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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many final grades of a D are we talking about?

I'd like to suggest a 4 yr school. If he gets in, let him go. [b]Community College can be a black hole[/b]. However, depends on how many "D's"

Is this DD a him?[/quote]

I agree with this.

I read here all the time that if your kid struggled in HS, you should just send them to Community College because then admissions to a top state school is "guaranteed".  In reality those guarantees come with very strict G.P.A. requirements, and the reality is that a kid who struggled with ADHD and school performance in HS will likely become a student who struggles with the same things in college.

I do think that Community College can be a fantastic resource for a dedicated student who has low grades because of an issue that is now fixed (e.g. a student who came to this country a few years ago and needed time to learn English, or a student who had major medical issues that are now resolved), or a stronger student for whom going away to college isn't an option due to either finances or family commitments.  But for a kid like the OP's, if you've got the option, then I'd look at small schools, either private or public, that have good student support services, and where there isn't the pressure to have a perfect GPA for transfer because they're already admitted to a Bachelor's program.

Some schools in that category to consider (but really there are a ton, these are just the ones I know off the top of my head)

Chatham
Colby-Sawyer
Curry
Dean
Mount Ida
Stevenson
West Virginia Wesleyan
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