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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a very not smart daughter. I remember there was some sort of standardized test she (and everyone) took in elemetary school and she scored in the third percentile. High school - not one honors class, Algebra II senior year, 980 on the SAT, after expensive classes. And that score was a miracle. BTW the college and university discussion would eat me alive if I admitted this on that forum, tell me she needs to paint nails or something.

She managed to get into Towson through the Community College of Baltimore County (Towson U Freshman Transition Program you can live on campus but you take classes thru CCBC) and it was a godsend. She had to get a 3.0 to fully take classes at Towson in the spring, and guess what? She got exactly a 3.0 and did it.

She is in her last year of Elementary Ed there, and she will be just fine. She loves kids and there was no just other path for her, and she knows that. Business or journalism or science or stem, h*ll no. She has great social skills and talks to people of all ages well.

However, she is very determined and organized. Always completes things, shows up on time and is friendly and engaging. Do we talk about the Ukrainian refugees? no, we talk about the latest episode of the Bachelor. Her determination and attention to detail and following through on things will take her far. Any kid would be lucky to have her as a teacher when she graduates in spring.

I say this as my other daughter is very smart, and was admitted to some solid universities for fall. Good test taker, interested in current events and will actually read a book. However, she is lazy. Like really, really lazy. Doesn't complete or turn in work, room is a mess, and just all over disorganzied and has ADD. She would have poor social skills, but we are on her about this constantly.

My not smart determined daughter will go farther, for sure. So focus on those things. As Woody Allen said, 80% of success is just showing up. And I apoligize for quoting Woody Allen, but it is true.  [/quote]

It took me years into my adulthood to learn what PP posted above. Yes to all of it.
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