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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with the immediate PPs.  My DH and I recently spoke about the CC option for our senior high school son.  He is of the "late bloomer" variety to quote 15:31.  He is very bright but does not always make the best choices in terms of prioritizing school work over other activities (WII, fan-ficting, friends, etc).  I was certain that my DH would not be on board regarding the CC-first option -- he is a prestige oriented guy who went to an Ivy -- but I pointed out to him that, after one or two years doing really well at NOVA, our son should be able to transfer to an VA four year college (including possibly William and Mary, which many regard as a "public" Ivy.).  It has taken a bit of discussion on the matter, but my DH is now on board and has no problem with the idea of CC.  Now, all we have to do is get our son to agree! :) [/quote]

Good for you!  DH and I thought this was an interesting approach and mentioned it to DC - who said no way, she wants an ivy.  Sigh.

(And sometimes the push for the ivy comes from the kid, FWIW.)[/quote]

I don't think a kid really knows what he/she wants until they start visiting schools.   From a very early age my DC had her eye on a particular school, not an Ivy but a highly competitive small LAC.  It was the first college we visited, and she really did like it, but as we started visiting more schools (DC is now a high school senior) she found a few she liked even more and right now she is not even sure she will apply to that first school.

I am the OP of this thread and I have really appreciated all of the information so many of you have kindly shared.  If you have the time, I highly recommend visiting  a range of colleges.   DD and I found it to be time well spent and it allowed her to come up with a solid list of schools that she thinks she can be happy attending.    Thanks so much for all of the info. [/quote]

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