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[quote=Anonymous]1) I think you're struggling with the concept that CC>state school is much more affordable route. I'm pretty frugal, so I can understand how this is enticing. Don't forget that the college experience is much more than taking classes. Going away and living in dorms forces growth and independence upon your kids, it's invaluable. Socially, they will be much better off with the opportunities that a freshman year in the dorms would provide as opposed to a freshman year in CC. That being said, network is really important and at a CC their network will look very different than at a 4 year.

Now with that being said, the kid with the 2.7 might not be ready, but they might just need a different setting. Don't rule out LACS, they can provide a lot of aid to the non-traditional applicant if you look hard.

Overall it's just not as black and white as you project it to be. Look at their strengths and weaknesses and who they are as individuals, don't boil them down to a GPA.

If it boils down to a regional school vs CC, I'd reconsider the 4 year route. A lot of the regional schools have terrible graduation rates and you don't want to put your kid that's struggling now, in an environment where 50% of the students don't make it. You want to immerse them into a culture of accomplishment, and in this scenario that might be the local CC. [/quote]

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