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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This issue is so individualized that no one can give you advice but your DS has to think it through.  Many kids choose community college for the first two years living at home then transfer to an in-state.  [/quote]
Community college would be the wisest option for most.[/quote]

He’s well positioned to do this with a lot of AP and honors duel enrollment courses all straight As and 5s. He would only need a year and not even need to take a full load. He’s worried about being a transfer student as a junior and not making friends, being part of the community, clubs etc. He’s very tempted about saving the money with this path but then he thinks he’ll be lonely. If he just focuses on getting his degree and getting out, he’ll graduate college before he’s 21. He’s not a drinker but a worrier. He’s worried he’ll be too young to get impactful opportunities. [/quote]

If your DS is having dreams of serving the public, changing the world etc, prestige of his undergraduate matters much less.  For law school, he has a lot of options that focus on public interest (that career pays very little).  Kamala Harris went to UC Hastings which has a very strong public interest concentration.

But as some PPs mentioned, kids do change their minds in colleges so it's difficult to make decision based on his current dreams.[/quote]

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