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<blockquote data-quote="jbrain" data-source="post: 303946" data-attributes="member: 3450"><p>Yeah, I know E is unpredictable. She may be actually on a better path or she may not be or even if she is she may fall to the wayside. I just try to enjoy the lulls when nothing much seems to be happening that I am aware of. She has been calling to check on M and that has been nice. She is very excited about M's program and has been very supportive to M which is great.</p><p></p><p>M and I found the gap program on line last Fall. She knew she wanted to have a plan in place for after high school and she knew she did not want to go straight to college. The program is called Carpe Diem and is sort of linked to Portland State University. M is earning college credit while doing the program. There is not much scholarship money--they gave us a small discount but not much. On the other hand, it is no more expensive than a year would be at many colleges. If you are a matriculating student at Portland State you are eligible for financial aid through FAFSA. You apply like any other student would to the university and if accepted you go through the regular financial aid process. Unfortunately, we could see that M would not have the qualifications to be accepted at the university so she is in a different category. She still gets college credit but is not a regular student.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, she has now landed in New Delhi as of about 2 hours ago! I've been tracking her flights on line. I don't know when I will hear from her--they aren't allowed cell phones on their trip and will only be at internet cafes occasionally. It's okay--it is part of the process. She is learning to be independent, doesn't need to be communicating with us all the time. And, as with my other 2 kids, the less I know of day to day stuff the better off I am!</p><p></p><p>So, my husband and I are going to try to enjoy this time of having an empty nest. It's nice to be able to do stuff on the spur of the moment. </p><p></p><p>Okay, thanks everyone!!!</p><p></p><p>Jane</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jbrain, post: 303946, member: 3450"] Yeah, I know E is unpredictable. She may be actually on a better path or she may not be or even if she is she may fall to the wayside. I just try to enjoy the lulls when nothing much seems to be happening that I am aware of. She has been calling to check on M and that has been nice. She is very excited about M's program and has been very supportive to M which is great. M and I found the gap program on line last Fall. She knew she wanted to have a plan in place for after high school and she knew she did not want to go straight to college. The program is called Carpe Diem and is sort of linked to Portland State University. M is earning college credit while doing the program. There is not much scholarship money--they gave us a small discount but not much. On the other hand, it is no more expensive than a year would be at many colleges. If you are a matriculating student at Portland State you are eligible for financial aid through FAFSA. You apply like any other student would to the university and if accepted you go through the regular financial aid process. Unfortunately, we could see that M would not have the qualifications to be accepted at the university so she is in a different category. She still gets college credit but is not a regular student. Anyway, she has now landed in New Delhi as of about 2 hours ago! I've been tracking her flights on line. I don't know when I will hear from her--they aren't allowed cell phones on their trip and will only be at internet cafes occasionally. It's okay--it is part of the process. She is learning to be independent, doesn't need to be communicating with us all the time. And, as with my other 2 kids, the less I know of day to day stuff the better off I am! So, my husband and I are going to try to enjoy this time of having an empty nest. It's nice to be able to do stuff on the spur of the moment. Okay, thanks everyone!!! Jane [/QUOTE]
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