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They want more from life than to flip burgers. How do I rip them out of this state of ennui?
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Two of my friends' sons are in the midst of this process. Even with a great deal of help and research from their parents, they still got stalled at various points. The applications are complicated, their essays need to be looked at by other people for criticism and editing, and financial aid forms are a nightmare, worse than income taxes. It seems as though college applications are an obstacle course designed to weed out students who aren't truly dedicated.
I'm afraid that many schools' deadlines for Fall 2010 admission have already passed. There's a reason why so many kids just throw up their hands and enroll in their local community college, hoping they can get into a four-year college later. I've read that the number of kids who want to go to community colleges in California far exceeds the capacity of those schools. However, many of them are like 13th and 14th year high schools. Their academic standards aren't very challenging, so many four-year colleges won't be impressed by anything less than a 4.0 average.
My advice: Make an appointment yourself to talk with a guidance counselor at your student's high school. Ask what is possible at this late date. Ask about what books are available that evaluate colleges and would help find a good fit for your student. Ask about second-semester admissions. I think you'll have to step up and do some of the heavy lifting here. It's really too much for a high school student to do all alone.
You'll need to explain to your student in words of one syllable that he or she WILL be flipping burgers (or an equivalent job) to earn spending money and to save for college incidentals such as pizzas and movies, from the day they graduate from high school until they get into college. They won't be sunning themselves by the swimming pool or backpacking around Europe!
Two of my friends' sons are in the midst of this process. Even with a great deal of help and research from their parents, they still got stalled at various points. The applications are complicated, their essays need to be looked at by other people for criticism and editing, and financial aid forms are a nightmare, worse than income taxes. It seems as though college applications are an obstacle course designed to weed out students who aren't truly dedicated.
I'm afraid that many schools' deadlines for Fall 2010 admission have already passed. There's a reason why so many kids just throw up their hands and enroll in their local community college, hoping they can get into a four-year college later. I've read that the number of kids who want to go to community colleges in California far exceeds the capacity of those schools. However, many of them are like 13th and 14th year high schools. Their academic standards aren't very challenging, so many four-year colleges won't be impressed by anything less than a 4.0 average.
My advice: Make an appointment yourself to talk with a guidance counselor at your student's high school. Ask what is possible at this late date. Ask about what books are available that evaluate colleges and would help find a good fit for your student. Ask about second-semester admissions. I think you'll have to step up and do some of the heavy lifting here. It's really too much for a high school student to do all alone.
You'll need to explain to your student in words of one syllable that he or she WILL be flipping burgers (or an equivalent job) to earn spending money and to save for college incidentals such as pizzas and movies, from the day they graduate from high school until they get into college. They won't be sunning themselves by the swimming pool or backpacking around Europe!
What should I bring to my first day of high school?
What should I bring on the first day of high school? I'm going to be a freshmen and I'm extremely nervous. Any advice. Thanks in advance.
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just bring pencils/pens, paper, and a folder. thats it!
these are tips that i've been giving freshmen lately...
TIPS:
- don't be scared/nervous/worried... high school is not that big of a deal
- get a map of the school so you don't get lost... but don't walk around the school with it in front of your face
- don't ask upperclassmen for help if you're lost (ask a teacher or friend) cuz they might point you in the wrong direction
- don't stop in the middle of the hallways
- join clubs/sports... trust me it's an easy way to make friends and it looks good on college applications
- don't run to lunch
- don't be intimidated by upperclassmen
- don't tell your boyfriend you 'love' him in the same week you started dating him.
- on the first day don't wear you hollister shirt, hollister pants, hollister flipflops, and carrying your hollister bag... you will have freshman written all over you and don't wear too much makeup/accesories... just wear something simple but cute :) and honestly nobody gives a crap about what you wear
- it is possible to fall UP the stairs... lol. but if this (or something like this) does happen don't be embarrassed... just laugh at yourself and walk away cuz its no big deal
- please don't be an immature freshman
- make good grades (don't screw it up freshman year cuz you WILL regret it)
- don't come to school on the first day with your huge backpack full of colored pencils, glue sticks, tissue boxes... you don't need all that crap you're in high school now. all you need for the first day is paper, pencils, and a folder
- there is no pool on top of the school
- if someone offers you an elevator pass.... don't buy it!!!
- don't be the annoying kid who always cracks immature jokes in class. teachers hate that. always be nice to the teachers cuz one day when you are a senior they will help you write college reccomendation letters and you will be glad that you behaved in their class.
- don't decorate your locker (nobody at my school decorates them)
- don't start talking to random uppperclassmen like they are your best friend
- don't be afraid to make new friends! even with the people you thought you hated. your in high school now and people change. everyone deserves a second chance.
- don't talk about your UPPERCLASSMEN friends cuz you can tell someone is a freshman when they say "my SENIOR friend..... blah blah blah" it doesn't matter what grade they are in! all of your friends are PEOPLE.
- don't talk about how "cool" you think you are cuz your finally in high school
- upperclassmen have other things to worry about and they could care less about freshmen.... if people do pick on you they will most likely be sophomores: they think they have the right to pick on you cuz they're not freshman anymore..... but i think if a sophomore picks on you that is pathetic cuz they are only a year older than you.
- be prepared for freshman friday!!!! nahhh i'm just kidding it doesn't exist.... and any rumors you hear are all FAKE! nothing scary happens... and high school is nothing like the movies.
good luck :)
class of 2010!
just bring pencils/pens, paper, and a folder. thats it!
these are tips that i've been giving freshmen lately...
TIPS:
- don't be scared/nervous/worried... high school is not that big of a deal
- get a map of the school so you don't get lost... but don't walk around the school with it in front of your face
- don't ask upperclassmen for help if you're lost (ask a teacher or friend) cuz they might point you in the wrong direction
- don't stop in the middle of the hallways
- join clubs/sports... trust me it's an easy way to make friends and it looks good on college applications
- don't run to lunch
- don't be intimidated by upperclassmen
- don't tell your boyfriend you 'love' him in the same week you started dating him.
- on the first day don't wear you hollister shirt, hollister pants, hollister flipflops, and carrying your hollister bag... you will have freshman written all over you and don't wear too much makeup/accesories... just wear something simple but cute :) and honestly nobody gives a crap about what you wear
- it is possible to fall UP the stairs... lol. but if this (or something like this) does happen don't be embarrassed... just laugh at yourself and walk away cuz its no big deal
- please don't be an immature freshman
- make good grades (don't screw it up freshman year cuz you WILL regret it)
- don't come to school on the first day with your huge backpack full of colored pencils, glue sticks, tissue boxes... you don't need all that crap you're in high school now. all you need for the first day is paper, pencils, and a folder
- there is no pool on top of the school
- if someone offers you an elevator pass.... don't buy it!!!
- don't be the annoying kid who always cracks immature jokes in class. teachers hate that. always be nice to the teachers cuz one day when you are a senior they will help you write college reccomendation letters and you will be glad that you behaved in their class.
- don't decorate your locker (nobody at my school decorates them)
- don't start talking to random uppperclassmen like they are your best friend
- don't be afraid to make new friends! even with the people you thought you hated. your in high school now and people change. everyone deserves a second chance.
- don't talk about your UPPERCLASSMEN friends cuz you can tell someone is a freshman when they say "my SENIOR friend..... blah blah blah" it doesn't matter what grade they are in! all of your friends are PEOPLE.
- don't talk about how "cool" you think you are cuz your finally in high school
- upperclassmen have other things to worry about and they could care less about freshmen.... if people do pick on you they will most likely be sophomores: they think they have the right to pick on you cuz they're not freshman anymore..... but i think if a sophomore picks on you that is pathetic cuz they are only a year older than you.
- be prepared for freshman friday!!!! nahhh i'm just kidding it doesn't exist.... and any rumors you hear are all FAKE! nothing scary happens... and high school is nothing like the movies.
good luck :)
class of 2010!
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