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[quote=Anonymous]Your son made a very mature decision and kudos for him to reaching out to the school to figure out options.  He needs a break.  I agree with a PP who stated that kids who graduated in 2021 got screwed.  My DC graduated in 2022 and feels blessed that he had a real senior year.  But missed out on some international HS trips he hoped to do.  Here was our deal -- he must start college by Fall 2023 (Take a gap year we weren't going to force him to start in fall 2022) he needed to be basically "off our budget and insurance" by the time he turned 24 (we know it is age 26 --).  The expectation was  he needed to get a college degree in that time and here is how much money we have.  It was his decision to apply during his senior year, we were fully expecting him to sit out the application cycle.  He applied, got in to a school he wanted and negotiated a one year deferral.  He has a part time job, doing some social justice work, and planning a trip.  We gave him some guard rails, told him we had his back, served as a sounding board and is figuring it out.  OP -- your son doesn't want to quit, he needs a break -- give him the space to grow and figure it out within parameter you and your DH agree on....dont jeapordize your relationship with him over a mature decision he made[/quote]

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