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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I couldn't get past the advice to 8th graders to study college websites.

That is just nutty.  [/quote]When my 9th grader looked at college sites, he went directly to things that appealed to his interest.  I doubt if kids are going to be looking for the astrophysics curriculum.  And if they do, maybe they shouldn't be in 8th grade.   Mine went to the college sports team and photography clases.  Pretty normal stuff.  Never thought he'd pull up the college English classes.  Didn't expect it.[/quote]

[b]If a 9th grader is interested in photography and sports, shouldn't they be looking for outlets and participating in those activities now, rather than looking at college websites?[/b]

To me this is so absurdly ridiculous, and the fact that I'm the only one who is aghast makes me realize that DCUM parents are not the ones I should hang out with.[/quote]PP here.  DS is involved in those activities and has been for some time.  Most kids are involved in some school driven activities and after school extracurriculars.  Mine were curious about the college I went to and looked it up on their own.  Obviously, there was nothing there from way back when but curiosity if my school offered his interest.  There is nothing wrong or terrible about that.  Sometimes it does seem 'nutty' or impractical for 8th graders to look at college websites but you never know what they might pick up or what might catch their eye triggering an interest.  I never shut down curiosity (unless it's too mature).

I doubt too many kids are looking at college websites to decide their majors.  I remember my siblings were triggered by the movie Animal House to check out colleges but, alas, those kind of activities were only in the movies.  However, they picked up some realistic information about colleges so it wasn't a total failure.[/quote]

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