<p>Dad, as I responded to Operadad, he has taken almost every AP class his schedule would allow along with dual enrollments. If he passes his AP Spanish and AP Chemistry tests at the end of this year, he will ALMOST have enough credits to be a sophomore when he enters college. His chem teacher sought me out at a basketball game and told me that S has “uncanny aptitude” for chemistry and about the credit hours it would give him upon passing the test. </p>
<p>As for the school knowing they had my son, it could be. In asking why he wanted to come there, I think I remember him writing that he had been looking at them for a long time. If there was a place to put another college, and he was truthful, the small college is near them and actually feeds his major to them for the last year because they don’t have the capacity. This tempered with being so excited he got in and the admission fee paid a few days later, they didn’t have to do much more to get him to come. This has definitely been a “live and learn” experience. I suppose it is the school and size of it. My older son went to a smaller state school, had much less acheivement and a 32 on the ACT and got a full ride. I guess that distorted our expectations. </p>
<p>To get the state scholarships he’s getting the FASFA has to be filed and that might be a factor too. Our EFC was more than the tuition but we are just starting to get back on our feet after DH’s quadruple bypass. Building a savings after medical bills and taking a huge hit on mutual funds will make our help for son small. He is already accepting the fact that a PLUS loan may be his only option. We are excited he was accepted into the Honors Program, but will continue to pray for other scholarships.</p>