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In a message dated 5/20/2003 2:23:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
diamondair@... writes:

> Plus, I'm sure they do actually accept students under the age of 16. When I
> started college, "they" (the University) "did not accept" 16 year old
> students, let alone ones without a high school diploma (I rose out of high
> school instead of finishing). Fortunately, "they" were convinced otherwise
> by a persistent kid (me). If it's actually true that your daughter really
> did want to go to college, I'm sure she could get past the 16-year-old
> thing. Plenty of kids do. Heck, I worked with someone at Microsoft that
> *graduated* from *MIT* at the age of 16. And MIT is not exactly easy to get
> into. I'm willing to bet that a local community college could be persuaded
> to take a younger kid.
>

Hey think what you want. I wouldn't ask a question if I truly didn't want to
hear responses about ways to handle it. Why in the world would I open myself
up for such accusations? This ISN'T my idea of fun. But, I am committed to
making the best decisions for my daughter that I can. I've committed myself
to unschooling and am working hard to that end.

It still is important that I got responses because things might change.
Right now she cannot attend either of the local community colleges at her
age. They are turning high school graduates away for lack of classroom
space. Well, they ADMIT them but a large portion never get registered for
classes because there simply are none open after the first few hours of
registration.

They used to be fairly liberal with allowing homschooled students to attend
classes if they were 15 but they say they simply do not have the room for
them anymore. This was determined after she went ahead and began to read and
fill out an application. Then we made a phone call to the admit office.
They were very short and plainly said it would not happen. I also got
information from another homeschool list locally that tells me their children
were not allowed to take classes this past year either. I know it has been
done in the past or I would never have asked you all about it.

As for colleges far away, I'm sure there is a college SOMEWHERE that would
admit a 14 year old. My 14 year old is not ready to go away and be on her
own. As for MIT, God bless them but my daughter is no where near the
abilities that are required to graduate from such a prestigious school at
such a young age. She's never had a high school course in anything, (except
German) sure she knows A LOT but she's not ready for that.

If things change in the future or she persuades a professor or provost that
she really can contribute and keep up, maybe they will change their minds,
maybe in a few months, or a year, it would still be going "early" and young
to college.

The question was genuine, the responses I felt were sincere and I read them
carefully and saved them for future reference, no one's posts were "just for
fun" or to waste time.

I'm sorry you felt that way.

glena


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Pamela Sorooshian

Glena --

Where do you live?

-pam


On Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 05:50 AM, rubyprincesstsg@... wrote:

> In a message dated 5/20/2003 2:23:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> diamondair@... writes:
>
>> Plus, I'm sure they do actually accept students under the age of 16.
>> When I
>> started college, "they" (the University) "did not accept" 16 year old
>> students, let alone ones without a high school diploma (I rose out of
>> high
>> school instead of finishing). Fortunately, "they" were convinced
>> otherwise
>> by a persistent kid (me). If it's actually true that your daughter
>> really
>> did want to go to college, I'm sure she could get past the 16-year-old
>> thing. Plenty of kids do. Heck, I worked with someone at Microsoft
>> that
>> *graduated* from *MIT* at the age of 16. And MIT is not exactly easy
>> to get
>> into. I'm willing to bet that a local community college could be
>> persuaded
>> to take a younger kid.
>>
>
> Hey think what you want. I wouldn't ask a question if I truly didn't
> want to
> hear responses about ways to handle it. Why in the world would I open
> myself
> up for such accusations? This ISN'T my idea of fun. But, I am
> committed to
> making the best decisions for my daughter that I can. I've committed
> myself
> to unschooling and am working hard to that end.
>
> It still is important that I got responses because things might change.
> Right now she cannot attend either of the local community colleges at
> her
> age. They are turning high school graduates away for lack of classroom
> space. Well, they ADMIT them but a large portion never get registered
> for
> classes because there simply are none open after the first few hours of
> registration.
>
> They used to be fairly liberal with allowing homschooled students to
> attend
> classes if they were 15 but they say they simply do not have the room
> for
> them anymore. This was determined after she went ahead and began to
> read and
> fill out an application. Then we made a phone call to the admit
> office.
> They were very short and plainly said it would not happen. I also got
> information from another homeschool list locally that tells me their
> children
> were not allowed to take classes this past year either. I know it has
> been
> done in the past or I would never have asked you all about it.
>
> As for colleges far away, I'm sure there is a college SOMEWHERE that
> would
> admit a 14 year old. My 14 year old is not ready to go away and be on
> her
> own. As for MIT, God bless them but my daughter is no where near the
> abilities that are required to graduate from such a prestigious school
> at
> such a young age. She's never had a high school course in anything,
> (except
> German) sure she knows A LOT but she's not ready for that.
>
> If things change in the future or she persuades a professor or provost
> that
> she really can contribute and keep up, maybe they will change their
> minds,
> maybe in a few months, or a year, it would still be going "early" and
> young
> to college.
>
> The question was genuine, the responses I felt were sincere and I read
> them
> carefully and saved them for future reference, no one's posts were
> "just for
> fun" or to waste time.
>
> I'm sorry you felt that way.
>
> glena
>
>
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In a message dated 5/20/03 9:02:54 AM, rubyprincesstsg@... writes:

<< Right now she cannot attend either of the local community colleges at her
age. They are turning high school graduates away for lack of classroom
space. Well, they ADMIT them but a large portion never get registered for
classes because there simply are none open after the first few hours of
registration. >>

You're just making this stuff up. This is chatter.
In the same day you said two different things and now a third thing.

You have NO way to know "a large portion [of high school graduates] never get
registered.

<<They used to be fairly liberal with allowing homschooled students to attend
classes if they were 15 but they say they simply do not have the room for
them anymore. >>

This is stuff you're making up as you go.
You've spoken for this group and now you're speaking for "they" the local
schools.

<< This was determined after she went ahead and began to read and
fill out an application. >>

During reading and filling out an application that was "determined"?

<<The question was genuine, the responses I felt were sincere and I read them
carefully and saved them for future reference, no one's posts were "just for
fun" or to waste time.>>

The question was inconsistent. Your explanations were contradictory.
The responses WERE sincere.
No one intended to waste time, but your responses made it feel like a waste
of energy.

Others probably got encouragement and ideas, but I don't believe you asked in
good faith, nor do I think you will understand what that even means. I
think you were dishonest with your daughter or with us or both, and I wish
you would not post here because of that, because it's not the first time.

Sandra

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I think I said in a previous post but in case you missed it, I live in VA,
Stafford. There are two community colleges within driving distance.

One, Germanna is about twenty miles away and the other, Northern VA Community
College is maybe 15 maybe 40 depending on which campus.

glena


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