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Go to a community college, i live in Florida and here we have Florida Financial Aide , if you have a low income they might pay for everything your son needs to go to college, as far as the classes , he needs to choose whether he wants a Bachelors degree ( 4 years) or Associates which he can get in 2 years and start working , but ofcourse bachelors pays more and is better in the long run.
Dont stress it there are lots of counselors and guides at college that will guide him through the whole process
The most important part is to do your best and not drop any classes, if you are going to do so , do it b4 the deadline so that it does not affect his permanent grade
Hope this helped
Carlitos
There are some very good journalism courses that would give him a good start, there is plenty of financial help available to 17 year olds at college EMA etc. Try your local college.
no one else can give him much advice. he has to think himself what would be best for himself and what hes prepared to go through.
Sounds like he needs to study journalism and then also have a good background in the car performance part, not sure where he would get that knowledge... Perhaps he could write or e-mail one of the car magazines he likes and ask for advice on what he should do to pursue his dream.
he can get a student loan from a bank. For a list of reputed courses, type 'british council learning' in google search and have a look at the professional qualifications in the web site. tell him magazine must be like a passtime or hobby and not to make it part of his career.
sounds like journalism would be a good bet, perhaps with a minor in engineering or something? any kind of career in reporting requires some background experience in journalism (whether it be an internship or what have you) but i'm not sure about the "supercar" aspect...
of course there are scholarships and financial aid (if he's going to college this fall, tell him to file his fafsa now!). he'll be paying student loans back his whole life, but it's kind of a small price to pay for a lifelong career doing something you love to do.
tell him to persevere. nothing worth getting in life is ever easy to get. don't let him change his mind because he gets discouraged, but encourage him to be open-minded to other career alternatives. i'm currently a senior in college and plenty of people i know have changed their majors multiple times. there's no shame in it, you just have to find your niche.
He needs to first start with college. If money is an issue he can always start out in community college and take the basics. Then transfer to university after he gets a scholarship. As far as courses I would recommend Journalism.
Maybe he should join the air force or navy reserve. He will get to travel, work part time, and his college will be payed for. He should take journalism or something.
well he can register at www.monster.co.uk and also get some information on courses at the nearest college and see what is on offer
As a mom who brought up her own I went this route.
Apply to college. There is so much financial aid. HE WILL go. Even ifhe chooses a f community college to go to liberal arts for 2 years and transfers over.
Tell him his dreams are a few years away! He can major in journalism while still pursuing his love of cars. That will be a plus. I thought my son would get nothing for a scholarship. I was shaking (he is 18). He ended up with this: Going to a community college for 2 years to be able to handle the course load then transfer to a 4 year school for the other 2 years. (If he holds onto a 3.0 average Mass. gives 33.3% off tuition for the other 2 years. )
Last week financial aid told me he isgoing. Don't worry. There are loans and work study programs. This week I found out the Pell Grant covers him completely.
You make sure come January you ae the first to get your tax done then IMMEDIATELY go to the fafsa website to report and apply. I couldnt do it alone so they have an 800 number with someone who walked me through it.
There is a pool of extra money for those who apply early.
Tell him to dream and that I for one would love to read his first article! Good luck. Jounalism he is coming!
I had the same problem on deciding what to do with my future. Trust me , 17 is not the time to decide what you want to do with your life . what he should do is take up a serious course relative to engines and cars ( like mechanical engineer)to establish a strong scientific background and then chase up his dreams
He could go to University, they are now making it easier for children from low income families to go to university.
I recently did a History degree at UCLan in Preston, we got a massive amount of help from our LEA.
This link gives details of the journalism courses at UCLan:
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/courses/ug/subjec...
You could also try this link for further information on financial assistance:
http://www.aimhigher.ac.uk/student_finan...
Good Luck
Your son should look in to going to community college for journalism... specifically, Sports Journalism. I don't know what his knowledge of cars is, but I'd assume it would have to be extensive, if he's going to report on it, but he needs to get a base in Journalism.
Community College is the way to go! The tuition (depending on your location) should be far lower than the university level. When I was going to school in MA, the tuition was $189/credit hour! I moved to Lansing, Michigan... where the tuition (at that time) was $89 (for me as a non resident!) Once I gained residency, (only required six months of living there & paying my apt/utilities to prove it), my tuition went down to $56/credit hour! www.lcc.edu (I have no idea what they charge now, this was a few years ago). But LCC is (again, at that time) the 9th largest community college, and they've got an extensive Automotive program as well (being that they're in a town that has General Motors plants!). I'd speak to an admissions specialist not only at your local community college, but others as well. I don't know where you are from, but there are places that cost a lot more to live & go to school than other places.
The American dream is alive and well! Your son can get financial aid, and pay for his college. Then, when he's graduated, he pays his loans back; a great way to begin a responsible adult life... Of course, he can get tuition assistance from joining the military as well! I don't know what your political affiliations are, but your son can get a variety of jobs in the military, (including journalism!), and not only get money to save each month, but enlistment bonuses for college. It's another way to learn about life, and grow. Everyone that joins the military, doesn't go to Iraq, if that is your concern... there's also the Airforce, Navy, & Coast Guard!
I hope some of these ideas help & appeal to you and/or your son; best is to talk with him, and see what he thinks. I came from a very poor family, and had no financial assistance for college...
Marcos
As previously stated it seems that he is interested in journalism. I would suggest that as well as considering college courses your son tries to get some work experience. the college may be able to help with this. One thing to make sure is that his English is up to scratch. I presume he has GCSE English (maybe he's more advanced e.g. A'level) - that will be esssential.
Try writing to Dennis Publishing, they publish Octane and Evo which I'm sure you're son is in to: http://www.themagazinecompany.co.uk/them...
Their address is Dennis Publishing, 30 Cleveland Street, London, W1t 4JD. Ask them if he can go there on work experience. The commute from Brum is probably only 1 1/2 hours.
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