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[quote=Anonymous]I'd just tell her that there many different paths that lead to the same place. Going to a CC doesn't prevent her from reaching the same goal (and same degree) as someone else who started at a 4 year college. I'd tell her to focus on what her interests are and take classes that she will be excited about. I also thing a "gap year" can be a good thing. It helped me realize that I needed to buckle down and get into college, so that I could have a career with enough money to live on. I had far more motivation and drive than many of my friends who had started right away after high school. My parents cried when I didn't go straight to college. They were very disappointed in me. However, if you asked them about it today -- they would agree that it was probably one of the most important years of my life. You don't need to cushion your daughter's disappointment. Just be a sympathetic ear for her and encourage her to chart her own course. [/quote]
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