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Is college for your teen son? Here are other options.

“My son has applied to 10 different colleges, but now says he doesn’t need college!”

What??

We’ll let’s be honest. College isn’t for everyone.  It’s not because you’re son isn’t smart or isn’t able to do the work. He just might want to choose a different path that he thinks is better for him.

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You’ll hear people say college is overrated, a waste of money, it’s a bore, or won’t help your son gain experience. But, that isn’t what I’m going to write about. I am going to write about other options that might be better for your son besides college.

The first thing you can do is talk to your son. Have you asked him?

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If you haven’t, maybe you feel college is the only avenue for someone to be successful. But, there are a lot of options which can be better for your son. But also remember traditional college might be what your son really wants.

Below are a few other options you and your son might find interesting to possibly become involved in…

Go to a non-traditional type school.

There are a lot of other options when it comes to finding different schools for your son.

According to Huffington Post, “Scattered across the country are colleges where an actual education is paramount, and obtaining that education is often a rigorous and....

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