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Originally Posted by Moses
In Alamo. Diablo Valley CC is just around the corner. Only problem with CC is that it's not terribly academically rigorous. My son is extremely bright, but tends to only work as hard as those around him. I have no doubt that he'll step it up if he's put into a more academic environment. DVC might just be an excuse to coast for a few more years.
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This is something that I didn't even think about in my first reply. High school is so incredibly easy it isn't even funny. I put almost zero effort into high school and graduated with a 4.0 and a 32 on my ACT. Fast forward to my first semester of college. I thought I could keep coasting on that level of effort and keep up straight A's. WRONG. 2.91 first semester. College is f'in hard. This was in gen-eds and electives. There really aren't very many "easy" or "blow-off" classes at my school. I had to get my head out of my asss and buckle down second semester. I did and I got a 3.77. If your son is anything like me, he will continue to coast at a CC. Then when he gets to the university his junior year, when classes really start to get hard, he will be screwed, plain and simply. Let him realize his mistakes sooner rather than later.