My kid has a low GPA?

proudwismom
Sat, 03 Nov 2012 01:45:34 +0000

I would definitely steer clear of the Chances threads. The replies are mostly from kids who quite frankly don’t usually know what they are talking about (chance me and I’ll chance you back is silly) and they can be cruel.

Your son already knows he isn’t going to the Ivy League. But, he will have choices availaible to him besides community college. Though please understand I am not knocking community college, It’s a great starting point for many kids.

The deciding factor is going to be your budget. It looks like he has a school on his list he could commute to if necessary (Neb-Omaha?) so that would save money if need be.

Try doing some visits while he is a junior at least to narrow down what he really wants. Big versus small or mid-size, city versus suburban or rural etc. If you’ve already done so that’s great but the reality can be different than campus tour videos.

One last suggestion is to do a lot of reading on the Financial Aid forum. Lots of good advice and ideas and quite a few helpful, knowledgable people.