My brother is still young(20) and took a year off to work, explore and find himself. Now, he knows he would like to go to university and acquire a degree, but he dose not have the prerequisites or grades for acceptance. The prerequisites and grades necessary are not hard, it is just a matter of getting them. What are his options? What would you do, if you were in his situation? I think, he should just go back to high school and get his grades and prerequisites. He could get a GED, but most universities do not accept that. He could try applying as a mature student, but he would likely not get accepted because of his poor academic background. What do you think?
I would definitely suggest getting the GED. After he has the GED, my suggestion is for him to enroll in a community college. If he puts in two years worth of work, he can then transfer to a four year univeristy. If he transfers from college, most schools won't look at his high school career, only his college grades. When I transferred from a cc, only two schools were worried about my high school grades, and those were private schools. The public school I applied to didn't have any interest to look at my high school work. All three applications stated that they do accept GED's, but if it lowers your acceptance chance, I'm not sure.
yeah they cost money. but much less. and most people live with their parents while they go, or go part time while they work. then you do your first year or two, then transfer to a university to finish.
Hon, all colleges cost money...four year schools cost a hell of a lot more than any community college. His best bet is most definitely to get his GED, go to a CC for two years, transfer to a four year, and finish his BS/BA that way....Other than that, he'll have a hell of a hard time getting in anywhere... And loans, if you make the most of them and your education, are marvelous things.
if money is an issue, you can apply for financial aid. I got a full ride through my community college years, and there was even extra money left over after every semester.
that's a huge risk. and this is coming from someone with a business degree. Unless you know how to run a business or can hire someone who does, it's truly a bad idea.
As several others have said, get the GED, go to a community college, then transfer. Yes, they cost money, but, as others have said, it is often far less than an average state university, not to mention what a private uni costs. Yes, it is only 2 years -- that's why we're all saying to transfer. You can apply for federal financial aid at any college or university (assuming you have no drug convictions). Also, there are often scholarship opportunities through the college. One of the benefits of a cc is that they are generally small -- so there's a lot less competition for the scholarships that are there. My dad went to a cc for his first 2 years (recently, not when he was younger) and got a decent scholarship. BUT, that cc had a program with the nearest state university campus -- people who transfer from that cc with a certain number of credits and a certain gpa automatically get a really awesome scholarship for the next 2 years. I'd imagine plenty of other places have similar sorts of arrangements if you look around and ask the right people!
