Ghanima, my understanding is that she never actually applied to the school in Daytona, rather, she recently learned about it and wants to go there. It’s apparently not a very hard school to get into, either. And she never intended upon enrolling this spring; she was going to work this semester, enroll in a community college in spring 2005 and try to get a job/internship/volunteer position in her field of study, and then apply for the fall 2005 semester.
Not always. This sort of crap can be avoided depending on what school one goes to.
As for physics majors, the ones I know took one physics class each of the two first semesters of school. They were sequential, so starting in the spring wasn’t really an option. Note that these were not the easy pre-med physics classes that most of the students took, but “intro physics for physics majors” or some such beastlyness. CCs may not offer such courses.
She’ll need lots of math. Usually multivariable calculus by the end of sophomore year. This could mean four semesters of math (if she starts w/calc 1 and also has to take linear algebra). Getting behind in this is not going to help her physics majoring.
So anyway, I would urge her to do a bit more investigating before she gets her plans set. It could save some pain and delays later, even if it means she has to wait until next Fall to start.
Missed your last post there Elle. Well, whatever she does, I hope it works out and that her parents don’t make things too tough for her.
Elle, you said the two of you have another cousin who made the long-distance college move with no problems. Ever think of recruiting that cousin’s parents to help with this? Right or wrong, your AC cousin’s parents still think of her as a little girl, and it sounds like they’re not about to argue with a “child.” Having “adults” on your side in this would probably work a lot better than any argument you can muster up.
Just a thought.
IMHO, any 17-year-old who can save up $5,000 is ready for her first apartment and a year at the beach. Although after the hurricane hits this weekend, there might be a shortage of cheap apartments in Daytona Beach.