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hi I have recently come from india with my two sons who are enrolled in homestead high school in cupertino-CA. Their year of birth is 1997 and 1998. They have completed 8 and 9 years of schooling in India. However when we came here, looking at their ages they were p admitted into one higher class than they were supposed to be in. Now my question is:- 1. Is it true that you need 4 years of credits for college admission?

2.If that is the case how does my son who was taken as a sophomore compensate for the previous year as he never appeared for the freshmen year/9th class either here or in India.

3.Someone please tell me how many points make up a credit.

4.This son of mine wants to pursue engineering for his college yet he is not given the required subjects as we were late for his admission and school does not have slots available for him.

5. What are all the subjects and their minimum requirement of study for engineering.
Brian Wecome to the USA, Anuradha. Wise of you leaving the husband back in India. I have no doubts about your sons doing well here. I suggest you need to write a letter to the Principal of Homestead High School in Cupertino-CA.and also a copy of your letter to the Superintendent of Schools. Your boys I understand are 14 and 15 which is an age that many s...See More
Oct 7, 2012
Sara On 10/07/12, Brian wrote:

No, you don't need four years of credit to enter college - there are exceptions and your older son would likely be one. Has he taken SATs? If he gets good scores on his SATs, many colleges won't care whether he ever was in 9th grade or not. My own son went to college directly out of 11th grade - he did Not have f...See More
Oct 8, 2012


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