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  1. Suddenly it's different - I can see posts, I have a like button (in a new place), but I cannot reply to any posts on FB, either in my news feed or in my groups. Did something change today or did I accidentally change some setting? I should add that I can see main posts, but I cannot see replies to any of these posts (and in many cases, I know the replies occurred). Weird!
  2. I agree with Penelope that the math on the SAT - even the new, Redesigned SAT - is not known for its mathematical difficulty and that much depends on the particular student. Where the math section may be difficult is in the wording of the questions. The New SAT is known for being overly language-heavy in the math section. Choosing a math program for SAT performance would be a low bar. Personally, I'd choose a math program that is a good fit for a particular student for learning math. Separately, regardless of math program used, I would plan on doing some specific test prep/practice for the SAT when the time comes.
  3. If you are looking for more to add for sleep, consider a half or quarter capsule of ashwaghanda (of course, do your own reading, YMMV, etc. and always look at whether a new supplement interacts with current meds).
  4. I am about that size. I drive a Suburban, which sounds bigger than what you're looking for. Backing up can be a pain in tight parking lots but the rearview camera is a help. It has an automatic rear door open-and-close button on the key fob.
  5. NAC is a form of sulfur, so a sulfur smell would not be surprising. However, my current bottle of capsules does not smell. IIRC, the tablet version might have a smell. There is a smell with the PharmaNAC drink but I can't remember what it is.
  6. When I had five and then found out, first thing I did was call dh. The first thing he did was talk about buying a new car.
  7. It sounds very reasonable in such a medical situation. FWIW, I know a current junior who had jaw surgery over the summer, though I don't know whether it was both or just one. She started the school year on time and is still a top student as far as I know. She has been recovering very well, though perhaps more quickly than most, from what the mom said. The first 2-3 weeks were the hardest.
  8. Testing in the 6-8 range can be very helpful if there's a possible 2e situation or if strengths and weaknesses need some identification for homeschooling purposes and, of course, for admission to any special programs. Beyond those scenarios, if you know your child well, I don't think it's necessary to have paper evidence of giftedness. Another exception would be a need to place the child in B&M school, again looking for admission to a special program. Homeschooling's custom fit advantage doesn't require a score. High school standardized testing will come soon enough and is much more consequential than some result from 6-8. We tested our older 3 through a private ed psych in the 6-8 range. There were 2e concerns and so forth and I found it informative. We have not tested our younger 3 privately, though they have each had the CogAT at school - a terrible screening test, IMO. It'll be interesting to see what it says for my youngest (I find out this week) but as a mere curiosity. One kid's score was unremarkable in 3rd grade and gifted in 5th - the only one to take it in 5th grade so far. Another one, again unremarkable on the CogAT in 3rd, scored somewhere around 98th/99th percentile on psat 8/9 in 8th. In my old age, I'm much more confident in my own perception of their abilities than I was when we were all younger.
  9. We are in an exploration stage - locations, sizes, etc. UCLA will count for the large university category. Will do the official tour at SCU - I just noticed last night that it is on a quarter system and I don't have familiarity with that. I'm thinking we should write some actual notes after each college visit, lest we forget stuff.
  10. I would also suggest getting vision checked if at all possible.
  11. In law school (ours was not large, 200 students per grade level), most of the basic 1L sections were 100 students each. They were taught socratically and yes, I was called on frequently enough, way up there in the back row :tongue_smilie:. However, I think the classrooms were designed with acoustics in mind. There was the time that dh (not in my section) wanted to ask the professor a question as class was ending and students were packing up. "Excuse me, Professor ___!" He used his booming army officer voice lol and our friends can probably recall that moment to this day. It would be nice to be able to ask questions in the moment without having to wait until later. I don't know where the cutoff for that would be; >200 would seem too many for that. 500-1000 is hard for me to imagine. Our latest to-do list includes a self-guided tour of UCLA, sigh...
  12. FWIW, my ds recently had sinus surgery with a rhinologist, a sub-specialty of ENT. Doc found unexpected pockets of infection that neither oral antibiotics nor antibiotic gel in Sinus Rinse touched.
  13. Congratulations! (When I was pregnant with my surprise number six and getting negative comments, MIL kindly said, "if my parents hadn't had twelve children, dh wouldn't be here," as she was that number twelve.) Good luck with the GD. I was on metformin in that last pregnancy and still blew the glucose meter readings enough to get sent to the nutritionist even though I passed the GTT. If I had to do it over again knowing what I know now, I would have eaten much more fat when I was pregnant; I'm a low-carber these days.
  14. It is technically possible for a snowstorm to cause CDOT to *require* chains on passenger vehicles. There are levels - there are times even my 4WD car will require chains. If it's bad enough that chains are required for cars, I would NOT go, avoid that route altogether because the conditions have to be pretty horrible for CDOT to make that call. We travel that stretch of I-70 often, a big chunk of it all year round. But we have 4WD. I do have chains in my Suburban but I have never used them. In all seriousness, what I keep in the back of my car that I use most often is a tow strap - I pull out stuck people in the mountain neighborhood where we have a cabin; most of them do not have 4WD. It snowed a bit (3-6?) up around 9000 ft last night. Bottom line: play it by ear. If it's not snowing, go ahead. If there's a chain requirement, no way. If it's snowing significantly (but no chain requirement), a 2WD large van would still make me a little nervous - do you have snow tires? Be careful on the passes regardless, because sometimes it's snowing only up there. Also, there are stretches where wind can be an issue sometimes.
  15. Regarding price changes: in 1986, my tuition was just under 10k. At the same school in 2017, tuition is 52k. According to a random inflation calculator on the internet, 10k in 1986 would be 22k in 2017. (Neither figure includes room and board, though those costs seem much more stable over time.) Of course there are alternatives at far lower price points, but I think this illustrates the increase in cost since the time I was in college. My parents paid a little, I had a full-tuition combination merit/need scholarship, a Pell grant, federal student loan, and work-study. If my parents couldn't or wouldn't meet even that small EFC, I don't know how I would have done it - they were as clueless as I was. This. I would add that non-financial support can be just as important as financial support; see e.g. 8's post about researching low-cost, high-quality opportunities for her kids). Navigating the world of college costs can be daunting even to a parent, let alone an 18 y.o., and for those families who won't meet their EFC (for any reason whatsoever), I suggest getting a jump on learning about this topic as early as possible.
  16. Thanks. It does seem like we have finally gotten to an age when law school friends may be interested in bringing in their talented classmates who left biglaw - I think my HLS friend has pals who have done something similar. Along these lines of the refugees, I wonder if the landscape of non-biglaw firms has changed a bit since I graduated. If my kids would grow up already, I wouldn't mind working if I could just write briefs and maybe not bill hours lol... I could use the intellectual stimulation. It'll be another six years until my youngest even starts high school. Unfortunately I have lost my vocabulary. ETA, just now on FB there was a magazine article about one of my classmates and her in-house position after her company acquired another one. I already know her kids are growing; it was nice to see how well she is doing professionally (after working in a big firm for 15 yrs).
  17. I have no idea, but I can think of at least a few in Chicago and one on the east coast. At least one of those never married. A few others went in-house around the time they started having kids. I was told that I was on track for partner but I left my firm (which had broken off of a big firm) when my oldest was born; my mentor (female) ended up leaving some years later, though that firm had kind of cracked up by then. Last time we talked, she was looking to get back into the game if she could find a way to do so part-time but at a high level of practice. Our managing partner, older female, had her kids while working in a govt capacity before starting at a big firm; she wasn't my favorite person, but looking back, she wasn't a bad role model. I'm just glad dh never wanted to return to NYC, his hometown - that sounds like a particularly unpleasant place to practice in a big firm.
  18. Hmm...let me think. >20 yrs after graduation, among our group of friends I can think of maybe one person besides myself who isn't practicing - there must be others but I don't know what everyone is up to. I feel like the oddball, the slacker as usual. Some are still with big firms (especially the types who had S. Ct. or federal appellate clerkships), some are named partners at their own smaller firms after leaving big law years ago, and of course some are in-house. Dh has been working for the same firm the whole time, more than one office. OTOH, my friend who attended HLS had more of the chewed-up-and-spit-out experience in LA and NYC. I doubt any of our kids will go to law school, though I can easily see a couple of them being really, really good at it if that's what they wanted to do. (omg, they were born making logical arguments.) If they brought it up, my suggestion to them would be to major in whatever they like, something that has both a potential alternative path (CS would be an example) and gives them more than one dimension.
  19. I tend to think of the top-14-ish as the places that might be worth attending. This can be a rather intellectual line of work. For getting the first summer job and/or first job out of school, grades are critical. I wouldn't attend a school ranked lower without a gigantic scholarship and even then, only with a plan to work locally with eyes wide open on what that means for salary, type of practice, etc. Lower schools aren't usually worth the tuition because it's extremely difficult to get a high-paying job from them. ETA, so for example, the top-5 school students will have loads of doors open, the top 5-15 may have doors open for, say, the top 1/2-to-3/4 of the class (roughly, depending on the market), but getting down to school 20, the very top student or two in the class will struggle to get job offers at big law firms, though at least the top student might swing an interview. Lower down within the class, that's not going to happen. And then there's the geography weirdness - firms are often skeptical of a student's intent to move to or remain in a city they are not from - this I have never understood, but it's out there. My alma mater tends to hover in the 10 range, give or take. Over twenty yrs ago, I borrowed the entire cost of attendance from the school and paid it off in two yrs (it helped that dh had turned down Harvard for the only full ride awarded at our school). I'm not practicing anymore but I have no regrets - law school was one of the better decisions I have made, especially from a personal development angle. To mix thread topics, dh's success at work will enable us to pay for whatever colleges our six kids can get admitted to. His firm is on the unique side; the hours haven't been a huge issue and he works from home plenty. Trials out of town have been the trickier aspect where family life is concerned. My understanding is that applications are down right now so it may be slightly easier to get in to top schools. Then again, that info may be a couple of years old :tongue_smilie:
  20. Another vote for "it depends," where the person is capable of getting admitted, cost, how old is the person, what is the opportunity cost, etc.
  21. FWIW, in most states, funeral/burial expenses have priority first, before medical expenses (notwithstanding that there may be no money in the estate even for that).
  22. Does a test center administrator's understanding really make a difference when the question comes during registration on the College Board website, long before someone arrives at a test center with an admission ticket in hand? I suppose someone could make the argument that B&M students usually have student numbers, but I would be skeptical of this administrator's statement unless one of you homeschoolers actually has difficulty registering on the College Board site without it.
  23. I would be skeptical. It should ultimately come out of the estate though I'm not sure whether a credit card is typically required in the interim. There are various possible cost levels for this sort of thing.
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