[nabs-l] making a decision about college

[Vejas]

Hi Sami,
I suggest that you go to an NFB training center, which is what 
I'm doing.
Another idea is that you could go to another country for a year.  
If you speak another language besides English, you could go to 
that country and be an exchange student or just learn the 
language and experience the culture.
I think your mother is mitaken.  You are not on the "young side" 
at 18.  I am 17 and will be graduating from high school next year 
at 18 as are many of my friends.  I wouldn't call 18 young, I 
would call it normal.
Vejas


 ----- Original Message -----
From: Antonio Guimaraes <freethaught at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sun, 4 May 2014 13:55:41 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] making a decision about college

You may not have the sufficient training ad skills to take a year 
off and get job experience.

You'll speed things up a lot if you go straight to college, or 
take time to get needed blindness skills as needed.

Do I read it right that your mom thinks you should not be 
18-years old ad interact with older students? Welcome to the 
world, and to becoming a adult.

Whether you are ready, feel ready, or your parents feel you're 
ready to face the world, you must at some point puss off of their 
protective wings.  They are not against you, but they probably 
fear loosing the parental control they naturally have now.

Good luck.

Antonio

On May 4, 2014, at 10:07 AM, sami osborne <ligne14 at verizon.net> 
wrote:

 Hi all.

 I am currently a junior in high school, and will therefore be 
graduating next ywhar.
 My intention is to go to college after I graduate, as the jobs I 
want to do require at least a college degree.
 However, my parents and I have been talking about whether to go 
to college right after high school or taking a gap year (a year 
between the end of high school and the end of college).
 Only thing is, this is a really tough decision on my part, since 
first of all I know that it is my decision, and not my parent's, 
in the long run.  Secondly, this is also a hard decision to make 
because I know that there are benefits to both.
 I know that in college you can study for the kind of job that 
you want to do, and in taking a gap year, you can for instance 
get more training in daily living skills.

 So I'm therefore asking, what would you guys advise me to do, go 
straight to college or take a gap year and then go?
 I would really apreciate it if you could help me with this 
decision.

 Also, another thing, my mom told me that if I go strasght to 
college, I would be 18, I would be on the young side of the other 
students, do you think she's right?
 Also, if you advise me to do the gap year, what sort of 
activities can I do during this year?
 Thanks.

 Sami.

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