Jennay
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DS applied to Hope College which is in Holland, Michigan and is a CTCL school. It has a ABET accredited general Engineering Program with concentrations. Seems to have a decent Physics program and research opportunities. On top of their merit scholarships, they give scholarships based on the area of the country the student is from, probably to increase geographical diversity. Fine arts scholarships are available for non-majors/minors. DS's total cost to attend there will be super duper affordable - we just aren't sure this young adult should be a plane flight away. We also really want to visit before committing and we are running out of time.
DH and I have been super impressed with Hope's outreach and communication- a different department from the major he applied to sent a letter and referenced his essay. We've received handwritten notes from current students, parents, and alumni.
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I didn't need this thread back in 2013 but it's timely now! The past few weeks have been horrible. I'm almost 48.
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5 hours ago, Sebastian (a lady) said:
Yes the UAH is a bit of a pain. I was grieved to have to condense my course descriptions into something like 40 characters. I did have a couple conversations with my kid's admissions counselor, which clarified how to report a numerical grade when I only had letter grades recorded (I used an actual number if I had it. If I didn't have a percentage, I used a mid-range number like 95, 85, unless I felt that his work was well above average (97, 87) or below average (91, 81). Honestly I got the impression that they just wanted something in the block.
The admissions rep also told me that it was acceptable to report a weighted number for Grade Point (GP). This was not evident from the instructions.
Thanks for that info about the weighted GPA. I still haven't filled out that template. Just too much going on and UAH isn't at the top of his list. I did submit my original course descriptions and they were accepted. I couldn't imagine condensing them.
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DS received a Christmas ornament from Messiah. They also gave a lot of swag when he went for a visit - T-shirt and CDs.
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DS just finished the process for the Trustee Scholarship program at Grove City College. He applied regular decision and so didn't get an official acceptance yet. GCC is his first choice and it's a potential full ride.
Life just got very, very complicated with my youngest daughter being diagnosed with leukemia. She is undergoing treatment inpatient right now. So I am supervising the odds & ends of this college application season from a hospital room! I still need to fill out the transcript template for UAH - since we didn't have a cover school I am supposed to provide numerical grades. My transcript which was accepted by other schools isn't sufficient 😞Since the automatic scholarship awards have been reduced we might just take it off the table entirely.
Still waiting on word from two state schools.
And DS had one reach school on his list that he wanted to apply to just to see if he could get in. He still needs to write the supplemental essay for that school. I told him I wasn't going to remind him anymore - if he really wants to apply he's going to have to take the initiative. There's no way he can attend there - our EFC is ridiculously high and we won't pay that much even if he did get in. There are younger siblings to consider so applying for an ego boost isn't very high on my priority list.
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3 hours ago, Nicholas_mom said:
Hey Jennay !! My ds was accepted at St. Vincent College, too!! He is doing the scholarship test in Dec., too! I am excited a fellow Boardie's dc has applied there. It's such a quaint little college.
Good luck to our kids!!
What major does your son have in mind? Have you been able to go for a visit?
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DS has received 2 acceptances so far - Messiah University and St. Vincent College, both with automatic merit scholarships. Opportunity for competitive scholarships at both schools coming up.
3 more applications are done and waiting for news.
2 applications to finish.
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I looked in the Motherlode thread but couldn't quite find an answer to this question.
In the counselor section it asks the beginning date for the GPA on the transcript. My DS has two credits on his transcript from 8th grade (Latin 2 and Geometry). Do I put the beginning date as the beginning of 8th grade? - in his case it would be June 2016 as I count our school year from June 1.
Thanks!
(Finishing everything up for EA deadlines on 11/1!)
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What about working on Trail Life badges at home?
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1 hour ago, StellaM said:
Yes. On paracetemol. I bought more today after taking the ibuprofen out of the 'if we get fever' kit. It was roughly 40% more.
Why are you taking the Ibuprofen out of the kit?
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What about a Samoyed?
Our neighbor has one and he is such a wonderful dog. Absolutely beautiful, friendly, and well-behaved. I'm not really a "dog person" but I'd get a dog like him if DH was willing. We probably never will though because we are both "cat people."
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My DS is another 99% tester who missed 3 less questions than last year (only missed 6 this year. 1 in Reading, 1 in math, and 4 in writing) and whose Index score went down by 6 points. As we are in the highest cut off state, NM is no longer a possibility. I feel bad for DS because if we lived in a different state and if he hadn’t been sick that day.... Oh well. Moving on.
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8 minutes ago, Quill said:
I have not. Is that near Shepherd University? I feel like I have seen it before.
Yes, it's right next to the University.
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Have you ever been to the Blue Moon Cafe in Shepherdstown? About 30 minutes from Hagerstown.
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On 2/21/2019 at 12:15 PM, Mom0012 said:
Thanks. I guess we’ll just need to keep slogging through the information we can find. Interesting about the Catholic colleges. I was thinking those might be more in the center politically. We are supposed to visit Villanova soon and we’ve been hopeful about it, but we will see. Cost may also be an issue for us at Villanova.
Check out Templeton Honors College at Eastern University which is just down the road from Villanova. It fits many of the preferences on your list.
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Derek Owens Honors Algebra 2
Derek Owens Honors Physics
Sonlight 420 - American Literature
Hopefully AP US Government. through PA Homeschoolers. If he's not accepted then he'll probably do Sonlight American Government.
French 3 with a local tutor
Apologia Health & Nutrition (1/2 credit)
Summer swim team and archery count as his P.E. as well as going to the gym/pool during the year to use the weights and swim laps.
If he has time - the first 8 modules of Apologia Anatomy & Physiology. The second 8 modules would be completed Junior year.
Contemplating a local tutorial class on Christian Worldview.
He'll also continue with trumpet lessons, band, jazz band, Trail Life, and volunteering as a youth historical interpreters. We are undecided as to whether he will continue with a competitive science team.
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52 minutes ago, Kalmia said:
I've had several migraines that I first noticed while reading. (I read a lot.) In those words had "lost" letters or whole words were missing. Clearly this was involving more than my eyes as I kept struggling to read the words instead of thinking, oh dear, something is wrong here. This missing letter/word thing soon resolved into the more typical zigzag or halo pattern of my regular aura migraines and I figured out what it in time to avert the painful headache with medication, soda (works for me), and sleep in a dark room.
I get this when my blood sugar is low (hypoglycemia). I drink juice and lay down to rest and it’s usually resolved within 20 minutes.
Since soda works for you I wonder if you have the same thing.
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On 9/13/2018 at 1:19 PM, Aras said:
So far our biggest hit has been Miller Levine Biology coordinated with MrDBioCFC videos and Blackburn Biology guided reading questions from TPT.
We have a miss already too: Chakerian Geometry. My kid just doesn't like the discovery approach. We have switched to Jacobs Geometry and we will see how that goes.
To be determined: Destinos Spanish, Development of European Civilization GC, and LLoLotR
Can you share more info about the “Blackburn Biology guided reading questions from TPT?”
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Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV
About 90 minutes from DC and Baltimore.
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DS self-studied for Statistics using LOF Statistics, Khan Academy, and the Barron's Prep book. He got a 4, so he is very pleased.
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On May 11, 2018 at 8:40 PM, HeighHo said:
I didn't die from the birth, but the downstream effect of the folic acid poisoning from the prenatals nearly did me in, and will definitely shorten my life. Everyone that is pregnant should be screened genetically for MTHFR cycle and B12 mutations, as the overload of folic acid in that prenatal is going to give you severe problems if you have the wrong mutations. Right now they are saying that 30% of the population is impacted by the MTHFR mutations, about 10% have double mutations that are going to cause enough genetic damage in combo with the folic acid overdose that you may not get to see the baby grow to adulthood. Be very careful; folic acid free prenatals are available to those that need folate instead of folic acid, or those that get sufficient folate from diet to protect the baby from neural tube defects.
The baby started choking after the nurse gave him to me and left. I couldn't reach the call button -- my newly stapled incision wouldn't let me move my body in the necessary contortion. Painful, very painful to get 'er done, and he was done coughing up the mucus by the time she returned so she cleaned him up and gave me my painkiller. I learned to make sure I could reach that button easily.
They (the doctors) knew I had MTHFR after numerous M/C and the treatment at the time was to take mega doses of folic acid,B6, and B12. I have since switched doctors and now take the methyl forms and seem to be fine but I am scared about what could damage could have been done. What genetic damage does the overload in folic acid cause? How do you know if you have genetic damage? I am compound heterozygous. I am scared to google....
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21 hours ago, freesia said:
That's my favorite, too.
Rose was the first name that popped into my head but with a last name that sounds like Sanders I'd go with Rosalie so there wouldn't be a z/s sound immediately followed by another S.
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We are using it right now (free month trial) with our newly adopted daughter from China (home 4 months). She is 6 and has Down syndrome. She is verbal but really needs speech therapy. She really enjoys the videos so far and has picked up quite a few signs and words already. I think it will be especially good for her receptive speech in learning a new language but she will probably still need intensive speech therapy in person for her expressive language.
But it is a good basis for her homeschooling for now.
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My son, who is now double majoring in aerospace and mechanical engineering used this program. https://42electronics.com
He did all the modules and it filled in a lot of gaps for him. He said it was well-done.