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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry for typos but Here’s my story: I struggled in my last year and a half of high school. Had been an excellent student prior. In hindsight it was that my hs was a poor fit for me and I had some moderate mental health issues that went Unaddressed. I got into a number of colleges that were second tier or state schools.
I went to one state school, dropped out of it after two months, worked in retail and then a restaurant until starting another state school Later that year. While there I saw an ad for a program abroad for the summer. Went abroad and had a wonderful experience which changed my perspective. Came back to cc, ( I had dropped out of the second state school impulsively) got all A’s at Community college or close to it, it has been a long time so I don’t recall details,  transferred to a good four year school, met my husband through friends there, have had jobs that require a college degree, got a masters degree, have a thriving life now years later with my family.
This is a quick post to say, if you yourself are college educated and so is the norm within your family, your child will likely get there too even if they have major bumps in the road like I did. I would support looking at schools they would be interested in attending and let them drive the process ( my mom was obsessed with my college search in hs and it turned me off completely) if they want to work for a year do it through a program that ends at a certain date and have a plan for when they will apply to college during that year.
Good luck![/quote]

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