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re: Did you select your college or did your parents?
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:21 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:21 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:She is. Masters will likely be at Georgetown.
she probably should aim higher than Oklahoma, much less UNT
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Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:23 pm to HubbaBubba
Many tears were shed as I followed in my father’s footsteps and graduated from diesel driving academy
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:23 pm to HubbaBubba
Time to sit down and have her explain her choice. She needs to tell you why she didn’t apply for scholarships at UNT.
If she was considering a top out of state school, a UVA, you should have a problem. Missing out on Arky and OU is no big deal. Very average state schools.
If she was considering a top out of state school, a UVA, you should have a problem. Missing out on Arky and OU is no big deal. Very average state schools.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:24 pm to HubbaBubba
My kids picked their college.
I figured they would be doing the work so we let them pick.
I figured they would be doing the work so we let them pick.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:24 pm to HubbaBubba
If you're gonna do a public school, it better be a flagship. I'd go to Oklahoma or Arkansas over UNT easily.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:25 pm to HubbaBubba
My gpa kinda chose mine
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:25 pm to TH03
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but you need to just let her know that she shouldn’t make a decision of where to go to school based on a guy or on friends and stuff. Let her go wherever she wants to go but fill her head with the idea that she needs to choose a school to go to based on what she needs not on what she wants
Get out with this reasonable solution. You're supposed to just tell her "I'm paying the bills so you listen to me."
Yep. Try that bullshite with a kid that pops up and says "I want to go to NYU Daddy, cut me a check for $35k a semester." Say what you want but if the parents are paying the bills, they should have final say on the school selection. If the child is on a free ride then they should be allowed to make the call. Not saying the parents shouldn't counsel them but the final decision is left to the one paying for school.
Call it whatever you want.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:26 pm to HubbaBubba
My dad said he would help me anywhere I wanted to go but if I went to Ole Miss or Tulane I was on my own. I think he was kidding but IDK.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:26 pm to HubbaBubba
She can always take a gap year. In 12 months, the jagoff boyfriend will most likely be out of the picture.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:30 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Here’s a crazy idea, sit down and talk to her about her thoughts instead of asking a bunch of strangers.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:31 pm to HubbaBubba
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She is. Masters will likely be at Georgetown.
If this is her real goal she probably wants to try to go to a better undergrad than any of those mentioned. Georgetown has the best International Relations program along with Stanford, Brown and Yale but getting into their masters programs is akin to getting into Harvard, Yale, Stanford or U of Chicago law. You can get into them from lesser universities but god is it hard.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:31 pm to Walking the Earth
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She can always take a gap year. In 12 months, the jagoff boyfriend will most likely be out of the picture.
He'll be out of the picture by mid September if he's still in HS and she's off to college
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:33 pm to 257WBY
quote:Agreed. However, her goal is to transfer to UT-Austin. It's very competitive. High grades from a flagship school like OU will look much better in her application than from UNT.
If she was considering a top out of state school, a UVA, you should have a problem. Missing out on Arky and OU is no big deal. Very average state schools.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:33 pm to HubbaBubba
Parents did.
Didn’t understand why, until my sophomore year.
It was really the best college $$ wise.
Didn’t understand why, until my sophomore year.
It was really the best college $$ wise.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:33 pm to fallguy_1978
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He'll be out of the picture by mid September if he's still in HS and she's off to college
Yeah but that doesn't help if she ditches her schollies and parks herself at the University of BFE first.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:35 pm to Obtuse1
quote:See my comment above. UT is where she needs to be for undergrad, so trying to maximize her position on the transfer application.
If this is her real goal she probably wants to try to go to a better undergrad than any of those mentioned. Georgetown has the best International Relations program along with Stanford, Brown and Yale but getting into their masters programs is akin to getting into Harvard, Yale, Stanford or U of Chicago law. You can get into them from lesser universities but god is it hard.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:36 pm to HubbaBubba
Moving away and gaining independence is one of the major benefits of college.
I would (almost) never let my children go to a local university, especially not if they were doing it for a boyfriend.
I would (almost) never let my children go to a local university, especially not if they were doing it for a boyfriend.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:39 pm to Dam Guide
quote:You obviously don't have a teenage daughter.
Here’s a crazy idea, sit down and talk to her about her thoughts instead of asking a bunch of strangers.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:40 pm to HubbaBubba
So is UNT in-state tuition with no scholarships equal to or less than the other 2 with out-of-state tuition but scholarships?
And if she went to UNT would she live on campus or at home since it's only 20 minutes away?
And if she went to UNT would she live on campus or at home since it's only 20 minutes away?
Posted on 5/30/19 at 5:40 pm to HubbaBubba
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Agreed. However, her goal is to transfer to UT-Austin. It's very competitive. High grades from a flagship school like OU will look much better in her application than from UNT.
You got it, hard part will be helping her understand
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