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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sometimes I want to (metaphorically speaking, of course) strangle DCUM posters on the college board.  This thread is an excellent example.

OP's kid has a 1380 on the SAT, meaning he's obviously very bright.  But isn't that strong at upper level math and based on his interests he's not all that academic.

In other words, he's a lot like the overwhelming majority of boys his age, just brighter than most.  Of course he should be going to college.

But he shouldn't be going to a LAC, that's clearly not his thing (far too academic), and he shouldn't be going to or even applying to the striver and high pressure schools like Vandy, Emory, WashU or the other ridiculous ideas that posters are coming up with.  He should be going to a large or mid-sized state university or chasing merit aid at a solid mid sized private that offers a variety of preprofessional programs and taking introductory classes and figuring it all out.  I'd suggest looking hard at Jesuit universities.  They are tailored made for a kid like him. [/quote]

See, I think you are REALLY REALLY WRONG HERE.
A giant state flagship is the worst option for a kid like this. Undecided, perhaps a bit lost. This kid needs guidance. Great advisors. High-touch professors. Easy opportunities to try lots of different things. A SLAC might be just the thing. Or a small private school like a Wake Forest.

Its posts like yours that make me want to strangle DCUM users who think they know everything but really know very little.[/quote]

Way to cherry pick what I said.

I said large or mid sized state school or chase merit at a mid sized private.  I never said "giant state flagship."  It's only on DCUM where every high school senior knows exactly what they want to study in college or what they want to do afterwards, and that's only because mommy and daddy have already decided for them.  The idea that if you don't have your career carefully plotted out by senior year means you're doomed to failure and dropping out unless you go to a private liberal arts college with a bunch of pampered kids with helicopter parents is just so ridiculous.

This is a public high school kid who has done well.  He's grounded and rounded.  He's achieving.  He's testing well.  He's FINE.  He doesn't need and wouldn't even benefit from a liberal arts college.  He's better off at a school with a wider variety of practical and professional offerings. [/quote]

Disagree with you. It's very old-school outdated advice imo.[/quote]

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