ecouter11

Maybe its a cultural difference, but I think in high school, you should focus on your studies and learning and exploring rather than work. My culture tends to divide up a persons life into stages and the first quarter or so is reserved for growth after which you move onto work and stuff. Maybe it's a western thing.

That aside, its amazing to see how much it varies. I'm very grateful for what I get. Academics come first, ofc. My parents aren't involved in college search stuff because I think that they think it's a little stupid, coming from a place where people usually aspire for top schools but do tend to nag me about things...I will freely admit that it's occasionally helpful.

Follow up question: will you miss home/ your parents when you go off to college?

I was talking to one of my friends and she said she's just tired of the same old same old and just wants to leave. I personally don't love where I live but I think there are definitely aspects that I would miss.

Teaspoons

My parents aren't involved at all.. I do my homework on my own, reach for a's on my own (my mom would be fine if I walked home with an f..) , join clubs and strive to do my best on my own. My mom only gets involved if I want certain classes or have a problem with a teacher. Last year she had meetings with the principle and my counselor about being out in ap physics as a sophomore and taking pre Calc over the summer online.

kikikaylen

I think I'll definitely miss home and my parents when I go off to college! I'm moderately aware that I occasionally underappreciate the value of having my parents around, and I know that's going to hit hard in college. I don't think I'm one of those kids who has some crazy, super close, best friends forever type of relationship with my parents, but I really do feel lucky to have them and I'm an only child, so they've basically always been the two main family forces in my life. It's weird; whenever I go away, I never get extremely homesick, but sometimes I can get emotional just talking to my parents on the phone. As for home in the sense of my town, I don't like my town that much; it's basic suburbia, but I'll probably miss the sense of comfort and the people that I love.

1Rachel94

If I didn't live in Fl, I'd stay in-state. I hate where I live, but I'll definitely miss my family. When I went to summer@Brown, as much as I loved it, I still struggled to adjust during the first week. I still called home every single day at least once. My mom and I are particularly close. Next year when I go to college, I know I'm going to get myself involved in clubs and such so I can socialize and get adjusted more quickly. I know it'll be hard, but I need to get out of the awful place.

Shaddie23

I'm totally on my own. I've been in college for over a year,and neither of my parents even knew about it.

tangentline

To some extent sponsorship
Tuition, car insurance, applications, standardized tests (okay I had to chip in $100 that I earned to last year's AP tests), club dues...
And this sponsorship does limit me to the cheapest of colleges that I can attend though, but otherwise, I enjoy lots of freedom to do my own work, extracurriculars, studying, and earn whatever passing grades that gets through.

And for the followup, I'm not leaving home for college, I may even stay home until I can afford a house down payment from a job. At least I don't have to worry about debt and I can do occasional visitations / sneak back on campus / attend youth groups where I keep intact with everyone I know.

iluvbooks94

My mom tries to be pretty involved. She doesn't want me to work so I can concentrate on my schoolwork, so she pays for me for pretty much everything. I'm expected to get good grades, and I'm not rewarded for them like some people are. I also don't get an allowance.

With college, I was/am expected to fill out applications on my own, find colleges to apply to, arrange visits/travel on my own. Mom said that she would take care of the FAFSA and CSS Profile since our financial situation is confusing.

I have the freedom to join the ECs I wish, take the classes I want, and do pretty much what I want, since my mom trusts me. It's much appreciated, and I suppose it's what's kept me from acting out like my friends with strict parents have.