I agree. The AP scores go to a different office on the campus where advisors determine if the classes count for credit at the university.

SCU has an amazing full-ride scholarship through the Johnson Scholars Program. It is pretty competitive, but the award is amazing: https://www.scu.edu/johnsonscholars/

At SJSU, they did these remedial math classes online and the fail rate was nearly 50%: https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/07/18/mooc-mashup-san-jose-state-university-udacity-experiment-with-online-only-courses-fizzles/ What a disaster!

I'd go to the department website, and find the email addresses of a few professors who sound interesting. Then shoot them emails to see if they are willing to meet. You could probably coordinate to meet during their office hours. I've met with prospective students and parents in office hours.

I agree with the Khan Academy tip, but I also like the SAT Prep Black Book on Amazon because it gives test-taking tips (in addition to help with the content).

I always get a ton of students who want to apply to grad school, and I steer them towards this great site: https://theprofessorisin.com/tag/how-to-contact-an-advisor/ Have your daughter use this email template when contacting potential grad advisors. I call it the "magic email" and most of my students get responses when they send it out.

I also really like the scholarship book by the Gen and Kelly Tanabe. You can find it on Amazon for about $20. It has tons of listings. I'd stay away from websites like FastWeb because so many folks are on there.

Sounds like he needs to get into a different section of the class that actually meets face-to-face.

I agree! Take a look at Pitzer, Pomona, Claremont. Might she be interested in an all women's school - Scripps?

This might help. Go to Big Future - College Search and type in the major: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search

I agree. There are too many moving parts in the college application process, and I don't know many 17 year olds who can navigate the process well. They definitely need a parent to help guide them. The financial side of it alone means that parents really need to help out. I'm very tired of hearing the reports of kids graduating from NYU with $150,000 in debt...and that could be prevented if parents intervened and brought some common sense to the process.

I agree on the "fit" issue. You can't research that. Does it come down to your experience on the campus visit? That's not enough to make a decision. As for UCs, they are impacted. It is really hard to get actual data about the consequences, however. I tried to find the average 4-year graduation rate for UCLA, and it was impossible. The closest I could get is that 90% of students graduate within 6 years.

I agree. I can't believe how many parents around here think that there will be some athletic scholarship to pay for it all. And their kids play soccer or field hockey, not football or basketball.

I teach college freshmen every fall, and I find that most really struggle with time management. They just don't understand how many hours they should be studying outside of class. We recommend one credit hour in which a student enrolls, they will spend approximately two to three hours outside of class studying. So for my 3-unit class, that is 6-9 hours studying each week. And their lives would be so much easier if they read ahead, made flashcards for the quizzes, and developed study guides for the exams. I get a few kids who ask for help each year, and I direct them to Cal Newport's books. They are great for figuring out how to get organized for the demands of college.

Wow. Just amazing. You do wonder about the screening process for instructors...