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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It also REALLY depends on the kid. I have 3 college students.

One is remarkably smart and also very laid back. He attends a "grind" university and just does his thing (sometimes studies, sometimes does not), is in a STEM major that is known to be challenging and yet still gets straight As. I think most of us knew this type in college: they took 18 hours, they partied hard, they worked a part time job, they played 2 club sports (or whatever) and they still did extremely well. This was not me and this is not my other 2 kids. They have to work hard, do all the problem sets, all the readings, etc if they are going to do well in a challenging environment. Kid #1 just learns by osmosis. The grind school does not grind him down. 
Know your kid and find the right school for them. [/quote]

This, my kid is the same way and just doesn't need to grind, I don't understand the "grind." If your kid needs to work super hard and stress in a hard school or classes, then maybe it's not the best fit when you have to compete with kids that just get it. Nothing wrong with that, but you know the two types, and you know what each can handle...[/quote]

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