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    Made a blog about buying college textbooks

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    Posted · Edited by Melissa in NC
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    I hope this is allowed. I have been answering questions about buying textbooks for my local moms so I wrote a blog post to help out anyone new to buying college textbooks. Let me know of anything I forgot.

    https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9070898232090401367#editor/target=post;postID=6835218134752473169;onPublishedMenu=basicsettings;onClosedMenu=basicsettings;postNum=0;src=postname

    Edit with new link; Sorry

    https://retiredhomeschoolmom.blogspot.com/2018/08/saving-money-buying-college-textbooks.html

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    Calculus; career options

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    My DH taught sophomore level Electrical Engineering classes for 5 years. He saw a pattern some students who only took AP Calculus did not get a strong enough foundation for the required math in his class. Both my dd are going into engineering and have/will take Calculus I again. It is easier to take Calc I as a freshman that have to relearn/refresh later in their college career.

     

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    I Hate Required Access Codes! (JAWM)

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    I strongly encourage everyone to go to the first class before buying the code. My dd had a class that listed the need for online access but the individual teacher did not use it. Grrrr.

     

    Last semester we did have a Pearson Math book from her older sister and her teacher did use the on line access. She was able to log onto her class account as a guest (available as a guest for 2 weeks) then click on a link to buy the access directly from Pearson. It save us about $20 from buying from the bookstore.

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    Move in 2016-17 stories - post them here!

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    Move in was relatively easy, well organized.  However, we choose an older room for a discount and all the power outlets are on the other side of the room.  The dorms do not allow extension cords.  :mellow: So we had to find a power strip with a long cord.  The ethernet outlet is also on the other side of the room.  Luckily we had a 50 foot cord at home.  I sent off my first care package yesterday, including her lab coat and goggles they failed to tell us she would need for chemistry.

     

    I packed chocolate bar in her stuff in envelops. Each one labeld for open after: first week of classes, after first exam, thanksgiving (not coming home), birthday and after final exams.

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    2016 decisions thread

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    Clemson University 


     


    Major:  BS in engineering.  Everyone takes general engineering the first year then the faculty helps the student decide which discipline in engineering to persue.


     


    Reasons for choosing this major:  She was born an engineer, like her parents. She often came up with creative solutions to problems.


     


    Reason for choosing this school:  Deciding to study engineering limits which school to attend.  We looked at schools within a radius of home.  Clemson has a beautiful campus that she will feel comfortable. (Nothing against the college she was accepted at in a big city, but she is a small town girl at heart.)  Clemson has a great diversity of engineering and sense of community.


     


    Go Tigers!


     

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    SAT question

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    One of the colleges we are applying to want to see all their scores and they will combine the highest score for each section of the test.

     

    If on test one Reading = 600   Math = 650  Writing = 550

     

    Test two = Reading 640 Math = 620  Writing = 600

     

    Combined score Reading = 640  Math = 650  Writing 600

     

    It is at the descrection of each college.

    Is anyone else rather baffled by the whole Riot-Boy mom thing?

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    I saw an interview of the mom.  She talked about how she sat on the couch WITH her son that evening and watched the chaos on TV and they talked about the craziness.  She LOVES him and wants him to be safe.  She also said she has kept him in the house sometimes to keep him out of trouble.  People are applauding her for her love and her actions to keep him safe at any cost.

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    Essential oils- shoot me now

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    My thing is that I have a LTFA to cinnamon. So when someone comes in wearing, or worse, I go somewhere where they're diffusing a blend that contains cinnamon oil, it's bad. Like "get the Benedryl and keep the epipen handy" bad if I breathe too much of it. And a lot of the blends seem to contain cinnamon. My DD used to say that I was allergic to October, November and December (I'm also pretty seriously allergic to conifer trees) but it's gotten much worse since EO's became the craze.

     

    I am allergic to conifer trees and I also am miserable from Halloween to New Years.  

    What Am I Getting Into (Kitten-related)

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    I have not read all the replies but here is my opinion.

     

    Contact a local feral rescue organizations.  Work with them to trap all the cats, get them fixed and let them be outside.  They will assure no other cats move into the area.  If you remove them from the area, other cats will fill the void, even if you do not see them.  Let you ds play with them OUTSIDE and do not attempt to bring them in.  I made the mistake of adopting an outside cat and neither one of us is happy about it.  I can not get rid of the cat because the kids are attached.  From my avatar, you can tell I am a cat person and THIS is the only cat I have ever battled with.

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