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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 365765" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I think focusing on his goals is a brilliant idea. If anything is going to motivate him to perform in school this might. What are his chances of volunteering with a vet or animal shelter after school this coming year? It might keep him busy and tire him out so much that he doesn't have the time or energy to go out and find trouble. You may have to work with the PO to get some volunteer hours put into place as soon as he comes home. That way he won't come home and have so much time on his hands to ponder all he missed while he was locked up and he would have less time to get bored. I have always felt that the most sure-fire recipe for delinquent behavior was a powerful brain and nothing to do. </p><p></p><p>I would ask the school about the classes. Ask if he can change at the semester if it is needed. Then follow your gut. </p><p></p><p>His chances of getting into vet school with the legal problems will depend on some pretty spectacular college grades and interviews. One way he may be able to finagle a way in is to move to whatever town the school he wants to attend is in. (After he has his bachelor's, of course.) Then he will need to take a year or two off so he can work and get in-state tuition. During that time he needs to apply and re-apply for jobs at the vet school. Even jobs cleaning cages. ANY job that will get him into contact with the people who run the school. After he has made a good impression on them he should apply for the school. If possible he should use a professor or two from the school for references.</p><p></p><p>Many grad programs do not look back at high school records, except maybe GPA. Around here the vet school is the rare exception. it is SO competitive that they go back to grades in high school and other problems to compare potential students. They get so many high powered applicants that they sometimes need to. Having a year or two off between undergrad and grad school will add maturity that will be a huge benefit. Working at the vet school will earn him a HUGE "in" if he plays his cards right and does his job excellently.</p><p></p><p>I know several people who have done this. Only one of them had even a prayer of getting into vet school before he spent two years working there. His grades were great, his family had money (and were willing to make a huge donation if it would get him accepted - enough to endow a chair or build a new building huge!), but he was from a state that does not have an agreement with our vet school so there were a couple of hundred applicants for the very few spaces available. By moving here and getting residency in-state he moved to a group of applicants that have access to a larger number of spaces in the program. Then his job made the professors aware of what he brought to the table and of his determination. Otherwise the trouble he got into in high school would have kept him out completely.</p><p></p><p>This is one heck of a ton of work. I really pray that difficult child wants it bad enough to start working for it now. Regardless of whatever he eventually ends up doing. Mostly I want him to mature and make his mother proud of his hard work - whatever he does.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 365765, member: 1233"] I think focusing on his goals is a brilliant idea. If anything is going to motivate him to perform in school this might. What are his chances of volunteering with a vet or animal shelter after school this coming year? It might keep him busy and tire him out so much that he doesn't have the time or energy to go out and find trouble. You may have to work with the PO to get some volunteer hours put into place as soon as he comes home. That way he won't come home and have so much time on his hands to ponder all he missed while he was locked up and he would have less time to get bored. I have always felt that the most sure-fire recipe for delinquent behavior was a powerful brain and nothing to do. I would ask the school about the classes. Ask if he can change at the semester if it is needed. Then follow your gut. His chances of getting into vet school with the legal problems will depend on some pretty spectacular college grades and interviews. One way he may be able to finagle a way in is to move to whatever town the school he wants to attend is in. (After he has his bachelor's, of course.) Then he will need to take a year or two off so he can work and get in-state tuition. During that time he needs to apply and re-apply for jobs at the vet school. Even jobs cleaning cages. ANY job that will get him into contact with the people who run the school. After he has made a good impression on them he should apply for the school. If possible he should use a professor or two from the school for references. Many grad programs do not look back at high school records, except maybe GPA. Around here the vet school is the rare exception. it is SO competitive that they go back to grades in high school and other problems to compare potential students. They get so many high powered applicants that they sometimes need to. Having a year or two off between undergrad and grad school will add maturity that will be a huge benefit. Working at the vet school will earn him a HUGE "in" if he plays his cards right and does his job excellently. I know several people who have done this. Only one of them had even a prayer of getting into vet school before he spent two years working there. His grades were great, his family had money (and were willing to make a huge donation if it would get him accepted - enough to endow a chair or build a new building huge!), but he was from a state that does not have an agreement with our vet school so there were a couple of hundred applicants for the very few spaces available. By moving here and getting residency in-state he moved to a group of applicants that have access to a larger number of spaces in the program. Then his job made the professors aware of what he brought to the table and of his determination. Otherwise the trouble he got into in high school would have kept him out completely. This is one heck of a ton of work. I really pray that difficult child wants it bad enough to start working for it now. Regardless of whatever he eventually ends up doing. Mostly I want him to mature and make his mother proud of his hard work - whatever he does. [/QUOTE]
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