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I am sorry to hear another sister may have cancer. I hope it turns out not to be cancer. I was recently traveling and realized I was sitting at the same place I was when I heard a good friend had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer four years ago. She is doing great and is a few months away from five years. Praying that you can say the same about your sister in the fall of 2022.
Also praying for your sister, you and your families.
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I have seen posts wanting suggestions for international GAP years, so when I saw this I wanted to post it. Basically people 18 and up receive room and board for speaking English to people wanting to practice English. (Some may be in school settings; some are more casual encounters.)
https://www.diverbo.com/english/english-for-teens/teens/
InterExchange.org
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A telemarketer told my mom that he was going to blow up her house.
Someone claiming to be an IRS agent threatened her if she did not get him the contact information for someone who rented a house from my parents. It was when I was a teen but it was very odd
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I don't think it's reasonable, but I also think it's a bad analogy. You can go to bed earlier than that, AND I'm sure there's more space in the actual pool area to pace than in our bathroom, which gives me a whopping 1.5-2 steps before needing to turn around, which would quickly lead to feeling quite dizzy I bet.
And those people shouldn't take that job then. If you need to be up at 4:30 and you need to be alert on a boring job, then you should go to bed at a time that will let you get your 8 hours. If you can't, let someone who can take that job. Not everyone goes to bed after 10. Btw, I'm not saying that the working conditions are fine... just that I think your analogy is highly problematic.
The amount of sleep is average. Plus for the analogy, one would only do it for a few nights.
My bathroom is bigger than yours. It even has seating at the end of the jacquzzi tub. I don't think any analogy is ever exact. I stand b this one, because bathrooms are the only room I could think of that would not give you something to do/look at. It also gives white noise with a fan. Plus you can make it warm if there is a heater.
A better alternative would be the indoor pool at a hotel for the same hours as the OP soon works. It would have to be a quiet pool with not a lot of people. Unfortunately, it would probably cost money to try the experiment.
I hope he has found a better job. I even think he might be able to be a lifeguard under normal circumstances.
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I for one am glad we went "beyond the scope" of the original question. The additional information gained resulted in my change of opinion from unimpressed that he fell asleep on the job to get that poor guy out of an unsafe work situation.
That makes sense. However, some people thought the additional information made the OP look defensive. I agree with you that it gave a clearer picture of what is going on.
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Why would he need to sleep after 10 if he's getting up at 4:30? That kind of sleep deprivation could lead anyone into a dangerous situation. He should be in bed by 8 or 9.
The average adult sleeps less than 7 hours a night. Going sleep around 10 would be around 6.5 hours, so around average.
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Unfortunately, we found out today he didn't get in the Carolina. But, that's ok. We are so darn stinkin' happy and grateful about the AROTC waiver! Just when it couldn't get better, we found out earlier this week that Marquette gives a $7,000 room and board sweetener to 4 year AROTC scholarship winners! So, it's Marquette!!!
Sorry to hear that, but the bright side is that with the additional money, he has an easy choice. So glad that the waiver worked out for him. Congrats.
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My daughter ate Mexican rice by Vigo, however, it may have meat in it. They have other flavors also that you could look into.
I found this listing of rice dishes while trying to look up the name.
http://www.gluten-free-diet-help.com/gluten-free-rice.html
Also, it looks like there is a free ap that will reveal if a gf or vegan when you scan the barcode. It is called vegan gluten free scanner by Deft.
What about baked beans? Bush's vegetarian baked beans may work. https://www.bushbeans.com/en_US/faqs
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My oldest ds was in the college program for a full year back in 2010, and it was an excellent experience.
He worked Tomorrowland attractions (meaning rides) at Magic Kingdom (D-World). He was guaranteed 35 hours a week, though of course during peak seasons would work overtime. It was more than enough money to live on. He auditioned for entertainment positions, but his height wasn't right for some of the costumed characters. Most of the Disney "face characters" I know -- Belle, Ariel, Elsa and etc, are not in the college program but got in through the big audition process. (It usually takes multiple auditions.) Those young ladies have really worked all over the world -- Paris, Shanghai, Tokyo.
The housing was excellent. They ran a really tight ship with the housing -- spot inspections, zero alcohol and drug tolerance, zero party tolerance. The housing was also incredibly secure -- guards at the gates with guests having to sign in and out, with no over night guests allowed. My ds did not have a car his entire time on the college program, but the program's transportation was sufficient for getting to and from work, getting to and from Walmart or other grocery stores. My ds recently told me that they are putting more people into those apartments, that there are now bunk beds so that 4 are sharing an apartment instead of 2, which I think would kind of suck. 4 people getting ready for work with one small bathroom?! Or the one who has to get ready for the 4am bus when the roommates didn't get back from their shift til midnight?
He made some really good friends, both domestic college program kids and international employees. My favorite text message was from him on Christmas Eve, something like he would call us later because he was at Applebees with "The Brazilians". Everyone was missing family at the holidays so the group from Brazil that worked with him just took him in for their Christmas Eve dinner.
The one caveat to the whole thing is that college program employees get NO benefits. Yes they are working full time but they do not get health insurance. This was pre-Obama care, so don't know how that would work now. My ds came down with walking pneumonia that year and had to take a taxi to a store-front urgent care, all of which was paid for out of pocket.
But they get other employee benefits like being able to get a certain number of friends and family into the parks for free. We had a great family trip to visit him, and he was able to get us nice hotel rooms with the employee discount, used his dining discounts, and got us into all the parks for 3 days in a row, I think. He also bought himself a Universal annual pass and had fun going there on his off days.
He finished his degree and is now a full time employee at the parks here in California doing specialized stage technician work. The lights on the castle at Christmas? That's my boy!
Your son definitely has a unique job. Congrats.
My oldest had two friends (that I know of) that did the Disney college program. I think they were 4 to a room, but I never heard any complaints. One worked around the front gate and I can't remember what the other one did.
I have a friend whose student was part of the program, who wanted entairtainment also and ended up working a ride also.
After my oldest graduated, she spent some time visitng a college friend who worked near Orlando. He had a friend who was about finish with the program, and let her use his left
over admission passes since they would soon expire. She was very appreciative.
Very cool @JennW in SoCal!
My surprise is that I'd thought the program was more focused on "academics," whereas my friend's dd's experience seems focused on the work-experience and the behind-the-scenes experiences - which seems to be in-line with JennW's son's experience.
I'd honestly thought the program was: job-shadowing or interning some of the "desk jobs" or "career jobs" during the daytime hours with classes held in the evenings! I'm not sure where I got that idea... but that's what I imagined! So when friend told me her dd's job (lifeguarding) I was surprised - because that's just "a job" that any college kid could get ... if that makes sense? I know this girl's college major and just didn't see what lifeguarding has to do with it, so I was confused. I obviously misunderstood the purpose (dd will want to apply in either case!).
@katilac I'll visit the disboards! I haven't been over there in a decade and never would've thought to check. Of *course* they have a forum for this! :lol: There's a forum for everything over there! lol
In addition to those students, my sister's college roommates did the program back when they were in college. At least one was a lifeguard. A longtime friend's student recently did the program and worked in a restaurant.
I have never heard of anyone having an academic job through the Disney College program. However, Disney does have academic internships. I know my daughter went to a conference where the had a booth at the career fair. Search here for internships: https://jobs.disneycareers.com
For some reason I think one of my sister's roomates did not like the program, and came back early. The others all loved it. One even chose to go back and work there after graduation.
More things to consider are how the program will impact your student's college class schedule and housing.
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This website is still posting internships in my area. Indeed.com it has internships for a variety majors including business.
Also, talk to people you know and she knows about internships. I know college students who have found internships that way. Good luck to her.
Even if she doesn't find an internship for this summer, she will have a starting point for next summer.
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He originally won it back in December to UW-Madison, Marquette, and UNC-Chapel Hill. At the time he'd only been accepted to Marquette, so that's where he accepted it. Since then, he's also been accepted to Madison, but still waiting on Chapel Hill. There is a process to transfer schools, so that might be an option. Carolina is his #1. He's evenly split between Marquette and Madison. Hopefully this is making sense; just had an IPA to celebrate! ðŸ˜
I hope your son receives more good news from North Carolina soon.
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One of his interests is mechanical engineering, which is easy to find. The other is industrial design, which is typically in the college of art.
He is still deciding.
Good luck to him in making the decision. I didn't know that about industrial design. My sister's college-boyfriend majored in industrial design, but I never associated it with art. Maybe his school was atypical. He did design/create things, so I can see the art connection.
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Are auditions held in the middle of the week?
I have only heard of auditions being on weekends, which was my dd's experience. It's difficult for me to imagine how much harder it would be for kids in school to schedule sample lessons and travel time, let alone the right amount of practice time while maintaining a functional school presence! Grateful to homeschool.
Good to hear. Seeing that the school was closed the other day made me wonder after my friend's experience. My friend homeschooled the end of high school for that exact reason; the rest of the kids went to public school.
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I had not thought of that. Good luck, in advance, to everyone awaiting decisions this weekend and next week.
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I hope you aren't sick of hearing from me--maybe my son applied to too many colleges. He was covering two disparate majors, though.
We just heard he is in at Northeastern engineering.
Also heard from RPI engineering on Saturday with a scholarship--I think it was called Leadership Award
Has he picked a major? Or does he have a specialized major that is not offered at all schools?
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I hope you aren't sick of hearing from me--maybe my son applied to too many colleges. He was covering two disparate majors, though.
We just heard he is in at Northeastern engineering.
Also heard from RPI engineering on Saturday with a scholarship--I think it was called Leadership Award
Has he picked a major? Or does he have a specialized major that is not offered at all schools?
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"A big question on the East Coast is fly or drive to auditions? Auditions are always in the dead of winter, and they almost never re-schedule, so if you fly and your flight is cancelled you are out of luck."
A friend's student had this happen at Julliard. It has been a few years, so I don't remember the exact details. It had something to do with NY weather, and it had nothing to do with the student. Then, there was some kind of issue with rescheduling. Julliard wasn't first choice, so the friend didn't jump through the hoops to reschedule.
Ironically, Julliard is closed today due to weather. Are auditions held in the middle of the week?
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Thanks. Learn something new here all the time. It has not been an issue with my kids, due to when their birthdays are, but will keep in mind for the younger ones.
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A friend of my kids recently told one that he had voted for the first time. He is 17 and doesn't turn 18 for a few more months. (Yes, I am sure of this )
I thought you had to be 18 to vote, but I never lived where he lives. Do some states allow 17-year-olds to vote? From what I understand it was a primary election if that makes a difference.
This is just a curiousity question. I won't talk about it with my kids or the new voter.
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"Ugh. I'm not happy about this weather either. Our 23 yo daughter is driving herself from Connecticut to north Virginia as I type and is supposed to drive back to her home in CT tomorrow. :(
We live 1,300 miles away, so we're no help if she has problems. I really wish the company would have postponed her interview. (Yes, she asked.)"
I hope your daughter was able to have her interview. I read that many businesses/offices are closed in DC.
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UC states that the typical successful applicant scores between 1900 and 2200 on the SAT, so she should have done any extras with her score to increase her chances. They also state an interview "can certainly help your chances at admission."
It is going to be impossible for the school to have many successful applicants in the years to come, since the "new" SAT is only out of 1600. :001_smile: To have scores between 1900-2200 would mean taking the old test. The class of 2018 would have had to take the test before March of their sophomore year to be a successful applicant. :huh:
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Thanks for starting this thread, OP, even though your student wasn't interested in the school. If you have a younger student who is interested in the school, you will have helpful guidance in this thread on what to do different next time. When an admissions counselor from a highly-selective school school spoke at my child's public school, she said to read optional as required. Of course, a student, particularly one not really interested in the school, is welcome to chance it with optional requirements. There have definitely been posts about college acceptances here where a student was admitted to a school despite not meeting optional requests and/or homeschool requirements. Sometimes the gamble pays off.
I am not sure where people are getting the idea that your student's scores were too low. University of Rochester is one of the schools that do not publish its common data set. The fact sheets shows only the "mid-50% range" of the class of 2021.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing 630-710 SAT Math 650-770
I added the lowest of the two and the highest of two to make a "composite" score.
So, if those numbers were composite the "mid-50% range" would be 1280 to 1480. Your daughter is right in the middle of the the mid-50% range for this year's freshman class. Maybe this year's numbers are much higher, but your daughter's numbers were right in the middle of this year's class.
On the website collegedata, it gives these numbers for enrolled Rochester freshman. (No clue how these numbers are determined.)
Average GPA 3.80 SAT Math 697 average
650-760 range of middle 50% SAT Critical Reading 641 average
590-690 range of middle 50%So if I add those together for a composite, I get 1,338 for average SAT, which is lower than your daughter's scores.
PrepScholar.com says, "There's no absolute SAT requirement at University of Rochester, but they really want to see at least a 1320 to have a chance at being considered."
Congrats on your daughter's acceptance/scholarship to her #1 school. That is great and all she needs. If she had been admitted to Rochester with good aid, she may have been conflicted on which school to attend. She may have felt she had to go there, because she thought you, as a Rochester alum, wanted her to attend your school. When my oldest visited my school, she later admitted that she thought she would have to say she liked it, because I liked it.
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Where can we buy less expensive bridesmaid dresses? bridal party gifts?
in The Chat Board
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Walmart online may have the larger size in at least one of the dresses.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/MIUSOL-Women-s-Vintage-Evening-Cocktail-Party-Dresses-for-Women/460498341?variantFieldId=actual_color
Good luck with the wedding.