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My son went to Grossmont Middle College which is a charter school for the last two years of high school located on a jr college campus. He was able to get enou
by gscott 11y ago
My son went to Grossmont Middle College which is a charter school for the last two years of high school located on a jr college campus. He was able to get enough college units to save him a year and a half at 4 year college. High school, depending upon your goals and classes can be not the best use of time if you can just jump in and do the college courses anyway... why do double work.
- foolfoolz 11y agobecause taking your time through college can be an incredible experience.
- quanticle 11y agoOn the other hand, parent-poster's son probably saved enough money to buy a car. College credits are incredibly expensive, and if you can do them for free in high school, there's no reason to skip them. On a broader level, I would very much like to disagree with people who say that you should take your time through college. Take your time through college... if you can afford it. Don't forget that you're paying a good ten to twenty thousand a year for the privilege of taking your time.
- gscott 11y agoWe are ridiculously poor so money saved is a large benefit. But because he qualifies for the whole fasfa aid and since he saved a year of college he is doing a double major. So getting college units in is allowing him to do more and still be the right age getting out.
- ZeroGravitas 11y agoThis topic used to come up a lot on HN, though I've not seen it for a while. My summary of reading those previous threads, where many people shared their personal experiences, is that what you are suggesting is the best idea. Negotiate and/or move school and/or spent partial time in other institutions so that you can use at least some of your time to be exploring advanced topics that also give you real world credentials and projects for a portfolio while staving off boredom.