DD is a top student at her school - class rank 26 out of 840 students; good SAT/ACT scores; has volunteer and extracurriculars on resume; etc. School is good academic school and is sought after by international students for their value. Because DD didn't take enough AP courses, they declined any merit aid. She had her reasons for not going overboard on the AP classes, but whatever. We simply cannot afford to pay for her school - even for one year (she has 2 younger brothers that we have to tend to too). And seeing that she wants to go to med school, she is trying to go into med school debt free - she knows the importance of this. It has been really tough these last few weeks having to accept the writing on the wall - she has been grieving her loss of being able to attend the school of choice. So with all that said, she is exploring the JUCO route (unless some offer better miraculously falls into her lap). What she is having a very hard time accepting is the level of academics at JUCO. I have tried to convince her that the basics are the same at every school regardless of division (except maybe the very elite schools). Does anyone have experience with regards to the academic levels of the basics as compared to a D1-D3 school? What about documentation? I have pointed out a couple of players that we know that went JUCO and are academically strong students...but she is being stubborn accepting it for what it is. Will she be disadvantaged academically if she starts out JUCO and then transfers to a strong academic program?
Any information/advice would be great.
Thanks.
Any information/advice would be great.
Thanks.