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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about a JOB???[/quote]This. A kid who doesn't want to go to college now and isn't ready to (OP's description) shouldn't be forced to go. Not even to a CC class or two (which he'd probably fail). And he shouldn't be applying to colleges now with the fingers crossed that he'll mature enough to benefit from the experience following a gap year. Gap years can be great for kids who are academically ready for and interested in college but just need a break. Or for kids who are academically ready for college and want to go but are socially/emotionally young. But a kid who isn't ready and doesn't want to go should instead be focused on figuring out how to make a living after graduating from HS. That's not a failure, that's meeting him where he is. A year or three down the road, he might well be ready for and excited about college. Great, that would be the time to go, not now. If he wants to be a very strong candidate down the road for schools he couldn't even sniff today, he should enlist (and register for the GI Bill). Not for everyone, to be sure, but it can offer just the time and experience that some kids need at that age to set them up to thrive in college. Good luck![/quote]

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