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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the many colleges that take everyone who can pay tuition.[/quote]

Not helpful. Was hoping for specific recommendations of not awful schools that are affordable.[/quote]

What is affordable to you?  No one on this board knows your finances so that's going to make it hard for people to respond intelligently.

For specific recommendations, you've told us basically nothing about what type of school environment is appealing to your kid.  So, how about Gettysburg College, Muhlenberg College, or Ithaca College.[/quote]

Thanks. Kid is introverted and has little interest in college. But has two Ivy League grad parents, one with a PhD. So we don't even know where to start with this. Money is not a huge issue, but we're not rich enough to afford some of the most expensive schools comfortably, but in any case my husband refuses to spend a ton of money on a kid who doesn't even want to go. Low grades are due mainly to working too much (he has a part time job he loves and he works as much as he can) and also just not liking school work. [/quote]

In this case, maybe just let him work and take community college classes.  Will have a lot more options if he does well there.[/quote]
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I get that as Ivy League grads, you and your spouse probably assumed 4-year college is the next step, but it sounds like he doesn’t really want that. Let him work, take a few community college classes. He could also look into some certifications or training related to what he likes to do. He might eventually find his way back to applying to a 4-year school if it makes sense for his path later on.

I started at a T25 LAC and dropped out after freshman year. I wanted to and should have at least taken a gap year, and was convinced not to by my parents, and then struggled and was put on academic probation at college before dropping out, getting a secretarial job, and working for 5 years before going back to school full time and graduating magna cum laude.

All that to say — your kid will figure it out, and his path may mortify/terrify you as much as mine did my mom, but he’ll get there his own way. [/quote]

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