JazzyMom
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How is everything going this week?
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Okay, I will look into these programs. Thanks everyone! I appreciate it!
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He is not that motivated, honestly. Just needs the high school credit. No prior foreign language other than 6 months of Spanish 1. No opportunities to interact with native speakers. Again, just looking to get it done. Cheapest possible is best.
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Do you know of a full credit Spanish course that can be started now and completed without parental help? Spanish 1 is fine. Something easy just to get it done.
I have been teaching my 3 oldest children, but I think it is best if my oldest (a senior) works on it independently from now on.
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Sorry, did the same thing again. ?
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Never mind. Wrong board.
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On the transcript I submitted with his college apps, I had a 4th lab science listed. Would it mess things up to change that?
He applied as a business/finance major, not STEM. So maybe a non lab science would be okay.
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@chiguirre Thank you for that info. I wasn’t aware of that, and UT is one of the schools he applied to.
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Ds is a senior and is taking DE Engl 1301 and Econ 2301 this semester.
He was planning to take DE Chem 1411 and Gov 2305 next semester, but really likes his English prof, and might want to do Engl 1302 with her.
Is there a lab science he could take next semester that he could double up on and get a full credit instead of taking DE chem? He’s planning to major in business so I don’t know that he’ll even need a chem credit.
He has taken Apologia Biology and Chemistry and Derek Owen’s Honors Physics.
Any recommendations? I’d prefer something he could do independently, not online.
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@Arch at Home Wow, 9 reaches! Good for her!!!
Ds only had 2 reaches on his list, and those apps were more work than the others. I’m not sure those schools will be affordable if he gets in, but we’ll see. He also applied to 1 safety and 5 matches.
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@Hoggirl That is good advice. I am so excited/nervous that it is tempting to want to talk about it all the time.
He has 4-5 of scholarship apps that I’m watching opening dates/due dates on. I can limit myself to giving info/reminders about those once per week. I’ll also have to help him with the FAFSA.
From what I understand, there won’t be much else to do until spring when he has the final numbers re: COA and gets to make a decision, sign up for housing, etc.
Is it important to go to events for accepted students if you have not decided to go to the school yet? Ds has been invited to local events (a distinguished student luncheon and an all day campus tour) at 2 of the schools he’s been accepted to.
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That is smart @JeanM. Ds and I have butted heads recently, which isn’t typical for us. I think *some* of it might have been a little stress about getting applications in. We’re both glad it’s done and acceptances are coming in, but I wish I would have been mindful of not making him feel rushed or stressed.
@Lanny Congrats on the National Hispanic Scholar recognition! That should definitely bring in some scholarship dollars!
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@Woodland Mist Academy How many schools is your dd applying to?
All of my ds’ were very easy. 6 of the 8 schools used the Apply Texas app.
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Pronghorn, that sounds like a lot of work! When does she need to have everything in? What are the chances for acceptance at music school? Is it highly competitive?
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It is really quite a ride! Once ds is done, I won’t have to do it again for 2 years. But that child has higher ambitions so it may be even more stressful next time!
I also enjoyed reading ds’ essays - seeing what he chose as a subject and how he framed his life and experiences so far.
I can see how it could be more difficult going through a school than doing it on your own as a homeschooler. You don’t have to make transcripts so that part is easier, but I can see how it would be difficult waiting on school officials to do their part.
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How awesome that she's already in with merit at her 2nd choice! It sure does take the pressure off. So she has 2 applications left to submit?
It IS neat to look back and see how much ds has changed/is changing. We were really butting heads here a few weeks ago, but I do see him maturing. He is doing DE for the first time this semester and is really staying on top of things so far.
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Thanks, 8FillTheHeart! I have read so many of your posts with advice for the application process, especially for kids who need merit aid. I have really appreciated all of the helpful info.
I am praising God for the 3 acceptances ds has so far, and just praying the process continues to go smoothly. I feel more nervous now than I did before he got his applications in. It just seems like we're at the beginning of a new adventure, and I'm excited for him, but also really worried about messing something up!
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I don't see a thread for 2019 hs grads, and ds and dh just aren't that interested in chatting about it, lol!
I helped ds get all his apps submitted in Aug so that he wouldn't have much to do when the school year started. So he's finished with the application process other than a few scholarship applications that haven't opened up yet. The highest ranked school he applied to was our state flagship, so there was nothing really complicated about the process.
So far, he has been accepted to 3 of 8 schools!!!
I was just thinking today about when he was 5 years old, and we decided to homeschool instead of sending ds to kindergarten. Dh and I had friends invite us over to specifically confront us about how he was ever going to get into college, lol!
Anyway, I am super excited and hoping the merit money comes through for him. So far, he has received merit money at UT Dallas, which was his safety and is my alma mater.
So how is the process going for you all so far? Where is your student in the process? Where is he/she applying? Any other thoughts?
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We only submitted the resume to schools that wanted it. One school only wanted a resume if you ran out of room for activities on the Apply Texas application.
I didn’t speak to any admissions personnel, and just followed whatever was written on each school’s website. Hopefully, everything works out because it is all sent in at this point, lol.
Best wishes to you, Evanthe!
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My son applied to 5 Texas public schools and already has one acceptance! ?
I created his transcript by subject. It’s one page. I only listed academic work and test scores on the transcript. Awards and activities went on his resume.
Your course names (am lit, british lit, etc. seem pretty standard).
I did put “Class Rank - N/A” on the transcript since class rank is so important in Texas and some of the schools want a written statement that there’s no class rank.
Also, a couple of the schools wanted a notarized transcript so I just sent them all a notarized one.
Unless simething specific is listed on the website (one school wanted BRIEF course descriptions), I wouldn’t overthink it.
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This is so helpful and encouraging. Thanks again!
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Thank you, freesia. No phone during school hours seems like a nice blanket rule we can all keep up with.
I am glad to know that other kids his age still needed help limiting tech use. He still has another year at home so hopefully he will mature.
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Thank you both for the advice. I appreciate it.
Merry, he does need those credits for graduation. He finished all his other subjects in April, so in May, I told him just get these two courses done, and you’re done for the summer. He had been doing the courses just fine all along, so I didn't check up on him other than to ask periodically if he was getting it done. He said yes, but it turns out he had done nothing.
In June, I sat down with him to see what needed to be done and come up with a schedule of sorts. I’d ask if he had completed his work for the day, he’d say yes. I asked if he was sending it in, he said yes. Fast forward to August when I’d received no grade reports, I started demanding to see emails showing where he’d sent completed work in, and I found out he was outright lying.
So, I had to tell him no computer unless you’re doing schoolwork and he has to show me emails with work sent in before he can have his phone for the day. I don’t want to monitor him like this and told him so. He is more than capable of handling this himself. I resent feeling forced to baby him so he will get his work done.
He still has one year of high school left, and I am just dreading it. It is the first time I’ve ever dreaded homeschooling.
He did his work Mon and Tues. Last night, after everyone was in bed, he came and sat in our room and talked for an hour like everything was back to normal.
He got into beat making and you tube videos and got his own phone this summer. I’m starting to think this is a tech problem. But I won’t always be around to take his phone away.
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@Lori D. Is he applying for Spring 2019?