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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son isn't very smart.  He's wonderful in so many ways, but academics has never been his strong suit.  He struggles in school and makes mediocre grades.  we live in NoVa so you can imagine the pressure all around to be great.

So, my questions:

If he consistently maintains grades around Cs will he ever get into a college?
If we move to a less demanding area, will he have a better chance of getting into college?
Should we just give it up and start prepping him for a trade school that he might enjoy?

He's a rising sophomore right now.

Thanks [/quote]

A thought ... my husband nearly dropped out of school - got through by the skin of his teeth. Never went to college either. Multiple learning disabilities. He took right to the computer (which certainly fixed the severe dysgraphic dysfunction) and pushed forward. He was a multi-millionaire by the time he was 33.

School is not the full measure of intelligence. What's he good at? Start there. My cousin makes a fine living as a plumber. His parents were shocked at first that's what he wanted to be. He's making a killing  :mrgreen: [/quote]

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