College Attendance Status for SD (stb 19) Request Is IN. . . (Drumroll Please)
This should be good. When last we spoke with the Registrar, he seemed very nice and affable. He, however, was also concerned with the "rights of SD" and that she should know her father is inquiring about her.
Now most likely SD thinks that we don't know about her being enrolled in community college, her failing grades, her derogatory posts against Chef (ghost dad/deadbeat dad) and (not so) subtle video zings of stepdaughters being adopted by their stepdaddies.
Break out the popcorn ladies and gentleman. Whether or not she is attending community college, we are still going to the attorney to get some stuff changed on the CO/MOU. We would LOVE to go for Constructive Emancipation By Conduct. The courts seldom grant this before age 18, but now that SD is about to turn 19 and has the full capability of seeking a relationship with Chef (god forbid) and doesn't, maybe that will go through (fingers crossed)
If she isn't attending school then the CS can be based upon her employment status as well as Chef (and the Girhippo's) new income. Both have had a dramatic decline in pay--Girhippo quit her job as CPS supervisor to wait tables at an upscale restaurant in the local casino.
And regardless to whether or not she's in school, then we will be upping the stipulation of GPA (2.9) and 13 credits per semester--not unreasonable. She's supposedly signed up for 12 credits per semester now.
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I think that 12 credits is
I think that 12 credits is generally the standard considered for a full time student... so, it may be not as easy to get someone to agree to a higher number. Plus most classes are 3 credits.. so that is probably why they use that number.
wow. how far we have fallen.
wow. how far we have fallen. Used to be 15 was the standard credit load per semester.
I think 15 is usually the
I think 15 is usually the average... but I think that schools use 12 as a minimum marker.
yeah because it turns a 4
yeah because it turns a 4 year degree into a 6 year degree. outrageous! If a skid doesn't have a job to go to there's no reason why they shouldn't be taking at least 13 credits.
My son is only taking 12
My son is only taking 12 credit hours and he told them he was going full time and wasn't going to work. I thought it was weird, too. He only goes 4 days a week and the school set up the schedule for him without any of our input. We probably could have changed things but we didn't because he's still on the fence about what he wants to do.
I usually signed up for 18
I usually signed up for 18 and if one class got to be too much.. I could always drop one. I think this may be why a lot of kids are now on the 5 year (or more) plan.
THIS In my experience,most
THIS
In my experience,most students carried 15-18 credits per semester. The ones who stuck with 12 were usually paying their way through college or on academic or financial aid probation.
Actually, I think the ones
Actually, I think the ones paying their own way would be incentivized to take as many courses as they could under the mantle of "full time tuition"... it isn't any more expensive at most places to take 12 or 21 credits!
I pay per college credit.
I pay per college credit.
I thought with most 4 year
I thought with most 4 year colleges that there was usually a "full time" tuition. Part time students or at a community college in the US tend to be by the credit hour though. I guess there may be some differences at different schools though.
I don't know. My tuition was
I don't know. My tuition was always by credit hour and so is my son's.
Depends on the university.
Depends on the university. At Thing1's college - my alma mater - there is "full time" tuition that covers anything from 12-18 credits. Thing1 earned two degrees, so he loaded up on credits so he could get out in 4 years.
At Thing2's college - my DH's alma mater - we paid by the credit hour. So, the more he took, the more Asshat paid.
Asshat and I both agreed that they were capable of getting out in four years and so we told them that we would only pay for four years - after that, they were on their own.
I am NOT a fan of the "take 12 credits and five or six years" plan unless there are extraordinary circumstances.
12 was the standard when I
12 was the standard when I entered college in 86. 18 was a full load and 15 was the average.
Me too Disney, back then we
Me too Disney, back then we did quarters so maybe it is different with semesters.
When I was in college, 12 was
When I was in college, 12 was the minimum for financial aid and 'full-time' designation. Most people I know took between 15-18 depending on their work level. On recommendation from my advisor, I took 12 credits one semester because the 2 3-credit labs were actually programming labs and the advisor warned that the labs would take far more time than I was expecting. He was right. But I had to take 18 credits to make up for it the next semester if I wanted to graduate on time.
Edit to add: Each class was charged based on the credits, even as a full-time student. We were given 'average' tuition for a full-time student for budgeting purposes, but actual cost varied by course load.
I work for a community
I work for a community college & 12 semester credit hours are considered full-time.