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General Talk / Re: my son droped out of collage
« on: June 13, 2012, 09:15:36 PM »
I worked at NSA for a several years, and I had the privilege of working with a lot of military people. If your son ever gets the chance to do some work at Ft. Meade, he should definitely take advantage of it.
I'm now a college professor and most of the best students are the ones who have been out for a few years and gained some real-life experience. It sometimes takes them a while to get back into the swing of studying, but they know what they want and they have a maturity that very few college freshmen (or seniors, for that matter) can match. So, if you son decided to leave the military and go back to college in a few years, that's a great option too.
I'm now a college professor and most of the best students are the ones who have been out for a few years and gained some real-life experience. It sometimes takes them a while to get back into the swing of studying, but they know what they want and they have a maturity that very few college freshmen (or seniors, for that matter) can match. So, if you son decided to leave the military and go back to college in a few years, that's a great option too.