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Kimm in WA

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  1. Hello, My college-bound son is updating his resume to list the scholarships he has received. The idea is he will use this resume in the future at college to apply for research positions, internships, etc... In listing the scholarships he received under "Academic Achievements", should the amount be listed, as well, or just the scholarship name? Thanks for any advice! Kimm
  2. Did your son decide? I thought I would throw in my two cents. My oldest son goes to a large state university, but still was able to get a research position in his 2nd quarter there, as a junior (he had 2 yrs. of college courses through dual-enrollment). This gave him great experience to land an electrical engineering internship the next summer. Anyway, thought I would let you know that undergrad research IS out there at large universities.
  3. One student's assets do no affect another's FAFSA. In Jan. I did the FAFSA for our 3 kiddos - oldest is 2nd year of college and next two are both seniors. Oldest has a higher EFC than the younger two since he had an engineering internship last summer and made some good $. HTH, Kimm
  4. If he continued to do dual-enrollment, he could bypass having to take the SAT because he would be a transfer student. Having 2 years of college paid for through dual-enrollment is a HUGE $ savings. He also wouldn't necessarily have to take a full load at the CC and would still be eligible for the scholarships. I would be concerned about how it would look to college admissions officers to have a student take CC classes in the junior year and then go back to being fully homeschooled the senior year. Of course this can be explained in the extra info. section of applications, that he was needed for the family business, but something to consider. Would him working 20 hrs./week for you help enough? That's a doable # of hours for a high school senior, I would imagine.
  5. I don't recall specifically because I didn't pay that much attention since they each had 2 years of Spanish also. Sorry, my memory isn't THAT good. Ü
  6. What do you mean "programs" for displaced workers and homemakers reentering the workforce? Do you have more info?
  7. Most colleges have a lot of extra hoops they require homeschoolers to jump through. My kiddos have gone through North Atlantic Regional High School, started mainly to show "proof" that they did high school level work while in middle school. The oldest son had no problem, with this diploma, being accepted to public and private universities across the US. The first problem I had with it was this year: I currently have 2 seniors (and one in his 2nd year in college). My seniors, who will graduate from high school with an AA degree thanks to dual-enrollment were told by a public university in Oregon that they have to have "X" number of SAT II test taken or else they are not eligible because their "diploma" is not REGIONALLY accredited in Oregon. There WAS a way to get around this and that is that our community college now offers an option for dually-enrolled students to receive a high school diploma through the community college. The nice thing about my kiddos' diploma is that it is a "private school" diploma which (despite how much we don't like the idea and principle that "mommy diplomas" aren't taken as seriously) was accepted by all (save one) college. It shows someone else looked at the work and deemed it high school level. We could check, in the box on the application, "private school diploma", but then in the essays and supplemental info tell them that they were homeschooled. I know that colleges have differing ways of handling homeschoolers, so your best course of action would be to check with the schools to where your child may apply, but that can be hard to know in 8th or 9th...or sometimes even 11th...grade. My thinking was that I wanted to prepare my kiddos for whatever they wanted to pursue and not limit them. I am seeing this with a friend whose son got his GED. He thought he was interested in one thing, but now that he's 19 he wants to be a police officer but they don't accept GEDs; they must have a high school diploma. FWIW, Kimm
  8. I have one son in his 2nd year of college and two seniors, so college applications are pretty recent in my life. Ü Our experience has bee that no, Latin does not meet the foreign language requirement for admissions. It has to be 2 years of a "modern language" like Spanish, German, Japanese, French, etc...some schools even accept ASL now as foreign language (check with the schools your kiddos are interested in). What's funny is that my kiddos had 2 yrs. Latin and 2 yrs. Spanish. While Spanish met the admissions requirement, they listed foreign language as 4 yrs. for overall info. on the application. It seems funny that it doesn't meet the admissions requirement but it "counts" for foreign language totals for high school courses. The best course of action would be to check with colleges to where your children aspire to apply, well before the high school years. Kimm
  9. Is Vegsource still a good place to sell used homeschool curriculum? It's been several years since I sold anything since it was easier to take them to the homeschool consignment store, but it's winter and I don't want to ship them 2 hrs. away. Kimm
  10. Hi Ladies, It's been a while since I've been here, so not sure if this is the right place to put this question. HOPEFULLY! My kiddos are growing up so you don't see me as much on here anymore (I used to LIVE on here!! Ü). I have one at college (2nd year), and two seniors this year...and one 7th grader. I'm beginning to experience more time (yes, moms of younger kiddos, it DOES happen!). Anyway, I recently completed the FAFSA for my college student and for my two seniors who will be attending college in the fall. We live on one income, have a lot of dependents (relatively)...and my sons have also received academic scholarships. Anyway, it has, so far, included need-based and academic grants for my oldest son. I am considering taking college classes beginning in the fall, so I'd have to do the FAFSA for myself now, too, I'd imagine. I know on my kiddos' FAFSA it doesn't factor in parents going to college, but just want to check with THE HIVE on any potential negatives to me filling out the FAFSA right now. (I'm not even sure I should complete it this soon for community college). I don't want to do anything to mess up their aid awards. For mamas who have gone back to college, have you received better financial aid in the form of grants for going back while you still had kiddos in college (or do they even ask on parent's FAFSA?) I also am a displaced worker, if that helps. I used to be a homeschool advisor for a private school until the school was sold last year. I'd appreciate any advice/wisdom. TIA! Kimm in WA
  11. Hi Ladies, My kiddos are growing up so you don't see me as much on here anymore (I used to LIVE on here!! Ü). I have one at college (2nd year), and two seniors this year...and one 7th grader. I'm beginning to experience more time (yes, moms of younger kiddos, it DOES happen!). Anyway, I recently completed the FAFSA for my college student and for my two seniors who will be attending college in the fall. We live on one income, have a lot of dependents (relatively)...and my sons have also received academic scholarships. Anyway, it has, so far, included need-based and academic grants for my oldest son. I am considering taking college classes beginning in the fall, so I'd have to do the FAFSA for myself now, too, I'd imagine. I know on my kiddos' FAFSA it doesn't factor in parents going to college, but just want to check with THE HIVE on any potential negatives to me filling out the FAFSA right now. (I'm not even sure I should complete it this soon for community college). I don't want to do anything to mess up their aid awards. For mamas who have gone back to college, have you received better financial aid in the form of grants for going back while you still had kiddos in college (or do they even ask on parent's FAFSA?) I also am a displaced worker, if that helps. I used to be a homeschool advisor for a private school until the school was sold last year. I'd appreciate any advice/wisdom. TIA! Kimm in WA
  12. If my high schools senior has taken college courses through dual-enrollment, do I check 1. Attended college before/1st year or 2. Never attended college/1st year While they are college courses, colleges he is applying to has him applying as a 1st year freshman rather than a transfer student. Thanks, Kimm in WA
  13. My son in college received an invitation for this national honor society. He attends a competitive college and I'm wondering if it would be a feather in his cap, for his resume, if he were a member since it shows he met a certain GPA level at this college. Thanks for any info. Kimm in WA
  14. I inadvertently purchased 40# of chicken breasts that I THOUGHT were individually frozen but is really four 10# frozen block. :bored: I am wanting to thaw it and then pressure can the chicken so I have ready made chicken for use in casseroles and soups. My question, though, is how to thaw it. I don't want it to take up my whole fridge for 10 days and it is not sealed, so there would be dripping involved. I am wondering if it is safe to thaw in a cooler, if I checked regularly to make sure it was below 40 degrees. Any idea how long this would take? Is there any SAFE way to do it faster? Also, since I would be immediately canning the meat, would it be safe to boil to thaw (but not cook) and then immediately pack to cook in pressure canner? Thanks for any input! Kimm in WA
  15. I purchased a $40 "down comforter" from Amazon. Turns out it is 5% down and 95% feathers. Is this going to be a WARM comforter in the winter? There is such a wide price range! What should I look for? TIA! Kimm
  16. I posted a question on the college board and would appreciate any input! TIA! Kimm in WA
  17. This is interesting. On this site, it says the occupational outlook for architects for 2010-2020 is better than urban planners, and they make more with a BA than an urban planner's master's. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/architects.htm http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Life-Physical-and-Social-Science/Urban-and-regional-planners.htm I keep hearing that architecture isn't a good paying job. Is the person I'm hearing from clueless?
  18. Hi, My son is interested in architecture, but the pay and occupational outlook don't look good. I don't want to discourage him, but want to give him other options similar to what he is interested in. Our state university has an urban planning minor and a BA in Community, Environment, and Planning (CEP). It's unclear to me whether to be an urban planner if you would do the CEP degree AND the minor in urban planning. http://urbdp.be.washington.edu/admissions/undergraduate/ Of course they also have a master's in urban planning. I guess my question is for anyone in the urban planning field. What was your undergrad degree in? Could one major in architecture and then get the master in urban planning...does that make sense? Most college pages make sense, but this department's pages don't make things clear to me. I'd appreciate any advice/input. Thanks, Kimm in WA
  19. Thanks so much, everyone! I appreciate the info.
  20. Thanks Barbara! I am not, however, seeing where it says about architecture receiving the most merit aid. I clicked on money matters and it didn't change anything in the chart. ETA: Never mind, I found it! Thanks!!
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