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Re: DECOMPOSED -- YOUR SON 

By: Decomposed in POPE IV | Recommend this post (2)
Thu, 28 Sep 17 7:21 AM | 62 view(s)
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re: "OMG, AT THE END OF HIS FIRST YEAR, HE COULD CONCEIVABLY BE ONLY 40 UNITS AWAY."

Conceivably, except that a major requires 30 units of in-subject classes. Joey is a double major, so he's got to take 30 units in linguistics and 30 units in math. There's no way to squeeze all that in in only two years... especially since he wants to take some stay-sane classes (music) too. I imagine he will be well past the 120 unit requirement by the time he's done.

He told me the other day that his initial plan to graduate in 2.5 years might not be possible. Okay... so three years. He'll be 20. Still just a kid (to me, anyway) and miles beyond where I was at that age.
 




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DECOMPOSED -- YOUR SON
By: kathy_s16 in POPE IV
Thu, 28 Sep 17 6:04 AM 		Msg. 35374 of 47202

re: "ADVANCED PLACEMENT. PRETTY COOL THAT SOME KIDS CAN START "COLLECTING" COLLEGE CREDITS WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL."

Yep. VERY cool. It's too bad that more kids aren't taking advantage of it.

THEY DID NOT HAVE THAT WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. WISH THEY HAD. YOU CAN'T WORRY ABOUT OTHER KIDS. YOU HAVE FOCUSED ON YOUR OWN, AND IT HAS PAID OFF.

Think about this. You need 120 units to get a Bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia. When his first semester ends in December, Joey will be just 58 units away.

AT THE END OF HIS FIRST SEMESTER, NOT THE FULL YEAR?
OMG, AT THE END OF HIS FIRST YEAR, HE COULD CONCEIVABLY BE ONLY 40 UNITS AWAY. IS IT POSSIBLE JOEY COULD FINISH COLLEGE IN TWO YEARS? WOW....

While the pain of paying tuition makes me grimace, the fact that he'll be done in a relative blink of an eye puts a smile on my face - thanks to A.P. classes and a kid who busted his butt all through high school.

TUITION IS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR FUTURE - YOURS, MINE AND EVERYONE'S. A.P. CLASSES ARE A GIFT, WHICH YOUR SON TOOK ADVANTAGE OF. I KNOW HE MUST HAVE BUSTED HIS BUTT TO GET WHERE HE IS NOW, BUT WHAT A PLACE TO BE!

CONGRATS TO NOT ONLY HIM, BUT TO YOU AND MRS. DECOMPOSED, TOO.
Very Happy


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