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Boy,16 years old, does not want a post secondary education because he wants to either create a business or to outsource his services when he'll graduate from high school. He is going in grade 11, had the highest average of his grade in the whole school in grade 10. He is spending most of his time programming and recently he created a web browser in Python programming language with 600 lines of code. He is working on a new App for android which he says will be ready in about 18 months from now. Any idea on how to convince him to get a university degree rather than wasting his time on the computer and create a business which may fail ? Please advise.
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Edith On 8/28/11, Jeb wrote: > On 8/27/11, Edith wrote: >> Boy,16 years old, does not want a post secondary education >> because he wants to either create a business or to outsource >> his services when he'll graduate from high school. He is >> going in grade 11, had the highest average of his grade in >> the whole school...See More
Aug 28, 2011
Jeb On 8/28/11, Edith wrote:

If his mother makes $40,000 a year or less - and he gets into Harvard - he will qualify for a full scholarship. Of course getting into Harvard isn't easy but... maybe he'd be intrigued by the idea of the scholarships he'd qualify for.

It's hard to be gung ho about college when your mother is a single work...See More
Aug 28, 2011
Edith I talked to the coach today. The boy will take the SAT subject test in Math this fall, as a challenge for himself. He does not like to write Essays(but he gets marks in the 90s in english). All the players on the football team will have to write the SAT next spring. He will talked to them as a group about scholarships for college once he'll get the...See More
Aug 29, 2011
Edith Got SAT results, 98th percentile Math, 92 percentile CR and W. Where should he apply ? He is a resident in NY. He wants to play football and do computer programming.He does not like to write essays.

On 8/28/11, Jeb wrote: > On 8/28/11, Edith wrote: > > If his mother makes $40,000 a year or less - and he gets into Harvard > - he...See More
Jun 17, 2012
Jeb On 6/17/12, Edith wrote: > Got SAT results, 98th percentile Math, 92 percentile CR and W. > Where should he apply ? He is a resident in NY. He wants to play > football and do computer programming.He does not like to write essays.

His football coach knows where all he should apply - and the school I mentioned previously - Rensselae...See More
Jul 29, 2012


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