This was on May 10th.
Today I did something that I didn’t expect to do for at
least a few more years. This evening I had to go online and pay Raegan’s
college tuition for the fall semester. Now, you may be confused if you remember
that she is only 15. That’s why I said we’re a few years early.
We live in Uganda and Raegan is home schooled. Her one
concern about moving to Uganda was that it would limit her options and ability
to choose a college and get ahead, but I assured her that God knew she would
live in Uganda during her high school years. Sure enough, he is already showing
her that location does not limit His plan for her life.
After taking the PSAT as a freshman back in the fall, Raegan
began getting emails from universities all over the US. She is pretty firmly
set on what she wants to study, so we had already been researching schools that
offer both degrees that she wants to pursue (they are both a bit uncommon). At
the same time, I began looking at options for AP courses, CBE options, and dual
credit. I hoped to find a way for her to get the same opportunities that public
and home school kids get in the states. The emails that Raegan receives ask her
to consider their university, but also have included invitations to special
summer programs and other things. Fortunately, we did come across a program
that suits our situation.
We found a university in Texas that has an online dual
credit program. It is a Christian university, which is a bonus. They offer a reduced
tuition to high school students that take courses for college and high school
credit. Since they are an accredited university that participates in the common
numbering system, the courses will transfer to any university in Texas and to
most outside of Texas.
Raegan applied to the university and was accepted. She is
registered for one class in the fall, which will be a trial run. We’ll see how
the internet cooperates and determine if the time difference causes any
problem. The university is on board for working with her should any problems
arise that are not in our control. If we find that the internet and everything
else does not cause a problem, she’ll continue to take courses every semester
until she graduates high school. At which time, she’ll have roughly one year of
college finished.
She’s a bright girl with a heart for the Lord. I look
forward to seeing the future He has for her, but I promise I am patient enough
to wait. The clock does not need to tick any faster!
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