<p>I think my son got lazy during junior year. All the kids started driving and I think they all started slipping.</p>
<p>My son got a 25 in the math on the ACT, so I’m not as worried as the rest of you are! He was also carrying an AP US History Class (C), and Honors Physics (C). The Algebra 2 I think he did poorly at was because he missed a week during late spring, and doesn’t like to ask for help…ended in the D. Next semester, he has AP Physics, AP Psych, Trig/Calc, Eng., and Spanish. I see now that most of the schools he’s interested in only ask for 2 years of a foreign language for engi., so he can propably drop that.</p>
<p>He likes to be challanged, hence his desire to AP and honors classes. I think this last semester was a low point due to his, to be honest, not applying himself.</p>
<p>We are fortunate enough, thanks to my mom, to have College Illinois paid up for 4 years of college. That’s tuition only, but still a fantastic start. We will also be eligable for some sort of financial aid as well, but at this stage in the game, I’m not going out on a limb for an out of state $26K tuition bill. I think my son has been listening to his friend who has a higher ACT and gpa who wants to go to Purdue. The problem is, is that these kids are choosing colleges without having the slightest clue as to the criteria needed to be admitted as well as just assuming their parents will pop for the bill.</p>
<p>CC is out of the question as the one in our district is not the best by any means. He will not be happy there, nor will I. I also don’t think it will be the place for him if he is to succeed in college. He wants to go to one college and stay there, so I’m hoping we make the correct decision in the beginning. He wanted to go to U. of I/Urbana, but the stats are too high, and they weed out freshmen at that school like there’s no tomorrow. I’ve been looking at U. of I/Chicago which is less than an hour from us, but want him to stay on campus. They have both engineering and architecture programs.</p>
<p>If you have any more suggestions, please…send them on to me!!!</p>
<p>Thanks for all your ideas!</p>