In the spirit of differing political opinions…

[Drebin]

My daughter went to Miss. College. She earned the right to go where she wanted to go through her academic achievement and that's where she wanted to go. My son is at State now, which is exactly where he wanted to be.

We can have influence but at the end of the day, my philosophy is that I support where they want to go if they earned that right through achievement in high school.

 

[Called3rdstrikedawg]

I have three kids within 6 years of entering college. How likely does the Pack throw support to another college if your kids choose to not attend State?

Write them out of the will, blank check book for out of state tuition, buy new swag to show my support, etc.?

I’m more Liberal on the subject than I would have been 10 years ago.

Meh. Let em be all they can be. Sign em up for Military service, give em a duffel bag and a pat on the back and tell em to keep their head down.

 

[Pilgrimdawg]

Both of my boys went to State. When they were in high school we had a conversation with a baseball recruiting service and told them that we would consider any school except for Ole Miss. when they asked us why, we just said that we were better parents than that.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

Meh. Let em be all they can be. Sign em up for Military service, give em a duffel bag and a pat on the back and tell em to keep their head down.

If you do it right, and with a plan, military can be a GREAT option.

 

[615dawg]

Curious question......when I see all these parents talking about their kids attending college, why is it always the big major ones like you list. With costs rising everywhere, is no one interested in USM, South Alabama, Kennesaw State, Memphis? What is it about driving all over and being able to go to these public schools?

Baylor and TCU are different - they are private and offer different things. But MSU, Ole Miss, Auburn, Arkansas? What's the big deal there? Is it humblebrag/status?

For mine, they want a big time college experience with Power 4 sports. Same as me back in the 90s. I chose State over a higher scholarship to Jacksonville State and UAB partly because of access to SEC sports. Of course UAB was FCS at the time and Jax State was D2.

And for those of you that are tired of me bitching about stuff at State, my bitching comes from the heart that none of my kids are really interested in State because of a myriad of factors, including student experience, which the entire SEC kicks our *** on.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

For mine, they want a big time college experience with Power 4 sports. Same as me back in the 90s. I chose State over a higher scholarship to Jacksonville State and UAB partly because of access to SEC sports. Of course UAB was FCS at the time and Jax State was D2.

And for those of you that are tired of me bitching about stuff at State, my bitching comes from the heart that none of my kids are really interested in State because of a myriad of factors, including student experience, which the entire SEC kicks our *** on.

Fair enough, and I suppose that is a big factor, at least in the social aspect of things. Which seems to have exploded even more here lately, if social media is any indication. And I get that if your intent is to have fun. If it's to gain a future professional network, I don't buy it at all.

I see people talking about looking at Clemson, Alabama, Texas A&M, MSU, Arkansas, whatever. My response is always, "Is the major you want located at a college in-state?" "Yes". "Go there". To me that's the entire purpose. Only way I'd go out-of-state to a public university is if they create a situation where the money was similar. Would not even be a consideration beyond that.

Post-secondary education is better for a future network, in my opinion. So to me, I say go wherever is cheapest and offers what you want.

 

[PooPopsBaldHead]

Lot of folks out there hollering about trades, but I often recommend they at least get a business degree to go along with it.

But I do agree, you can't go wrong with HVAC, electrical or plumbing. They'll always been needed.

I get the what you are trying to say, but you can absolutely go wrong with those things. Everyone is is built to be in trades about as much as everyone should be a doctor. If you have a kid that is willing to bust their butt 60+ hours a week for 10-20 years in some of the most god-awful conditions you can imagine, then they are good candidates for the trades and can do very well.

Ask @Motodawg. It ain't for many. And I know a lot more crappy HVAC, plumbing, electrical trades that live pretty crumby lives because they don't have what it takes to succeed in the field. I know when I sold my concrete business their were a bunch of kids that thought they had what it took and they lasted about as long as Clinton in Helen would with Margot Robbie.

As I have said before, there are very few people who can both master a trade and be a successful entrepreneur. Plumbing and HVAV companies have the highest failure rate of any industry in the country. Worse than startup restaurants.

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