05-12-2023, 11:03 AM
Thank you so much for these fantastic replies, advice and encouragement! I'm already learning some things I didn't think about before. Please keep it coming - I'm listening!! Yes - I think he's done really well for being 18 and half way through - super proud of him!
I forgot to mention that he applied to WGU (he heard about this route and liked the looks of it) but they mapped out his degree and will only take 19 of his credits. That would just discourage him, so not an option.
Here is the rest of the information from the template:
Your location: East Texas
Your age: 18 (19 in June)
What kind of degree do you want: bachelor's in business
RA credits: listed in OP, 57 from 2 community colleges
Budget: paying out of pocket as he goes, or with help from parents, which will need to be repaid. Hoping to stay under 10K total (including the 1900 already spent)
Commitments: full-time work and some time for fun.
Dedicated time to study: Honestly, he's a bit lazy, but he's motivated to get a degree because he knows it will help him get a better job in the long run. He finally has most of the core (boring stuff) done and he really does like the business courses. Dual credit has been a good fit because there are assignments/tests with deadlines. He always does them on the last night, in the last hours. His biggest challenge is going to be making his own deadlines and keeping them, because his tendency is what can be done at any time, will get done at no time. Hopefully the money he's spending will be a big motivator. (He'd say these exact things about himself, so I'm not trying to put my son down).
He's been doing 2 dual credits classes at a time/4 per semester for the most part, since he was 15, and handling that well. He did a super senior year this year (homeschool) to get more dual credit in (for the costs). The mindset until now was getting basics out of the way. Now it's shifting to make sure he takes what he needs for the end result.
Timeline: He's been doing college since he was 15. He's ready to be done. He'll be the determiner of that though, since he'll need to balance the work/school load.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None
Goal: work for a company and get experience. He currently is a manager at a local country club (pro shop, cart staff, etc) and likes his job. He'll be moving out with an older brother over the summer and probably will seek similar employment while finishing school. Eventually, he'd like to manage real estate and/or have a small business - but he doesn't know exactly what that looks like.
I forgot to mention that he applied to WGU (he heard about this route and liked the looks of it) but they mapped out his degree and will only take 19 of his credits. That would just discourage him, so not an option.
Here is the rest of the information from the template:
Your location: East Texas
Your age: 18 (19 in June)
What kind of degree do you want: bachelor's in business
RA credits: listed in OP, 57 from 2 community colleges
Budget: paying out of pocket as he goes, or with help from parents, which will need to be repaid. Hoping to stay under 10K total (including the 1900 already spent)
Commitments: full-time work and some time for fun.
Dedicated time to study: Honestly, he's a bit lazy, but he's motivated to get a degree because he knows it will help him get a better job in the long run. He finally has most of the core (boring stuff) done and he really does like the business courses. Dual credit has been a good fit because there are assignments/tests with deadlines. He always does them on the last night, in the last hours. His biggest challenge is going to be making his own deadlines and keeping them, because his tendency is what can be done at any time, will get done at no time. Hopefully the money he's spending will be a big motivator. (He'd say these exact things about himself, so I'm not trying to put my son down).
He's been doing 2 dual credits classes at a time/4 per semester for the most part, since he was 15, and handling that well. He did a super senior year this year (homeschool) to get more dual credit in (for the costs). The mindset until now was getting basics out of the way. Now it's shifting to make sure he takes what he needs for the end result.
Timeline: He's been doing college since he was 15. He's ready to be done. He'll be the determiner of that though, since he'll need to balance the work/school load.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None
Goal: work for a company and get experience. He currently is a manager at a local country club (pro shop, cart staff, etc) and likes his job. He'll be moving out with an older brother over the summer and probably will seek similar employment while finishing school. Eventually, he'd like to manage real estate and/or have a small business - but he doesn't know exactly what that looks like.
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