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  1. We stepped in one time. The teacher wasn't showing up to class on the scheduled time. I'm not talking she was late, no she just never showed up. My husband made a call to the department head. The class was dropped to a blended course. The teacher didn't know it was him who complained because we didn't give our students name. I would track down the teachers office hours and phone number to deal with her personally. You can go to advising or the dean of the department w/o your daughter to get this information.
  2. We used it for my son but had to switch because it was to easy just to look at the answers. Hopefully they fixed that. Taping index cards to the answers may help. We used both algebra and trig and found the same issue. It was to easy just to glance over and see the answer.
  3. We used LOF algebra when our son was younger. It's story book form and he was a book worm so he loved it.
  4. I was wondering if I could send you my response via private message?
  5. My son does co op and dual enrollment now but when we were just doing co ops and homeschooling we spent less than lunch money would be. If you want accountability look for a co op. I can't write a long response now but I will be back to type a better answer.
  6. All core classes he's completed at most 2 per year. He did not do honors (besides online electives) because he's not academically focused. He scored A/B in regular classes. DE he's a solid B+ students. So it's not like it's all honors A's courses. I would consider him an average student that needed a strict schedule. So I'm going to leave the transcript as is.
  7. That's what I was thinking too but now I worry that it looks padded. It's not, he did the work and has the college GPA to back it up.
  8. Yes he only applied to 2. He's stuck waiting until he finishes high school to see if they accept more of his credits. He's trying to get into a special degree that requires an associates to apply which he will not receive until he graduates high school. A lot of his credits wont transfer unless he gets into the program he's hoping for. He went after an AS instead of an AA as 4 year school wasn't on his radar when starting. I don't regret him doing that. Though he's choose not to do the AA also because of the amount of classes he would have to take this year. He's considered FTIC. The website states excess hour surcharge does not count dual enrollment. So I'm hoping that it is true. Because of the excess credits charge he should just stick to getting his bachelors? I'd hate to see him rushed out at such a young age if he enjoys it. (He's currently 17. He'll be freshly 18 when starting college.)
  9. My son started high school level courses in 6th grade. He then went on to do 5 years of high school/dual enrollment. (He did 5 years of high school because of his age and health problems.) We did 6 hours a day, 6 days a week, 50 weeks a year. In reality he does something every day. So he'll have completed over 45 full course classes. I know it will look weird having so many classes but do I put them anyway? He's earned them. So I'm inclined to keep it that way. I already sent his transcript to colleges. Will it look weird if I pair it down, now. Please don't roast me he takes 4+ full credit classes a semester, and 2+ in the summer. When he finishes a class he just moved on to the next one. Most of his classes for the last 3 years have been dual enrollment. His classes are a mix of at home, virtual, and dual enrollment. He has several interests Digital art, programming, web development, and creative writing. He wants to take an bachelors (IA), certificate (digital media) and minor in college (creative writing). Will the college allow this? Will he have to explain why it'll help his future goals? Should he do that or just concentrate on finishing his bachelors fast. I'm in no rush to push him into adulthood.
  10. Our community isn’t rigorous. So we count co-op as a weekend day. It’s all fun classes. Even local community college I wouldn’t call rigorous. It’s hard for my son when he’s working (required at least 6 hr a day.) but his friends are done with work or have no work. It makes him have a bad attitude. I worry I wasn’t rigorous enough for university. I’m hoping he finds people at the university level that are dedicated to their path.
  11. If your in FL does he qualify for bright futures scholarship? New College of Florida is a state LAC. Their application ends January 6th. It's small but seems accommodating. It's 45 min to st. Petersburg and an hour to Tampa. My son really wants OOS too but financially with BF it doesn't make sense. I had to explain 2 more years wont kill him. I would add a science this semester so you have 3 sciences with labs.
  12. My son applied to a couple of schools we can't afford. Now that he's got accepted he spends at least an hour a day on their scholarship page filling out their scholarships. His stats aren't exceptional and he's hardly involved in outside activities. two clubs, a co-op but he takes longer to complete school work then most (42+ hours a week). He's planning on getting a job in a couple of weeks to save. Can she work and save? It'll leaving the amount of the merit aid to be that much less.
  13. Okay, it sounds like at least the 1st semester walking would be best.
  14. If it was one of my family members I would wait until they told me and tell them "I'm hear if you need to talk". Then check in on them 2x a month through text or something. TMI: If I was separating from my husband it would be a shock to most if not everyone we knew but it's almost happen several times. I would need someone to intervene because usually when were that close to a split I'm really, really sick with mental illness. I'm good at hiding it and no one would no my real reasons. Most of my family wont butt in so I have to rely on a family friend who will try to get me to talk and explain what is really going on.
  15. Does he have a bike? Could you just send it and see how it goes? He does not currently have a bike. Would a bike have the same issues? As far as I know there's not many things around that college kids do off campus. It has a good transportation system before 9 pm. I saw no bike lane on campus. Yes, it is close enough for us to pick it up. It looks like there use to be that program but it no longer exists. I'm thinking about just letting him walk.
  16. If he stays on campus he will not have transportation off campus. They have stores on campus. However I have a feeling it's overpriced. Do you know for sure that all bike storage is outside for the dorms? Yes all bike storage is outside.
  17. Will your ds be living on campus or off? Ideally on campus but he may be a commuter. It comes down to finances.
  18. My son's may be going to a larger campus. He wants a bike. My concern is space and hassle vs a long board. Now he would have to learn to use a long board but he has time. Both cost about the same. Bikes he'd be able to get to class faster than with a long board. It also will have to be outside all the time meaning it will rust. A long board he can hook to his bag and be hands free. Maybe we should get both?
  19. I guess I'm a new homeschooler. My son has always been in 1-3 co ops a week. I only bought workbooks not texts or teachers additions because they were to expensive. We focused solely on math and English. He completed t4l high school in 6th grade. Then moved on to virtual school because subjects got to expensive. In 10th grade he moved to dual enrollment all while still being part of a co op. I spent all day researching, sitting beside him helping him. I picked the best programs in my budget. He has an excellent education.
  20. See I disagree. What I would do is as the child talk to the parents about what a great job they did and how she wants to go away to college early to get situated better. She needs to work with the parents because if she's sneaky and gets caught it'll be 1000x worse for her. If she's currently a senior she should be applying for schools now, and have her fafsa done for next year. She should start taking out cash for "lunch" and putting it into a pre-paid debit card. She doesn't want a bank because they occasionally mail stuff to your house. Take $50 a week to eat spend as little of that as she can and put the rest on the card. She does not want to make them aware there are issues. Memorize her Social. and keep copies of the work she did. Ask her mom to make a journal of all the things she did so she can have a keepsake of her schooling when she graduates. Convince her mom to let her clep out of classes she took in high school. Have her make it "easier" on her parents by making a transcript. Do not argue with them. Realize it's only a couple of months. Instead have her pick up extra shifts at work " to help pay for school". Basically any acceptable reason not to be home.
  21. Yes I would push for another evaluation. Sit down and document all your concerns from newborn to now. The more information the dr has the better.
  22. I'll have him call around tomorrow. He would be getting on on campus job to pay for books, gas, food, extras already. He would not be able to live on campus working 10 extra hours a week. That's only $85/week. He can't do food service. We are hoping he gets an internship this summer that leads to a part-time job during the year. We just can't swing living on campus.
  23. Sorry I wasn't clear. College 1 does include bus University 2 is Just tuition and fees x credits needed to complete the degree. So a car, gas, expenses would have to be worked in but he'll eventually need those things anyway.
  24. City driving He would commute with his dad and/or take the bus he wouldn't be able to afford $600+ a month. I would assume so just to be safe. he is but not full that's how much it would cost for credits he has left to take not our cost. Yes Yes, he's not interested in any of the club's offered except 1. I'm not sure. They each do have placement services. It's really nice except the rainy session.
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