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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My very bright but unmotivated DS1 needed a lot of hand-holding in grades 6-9. For years, I sat at the homework table with him to keep him on task. Under my guidance, he made checklists and for projects and papers met interim deadlines imposed by me. I read aloud to him and quizzed him before tests. His work was sloppy and often incomplete, but at least he turned it in on time.

By 10th grade he was starting to turn things around, and by the end of 10th I no longer needed to be involved. He got straight As in 11th and 12th grades in a heavily AP/IB schedule (prepandemic). His test scores were excellent. He wanted to go OOS and we knew he would not get enough financial aid to make top schools affordable for us, so he didn't apply to any (so I can't say whether he would have gotten in to them). He ended up at a mid-ranked SLAC with significant merit aid. He flourished there-- made Phi Beta Kappa and graduated summa cum laude. He is now in his second year in a highly ranked PhD program.

So no, kids who fit this profile are not "f*cked." Going to a top college is not required for success in life. [/quote]

This poster gets it.

Check out CTCL. Your kid will love the self esteem boost that comes from being a big fish in a small pond. The community will be welcoming. Not full of competitive kids who are looking for external validation from where they went to college. Your son may also land a very generous merit scholarship. Good luck. [/quote]

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