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I just found out (about an hour ago) that my daughter lost her access to the in state paid college tuition available to students who qualify. I'm really angry and worried and sad and disappointed and scared and...
She has always been a remarkable student, then last year in the 10th grade, she had a really hard time. She'd taken on 5 honors classes and went through some tough family stuff and some tough friend stuff. Basically, life hit her real hard, and her grades suffered. She felt awful about it and spiraled into self harm and other things I don't understand. I was really scared for her for a while. She's doing so much better now, is excelling in school, and has settled into a more balanced version of herself.
It's just... that one bad semester during her 10th grade year changed everything. I'd (foolishly)taken for granted that she had the in state tuition paid and was preparing to fill in the gap financially, but I don't know how to do more. I didn't go to college and I want her to have that because she wants it as bad as I did when I was her age. But I didn't know how then either, and my parents never went and my mom was sick...
I'm really upset. I didn't make a huge deal about it to her, because what good would it do? She's already working hard and bringing home excellent grades, and volunteering and just doing her best. She's a good girl and I don't want to add undue pressure. She feels it enough on her own. But as mom, I'm freaked. Its almost halfway through Junior year. I don't know how to regroup and I just needed somewhere to put my feelings.
Thank you for your time.
She has always been a remarkable student, then last year in the 10th grade, she had a really hard time. She'd taken on 5 honors classes and went through some tough family stuff and some tough friend stuff. Basically, life hit her real hard, and her grades suffered. She felt awful about it and spiraled into self harm and other things I don't understand. I was really scared for her for a while. She's doing so much better now, is excelling in school, and has settled into a more balanced version of herself.
It's just... that one bad semester during her 10th grade year changed everything. I'd (foolishly)taken for granted that she had the in state tuition paid and was preparing to fill in the gap financially, but I don't know how to do more. I didn't go to college and I want her to have that because she wants it as bad as I did when I was her age. But I didn't know how then either, and my parents never went and my mom was sick...
I'm really upset. I didn't make a huge deal about it to her, because what good would it do? She's already working hard and bringing home excellent grades, and volunteering and just doing her best. She's a good girl and I don't want to add undue pressure. She feels it enough on her own. But as mom, I'm freaked. Its almost halfway through Junior year. I don't know how to regroup and I just needed somewhere to put my feelings.
Thank you for your time.
