<p>Hi to all on this board, some of you may know me since I have posted here before - I am a mom of a rising senior son at an American School in Asia. Son is US citizen lived in different countries since he was 4. I have been reading all your posts on here to find a good match for him since he is interested in CS/CE/Math etc......</p>
<p>He had submitted an iPhone App for approval 2 weeks after after learning how to code from Stanford's Open Course Ware. It is called Twibble that is free to download and I am wondering how important is this step in his life given the fact that he did it all by himsellf - a 4mth course in 2 weeks.</p>
<p>Since he has a less than desirable GPA but good AP's and SAT's I am wondering if he has a bit of a story to tell? This is my question, not his, he is happy attending or not attending college, he is ok either way unless of course he has a shot at Stanford! Rice is my fav.</p>
<p>It’s a nice accomplishment and the determination is admirable. However, what was that determination for? To make money? Prove yourself worthy of college admittance? If he decides to go to college it may be 1 of many feathers in his cap to convince colleges for admittance. With that said, if he decides to get a college degree he should decide to get A college degree not A degree from Stanford or Rice. I say this because it matters less where you went to school and more that you do. Still, it matters more that you apply that degree and have the determination to succeed with or without that degree when it comes to being successful.</p>
<p>He has been involved in this kind of stuff since middle school, all out of his own curiosity and interest. He does not even want to write about all this in his essay!</p>
<p>His app is for free, he did it while learning how to code and so does not want to charge for it.</p>
<p>He says as long as he loves what he does money is not important. He made and sold websites (auctioned) and that phase last year was exciting but now he knows money will follow when time is right just like it happened when he learned how to code for webdesign on his own when he was 13-14 yrs old. He designed first for real cheap and people liked him so much that he had to hire people to meet the demand! </p>
<p>He just loves designing and coding and thinking of new things! When I see him I understand what people mean when they say “I love my job”! I am not worried that he will go hungry but I do worry that he should be able to find a good college, he has a long way to go still. Even though he feels that college will be a waste of 4 years, I obviously disagree!</p>