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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP.  I have a kid who really struggled starting in 8th grade.  He ended up in residential treatment, then a very non-traditional high school where he was basically tutored. He had no prom, no sports, no clubs etc, and compared to our other kid, seemed to really miss out on quintessential high school experiences.

The truth is he was where he needed to be going at the pace he needed to be going at.  He applied to college with a very non-traditional transcipt and lots of explanation as to the "why" and the growth. He got into many good colleges and after a rocky freshman year of adjustment is happy and doing all the college things.

This is to say that just because your kid has a not normal few years in high school doesn't mean your kid can't have a great college experience some day. The crazy college admissions frenzy has you believe that you have to follow a prescribed formula to have any chance, but this simply isn't true in my experience.  Lots of kids have "issues" these days, so colleges are used to this.  Just take it one day at a time, OP and help provide growth opportunities to your kid as is appropriate.  But try not to get swept up in the "we missed the boat" feelings.[/quote]

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