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[quote=Anonymous]He can get into a million schools.

My advice: focus less on getting in and focus more on finding a place where he'll succeed. I'd be mostly concerned that he's getting close to an F in history, while you at his side, feeding him, clothing him, and getting him to school on time.

Dig down on that. Why? Is he working too many hours? Does he have an undiagnosed issue with reading? or is he just a "this is boring" kid (which, wake up, get it done, adults do boring things sometimes).

I'd focus on figuring that out. Building some confidence with a summer program someplace like Syracuse or Penn State. And thinking about what kind of school he wants.

Then just apply to schools he'll get into. He'll get into MOST of the 4000 colleges in America  - but no, maybe not T100 schools.

Avoid potholes (literally): UC Bolder will have a lot of drugs. Can he deal with that?

Go to a college basketball game. Does this look fun? Walk around a big giant school. And a tiny one. See what clicks.

Don't have a scarcity mindset. There are plenty of places. Don't worry about that. You just want him to GRADUATE and be happy. That's the trick.

(I'd visit a place like Marquette for Engineering. Good program. New town. Low drama kids who expect to work and pay for themselves after college. School spirit. But there are so many options out there...)[/quote]

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