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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband was in a gang in HS, but managed to graduate through an alternative program. He joined the military, got technical training and started his college classes. It took him 10 years PT while working, but he got his degree and makes twice what I make.[/quote]

Congratulations to your DH. It is wonderful to hear that he broke the cycle and came out great. And I'm happy to hear that these alternative programs are doing their jobs![/quote]

We are all very proud of him for realizing he needed to get himself out of that situation.  Finding the way to finish HS and then join the military helped quite a bit, so kudos to his late teen self, right? He was an excellent college student, too - got close to perfect grades in his classes at Mason with all the annoying "I went to TJ" classmates.

This was not the path we wanted for our kids, but our current teen is struggling mightily. It could have gone a different way, but right now, I just don't see a 4 year school happening. It sucks, because there was a path to a degree that is basically gone if she has to go to community college first. I have even started stress scrolling military career paths late at night, and none of them seem to be a fit for her. It breaks my heart because I know she wants the "normal" experience, but she just can't seem to pull herself together even with the supports we have provided.

Be thankful, parents with college bound children. Even if they don't get into a T20, their life has been blessed. I know - I was one of those kids. College was just a given and school was not all that hard for me, even at my university well known for students working hard and grade deflation that was just below Ivy level. I managed to graduate with honors barely breaking a sweat.[/quote]

Have you looked at options like JROTC or Civil Air Patrol ?[/quote]

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