Exactly. My daughter was a national caliber debater in HS. She just walked on the LMU team and got another 6k for her sophomore year and also gets work study for research. My son is also a national debater, and KU is probably going to do the same for him. He's got a band, and they're staying in the midwest to pursue the band. Easier to get noticed here than on the coast. As long as the grades stay up, Dad's all for it.
Watch that damn fafsa form. Make a mistake and they will make your life hell. Blonde haired, blue eyed country girl from KS had to have a citizenship check courtesy of Homeland Security. Cost us most of the non scholarship financial aid for the sophomore year, due to the delay.
Excellent warning. Thanks; I have another year to go but am studying the process already. Congradgulations on the success of your kids. Nice to see hard work rewarded.
Popularity doesn't enter the picture here; it's the 120k$ price tag of a good education that motivates us now. I pray everyday my son doesn't do the kinds of things I did when I was his age. ( Although it sure was fun to do them!)
Good Catch AK. His little group are all Honors students; he is listed Summa Cum Laude in his school. So it would appear he does pay some attention. Actually I personally am amazed at the dedication of all of his social circle. All we wanted to do in High School was party. You could not get me to even attend HS; I was out 72 days in my last year. They got tired of suspending me so they told me I could just take the tests and if I passed they would give me a diploma. Can't imagine that happening now and of course I have never told him this little information.
Say; Damir, who did that song..Rock and Roll High School? You know..Rock Rock, rock and roll high school. Lots and Lots of stories on that subject. When I was a kid they used to let us do arc-welding in shop. The safety rule was if anyone was welding in the booth no one could open the curtain until the red-light went out. Of course that meant total privacy which of course meant the perfect place to indulge in improper activities. And the fumes from the welder masked any other smells. Took some guys an hour to draw a single bead.
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