Garga, I'll bring whatever I can!

That was/is the experience of my older two and will most likely be dd's experience.

I believe a counselor letter is a required portion of the Common App, which some schools use exclusively.

She has a debit card from her own student account at our bank. Because it is a student account, it is linked to our account. We can transfer money immediately online.

Creekland, i usually go with 3 fresh : 1 dry ratio for herbs.

In 13 days we will fly across the country to visit The Boy, first meeting up with youngest at our connection airport (she's studying away from home this summer) :party:

:grouphug: So sorry

Holy cow, what a great opportunity :)

I thought I was done crying for now but. So very very very sorry :grouphug:

I took a look at the language profs D is studying under this summer and at the rest of the faculty for the Croft Institute at Ole Miss: doctorates from Chicago, Berkeley, Michigan, Ohio State, Harvard, Yale, and universities from around the world. Yep.

Not yet----dd's away until mid-August!

There's a strong possibility that my dd will attend a flagship university in a state not known for its academics. An older person quite rudely said to me "Why would she go there? She's smarter than the entire state!" :eek: :rolleyes: But this particular school has some of the best programs in the country for her main areas of focus (Arabic/international relations/security & intelligence studies). She has guaranteed free tuition based on her ACT and GPA. The program directors have told her she would receive stackable merit scholarship(s) to equal almost a free ride. Her second or third choice (list is in flux) is a flagship university in the middle of the country. It also has one of the best Arabic programs in the country. It also offers attractive merit scholarships. Some schools offer amazing scholarships to the students who score well enough on the PSAT (and do a couple other things) to become National Merit Finalists. You bet your sweet bippy that there are students who decline acceptance to "top" universitites and colleges in favor of a free undergraduate education! Money saved can then be put to grad/med/vet/dental/law/business school, a wedding, a first home, or start-up costs for a business. Just a few reasons why someone might attend a "lesser" school :)

Yes, scores are gradually released to the students depending on location. Because multiple AP exams may be given during the same time period (test A and test D both on the first morning, for example), there are "late" exams for students who wanted to take both. These late exams are scored separately than the regular reading periods...because they are different! So that adds to the wait time for the majority. I don't know if international exams are the same.

Or if they are strong math students going into a non-STEM discipline who don't want the added stress of BC

So sorry Joules :grouphug:

I have a hard time with the term "internship" in relation to high school students. It seems like so many (note I said many, not all!) so-called intenships are what we would have called a career-related or shadowing-type job, such as cleaning up in a lab or caring for animals at a vet office. My sisters and I had similar summer jobs which I have now seen described on CC by parents as "internships". I think a student doing an internship should be treated like an equal on the job, not doing only grunt work or being the go-fer, contributing something meaningful to the project or the company or organization, as well as learning whether or not this could be a good potential career. Now, gap years can be wonderful for some students as long as there is a solid plan before the gap year begins. Work? Travel? Volunteering? A combination? Dd may take a gap year for language aquisition, but only if she is awarded one of the very competitive fully-funded scholarships; otherwise she'll head directly to college.

Older dd (food allergies plus queried IBS from her GI) and dh (lactose intolerance plus unknowns) are following FODMAP this summer while younger dd (different food allergies) is away. They are attempting to identify their triggers, which so far (3rd week) appear to be onions and garlic and certain veggies. It is very difficult for them. It is also difficult to plan and cook for! But it will be worth it in the long run.

Step 1. Open the fridge. Step 2. "Find something you want to eat." Step 3. Sit on top of the a/c vent with a glass of iced tea.

The readers are long-time teachers for each course. (I'm on some facebook groups for AP teachers.) They are arranged in tables with a Head Reader (question-answerer) at each. AP_Trevor tweeted some pictures of different reading groups this past week---a history or gov and Studio Art.

^^^ not regentrude, but similar philosophy Dd corrects her work daily (math, sciences).

I've decided not to worry about keeping a reading list. If a school wants to reject my qualified dd due to the lack of a reading list, I think that would not be the place for her to spend four years.

We live in Delaware. We are surprised when we meet people who DO know where Delaware is :rolleyes:

Lisa, have you looked at the AoPS samples on the website? You might want to see what your guys think about the approach. AoPS totally clicked with my youngest. It wouldn't have workd at all with her older sister.

Thanks for posting. I was trying to decide how to share via mobile :lol:

Wish I could help with new ideas. Youngest is exactly like that. She took a few AoPS classes, an online English class in 8th, and online English and Arabic in 9th. She studied Arabic at a summer immersion camp for four weeks last summer. It still wasn't enough, and she would want me <right there> to discuss everything. It got to the point I would hide in my room after dinner. This year she has finally hit the right combination of with-people interaction and her very-much-needed quiet time to recharge: in-person Arabic classes 4x weekly and joining a Model UN delegation (debating, researching, discussing--with "her kind").