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Alternatives to traditional college

Submitted by Tennessee Riddle on March 6, 2008 - 07:31.

I think the "college experience" is overrated. My husband and I are thinking of requiring a one year wait time to traditional college for our kids. Instead they could travel, volunteer, work at a job or internship, or take advantage of non-degreed educational opportunities. One of my favorite English professors was also a licensed electrician. My friend's son worked as an Americorp volunteer before he went to college, both paying for his education and gaining experience. Who do you think appreciates and puts forth more effort in college? Another friend lived a few months in India before going to school. These are the kinds of experiences I want my kids to have early in life. They also happen to be considerably less expensive than what automatically happens to most 18 year olds.

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