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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are in average colleges, mostly because they got great merit scholorships.  I'll even proudly name the schools...

DS (27) went to Ole Miss. ROTC scholarship. Plus National Guard.
DS (25) went to Colorado. ROTC Scholorship
DD (24) went to Florida.  National Merit Scholar. Full ride.
DD (21) at Georgia. Partial merit scholarship. 
DS (17) High school senior.  Wants to go to Florida.  We'll see who offers the most money.

Super proud of all five. My oldest is married with a baby.  They own a business together. He is also a Captain in the Army National Guard.  My second is a Captain in the Army - 82nd Airborne.  My third is a teacher in DC.  My fourth is majoring in nursing. She wants to be a nurse practitioner. My youngest thinks he wants to be an engineer.

Average colleges. No student loan debt. Great kids. [/quote]

Wow, well done, Mom and Dad!  You have raised a smart and accomplished group of kids.  Thank you for sharing their success![/quote]

Any of us on DCUM would count ourselves lucky to raise 5 kids that did this well.[/quote]

Y'all are sweet!  Thank you.  They chose the schools.  I only mentioned the schlorships because we encouraged them to pick schools that would pay them.  We wanted them to be in a school that was a good fit for them as well.  None of them would have done well at a highly competitive college and we knew that.  Four of them would never have been accepted.  My national merit scholar probobly would have, but she has anxiety issues so I think she would have been miserable in that environment.  I'm proud of them for choosing service oriented careers.  My daughter teachers middle school ESE to profoundly disabled students.  I'm convinced it has to be a calling.  She absolutely loves it!

I think it is amazing if your kid gets into an Ivy or any highly competitive college, especially if you can afford it.  I also think kids at community college and average state colleges can do great things.  I also love to hear about kids who have chosen to enlist in the military before going to college and kids who choose a trade school over college.  The thing we need to remember as parents is that once our kids finish high school, it's time to back off a little and allow them find their own path.  I know too many really unhappy adults who went to college and chose careers based on what their parents wanted.  I did not want to be that parent. [/quote]

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