<p>my Niece, now a nurse, did PT studies in college, she didn't take all the hardest, most rigorous courses in HS, she had just come from Ireland, she found all the courses she needed in her college....she did PT work while taking classes, and switched to nursing, no AP classes, no advanced Calc, this idea that you must take the tops in everything in HS is just getting old....she should of course work hard so she is prepared for the work in college</p>
<p>my neice did a lot of work with athletes are her school...and was just very smart about her courses</p>
<p>why the negativity, we don't know all the reasons behind the student's interest in Florida, but you know, sometimes parents have motives as well that need to be looked at</p>
<p>ANd it is not to early to start the discussions, so there are no surprises, if it is $$, mom and dad need to be straight up about what they can and are willing to do, so the applicant nows the reality, better now, then beginning of senior year when its all crazy making anyway</p>
<p>both my Ds started thinking early in HS about what options were out there, and we talked about what we financially could do</p>
<p>seens in this case, its not just money, its letting go and seeing child go across the country and parents need to be honest with child and themselves how much of either one is what they are basis their wishes on</p>