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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Without naming college names, the prospect of writing a $30,000 check for each of the next four or five years for a place that is pretty much open door for UMC students troubles me. Feels like parents are boxed in a corner even if our children haven't earned it. We're socially pressured to buy our underachieving kids the equivalent of a new sports car. Hey, nice work getting all those inflated B-pluses, here's a new Porsche 911 ($120,000), pal. There's no chance my son is equipped to handle a STEM, so whatever lightweight degree he ekes out from an already subpar university makes for pretty dim prospects, yes? What a crock.[/quote]
What is UMC?  
Also agree with other posters who have suggested attending CC, improving grades and then transferring.  This is a sound strategy unless your child's B-pluses are the result of hard work in which case that is what your child is capable of and his grades will not improve in CC.  If this is the case, then as a parent your obligation is to send him to the best college he can get into that you can comfortably afford.  If your child is "not equipped" for a STEM degree, your role as a parent is to help him figure out what he is suited for and how to use his strengths to enhance his prospects of having a successful career.[/quote]

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