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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd give careful thought to what the alternatives are, whether your kid is amenable to any of the alternatives, whether imposing any of the alternatives on a resistant kid will be a path to success, and what your financial limits are.

What exactly do you see your kid doing for the next year if not going to college? How will that help them be better prepared/more ready by August 2022? E.g., staying home working a minimum wage job to gain some maturity can be a pretty grim experience if all his friends have left town. This plan could be particularly grim layered on top of this past year of COVID. Other plans could require even more maturity than college (e.g., solo travel in Europe, assuming COVID allows it), while more supervised options will cost $$$.[/quote]

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So, if an option you'd consider is some kind of paid program, consider whether it would really be that much more expensive to send him for a semester of college to see how it goes--maybe he will surprise you. Etc. You need to game out pros and cons of every alternative, and think about what your contingency plans are if things go south with any of the options.[/quote]

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