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Old 12-17-2007, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by disneysteve View Post
I hope she isn't quite that strict. Paying 100% only for total perfection seems a bit extreme. Not many students achieve a perfect GPA for all 4 years.

Speaking of 4 years, another good point is that you should make it clear to your kid that college is a 4-year endeavor. Not 5. Not 6. Not 8. I'll cover my daughter for 4 years of undergraduate school. If she decides to change her major 6 times and needs 5 or more years to earn a degree, she's going to have to foot the bill, or at least a much bigger piece of it.

AT my school it was impossible for me to graduate on time. In my last semester, I needed 3 specific courses to graudate. All 3 met at the same time. Had I been able to clone myself, or been dishonest and paid off friends to pose as me, I would have graduated that semester. Unfortunately I had to wait due to the scheduling conflicts. This was a SUNY (State Univ. of NY) school and I know I was not the only student in this situation.
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