell if it is the right thing.

I would ask him to consider contacting the college he was planning on attending and inquiring about deferred admission or a gap year. It's a little late, but he may to get them to agree.

Then he has not permanently closed the door.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son, who just turned 18 two months ago, is set to start journey at an Ivy school in a few weeks.

Yesterday, he informed my wife and I that he will not be going to school, if at all. He went to visit my brother in Silicon valley two months ago. My brother is one of high tech startup founders in Silicon. My son has been working on this app for the past 12 months and he showed it to my brother while visiting there. My brother absolutely loves the app and wants to integrate it with the technology they are also developing. Long story short, the startup company purchased the app for 1M and they also offer my son a job that will pay him 250k/year with stock options. The company is expected to be acquired by another company in the next 24 months.

He called my wife and I yesterday to inform us that he will not be going to college. He wants to stay in Silicon and ride the high tech wave. He said that there are many successful people in Silicon without college degrees. He "might" consider college in the future but not for at least five years while the high tech wave is still hot.

Is he doing the right thing here?

Pet peeve - it’s “my wife and ME”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

If he's making that kind of money, he needs a financial advisor so he doesn't blow it all of fast cars and fast women.

If a kid sells an app for $1M he sure as hell should blow it on fast cars and fast women.

If a kid sold an app for $1mm it would be the clickbait lead on every news website

[Anonymous]

Your son sold an app to his wealthy uncle. Perhaps he's pre-naturally gifted, perhaps not. Go for the gap year to buy some time and see how it goes.

[Anonymous]

Don't believe this is a real post because it sounds like it was written by an ESL person. Anyway, if real, the student can always ask to defer a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son, who just turned 18 two months ago, is set to start journey at an Ivy school in a few weeks.

Yesterday, he informed my wife and I that he will not be going to school, if at all. He went to visit my brother in Silicon valley two months ago. My brother is one of high tech startup founders in Silicon. My son has been working on this app for the past 12 months and he showed it to my brother while visiting there. My brother absolutely loves the app and wants to integrate it with the technology they are also developing. Long story short, the startup company purchased the app for 1M and they also offer my son a job that will pay him 250k/year with stock options. The company is expected to be acquired by another company in the next 24 months.

He called my wife and I yesterday to inform us that he will not be going to college. He wants to stay in Silicon and ride the high tech wave. He said that there are many successful people in Silicon without college degrees. He "might" consider college in the future but not for at least five years while the high tech wave is still hot.

Is he doing the right thing here?

Pet peeve - it’s “my wife and ME”

This guy ain't no genius. Most likely a HS graduate by way of a GED. Apples don't fall far from its tree.

[Anonymous]

Wow, that is fantastic! Certainly the Ivy will understand that he needs to take a gap year while he works on his inventions.

Good luck, Op!

[Anonymous]

You and you son should read Bad Blood, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You and you son should read Bad Blood, OP.

Looks like OP is writing a sequel to Bad Blood, Bad Blood 2.0.

[Anonymous]

TROLL POST ALERT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go for it! College is always an option later.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

If he's making that kind of money, he needs a financial advisor so he doesn't blow it all of fast cars and fast women.

If a kid sells an app for $1M he sure as hell should blow it on fast cars and fast women.

If a kid sold an app for $1mm it would be the clickbait lead on every news website

+1

Ivy League bound HS senior sells app for 7 figures and is offered a great job to boot?

It would be the feel good human interest story of the day.

[Anonymous]

What’s the app?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son, who just turned 18 two months ago, is set to start journey at an Ivy school in a few weeks.

Yesterday, he informed my wife and I that he will not be going to school, if at all. He went to visit my brother in Silicon valley two months ago. My brother is one of high tech startup founders in Silicon. My son has been working on this app for the past 12 months and he showed it to my brother while visiting there. My brother absolutely loves the app and wants to integrate it with the technology they are also developing. Long story short, the startup company purchased the app for 1M and they also offer my son a job that will pay him 250k/year with stock options. The company is expected to be acquired by another company in the next 24 months.

He called my wife and I yesterday to inform us that he will not be going to college. He wants to stay in Silicon and ride the high tech wave. He said that there are many successful people in Silicon without college degrees. He "might" consider college in the future but not for at least five years while the high tech wave is still hot.

Is he doing the right thing here?

Pet peeve - it’s “my wife and ME”

+1 Doesn't anyone study English anymore?

[Anonymous]

TROLL