<p>My son was very much an under performer in high school and missed graduating with his class by two credits. He just completed his GED. His SAT scores were very good. He is very technical and now says he wants to go to college. I have plenty of money to send him but who will take him?????? Any help or suggestions would be very appreciated!!</p>
<p>Just to make sure we’re all on the same page, what exactly was his GPA (and did it improve in his junior and senior years?) What are his SAT scores? And when you say ‘technical’ what does that mean in terms of what he wants to study - computer science? engineering? something else entirely?</p>
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<p>Because the grades a student earns over 4 years are considered VERY important indicators of a students academic abilities by any college worth spending $ on, I strongly suggest he go first to a community college for 1-2 years and PROVE that he CAN be successful in college by earning great grades there. Then he will have a MUCH better chance of acceptance at many 4 year colleges as a transfer student. One good SAT sitting does not trump 4 years worth of bad grades.</p>
<p>He can go to community college, do well, and transfer as a junior to a state university to complete his bachelor’s degree.</p>
<p>UAB [UAB</a> - The University of Alabama at Birmingham](<a href=“http://www.uab.edu%5DUAB”>http://www.uab.edu) … will take ged if the applicant is over 19</p>
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<p>what major is he interested in?</p>
<p>There are probably a lot of schools like parent56 pointed out. UTSA would probably take him [The</a> University of Texas at San Antonio](<a href=“http://utsa.edu/admissions/undergrad/requirements/freshmen.html]The”>404 - PAGE NOT FOUND | UTSA). There are over 700 colleges that accept 80% or more of their applicants .[College</a> Results Online](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/search2d.aspx?pad1=80&pad2=100&y=2009]College”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/search2d.aspx?pad1=80&pad2=100&y=2009) which suggests that there are plenty of schools that will take him. But I think that at least a semester or two at a community college would be a good idea.</p>
<p>I agree that there are many decent and even good schools which are de facto open enrollment: they pretty much take everyone who applies. I don’t know where lisab46 lives and where her son would like to study. But with good SATs, his options are much better than you suppose, lisab46.</p>