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Disclaimer: I'm reposting my last response to this, as it was full of a lot of mistakes and hard to read:

I kind of wish you hadn't posted this. If one of my kids sees this, [b]they might get the idea that it's okay to be in college past the age of 22[/b]. And this is precisely why I didn't redshirt either of my kids. There are repercussions such as having them on your payroll an extra year. The ultimate goal is to get your kids to be self-supporting. Getting a late start in life is something to be avoided at all costs.[/quote]

It certainly can be ok to be in college past the age of 22. We don't all have to be on the same schedule in life.[/quote]

Well, I can't imagine there are many people who want to wait until 23 or 24 to start their adult lives.[/quote]

You can live your adult life while being a student--literally millions of people do it. (In 2014, there were 8 million college students over age 25, compared to 12 million under 25.)

There are good reasons to redshirt, and good reasons not to. But deciding based on how old you want your child to be when he graduates from college is a little over the top. What if he takes a gap year? What if he doesn't go to college at all?

OP, just focus on where your child is today and what educational setting is going to best meet his needs next year. There are plenty of opportunities to adjust along the journey, and you can't possibly guess at what his needs will be 15 years from now. Just do the best you can with the information you have right now.[/quote]

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