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To: carranza2 who wrote (88670)	4/1/2012 11:27:05 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 217603

I'm kind of mixed about the value of top notch colleges during the first two years.. The majority of "true thinking" comes from taking the upper class courses because the 101 and 201 levels are normally auditoriums with little chance for one on one with the professor. But it depends on how exclusive the university is ($$$$).. Being bright doesn't require a college.. Just a willingness to learn.. College can help focus a person's cognitive reasoning process, but the knowledge comes from their personal thirst for knowledge and understanding. Now if he wants to swim, I will agree. JC is not for him.. and hopefully he will obtain a nice scholarship.. But as you imply.. it's tough to serve two masters while trying to get an education. And to buy his own goodies, he's going to need a part-time job.. I had two of them during my college career.. one as a tutor for disadvantaged students, and one for a private company.. Will never forget one student who had obtained a substantial scholarship which entitled him to my tutoring services. He was constantly unprepared because of his "social activities" (partying). Therefore, tutoring him was a waste of my time. When I asked him what the nature of his scholarship was.. he told me that he was the first one in his family to go to school (First Generation Student).. I told him I was the first one in my family to go to college, but here I was tutoring his unprepared and unmotivated @ss. I soon requested that he be assigned a different tutor as I could no longer help him. In sum, college costs have skyrocketed.. this I recognize. And primarily it's because of gov't assistance to every person, whether merited or now. I want merit scholarships for students who wish to actually apply themselves. Money given to students like the one I tutored is a waste and I have forever resented that I had to work my way through college with loans, jobs and Pell grants, while he got to party at gov't expense. Btw, I would also like to see more online courses that grant access to high quality professors to a wider audience. I wish your son the best of luck!! Hawk

To: carranza2 who wrote (88670)	4/2/2012 1:14:05 AM
From: wallshot	1 Recommendation Respond to of 217603

Making it through school while being an athlete(or ROTC, or heavily involved at a top level with some kind of on campus organization) is tough given the time commitment. I specifically look for things like this when scanning resumes for new college grads, as it is an indication of a willingness to persevere and should have given experience dealing with others. Based on what I've seen, I wouldn't worry too much about your son missing out on the college experience as an athlete, it will find him.