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Old 05-19-2015, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by CFrance View Post
I think any student who can succeed in regular classes can also succeed in college. But to me, the more important factor is enabling each student to discover what it is that he/she really is interested in doing. Maybe it wouldn't involve going to college; maybe it would.

But if they're not studying something interesting to them, their chances of success are less. My opinion. I have no facts to back up that opinion. But I do have anecdotal experiences.
This was certainly true for me. I hated school and made it through two years of college courses but no degree. I got a job as a teller in a bank and fell in love with the work. The bank sent me to classes and within five years I was a manager. Retired as a VP. Loved most every minute. I started college having no idea what I wanted to do with my life.