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  1. This would be interesting because the school my older DD took it at said they did not get the homeschooler scores (a few years ago).
  2. It has a name!? Dd uses a blush brush (makeup powder brush) for this purpose.
  3. We have a Roomba, two regular sized corded vacuums (one upstairs, one downstairs), one cordless, and one portable hand-vac that belongs to a fastidious offspring. Each has a use. It is good to have options.
  4. That is a good college faculty. Congrats to her for her perseverance & hard work! That would make a good story for a job interview.
  5. Echoing others that I'd go with the pencil set & kneaded eraser. See what he thinks of those first. My artist kid found she enjoyed art with a new medium of she had the right tools. For watercolor, that was the right paper and better quality brushes. The Derwent kit should be good.
  6. For those who are still waiting for scores, for those who the matching tool didn't work, etc, if you haven't called the College Board yet (not emailed, called!!), I suggest your student (or you) call today. They insist they need 5-7 working days from your call to get it straightened out. Better to start that clock ticking now if you haven't already. This will get you a case number to reference when you call back. And the customer service reps don't all seem to realize that honeschoolers can't go to "the school" to get their scores because the College Board does not recognize homeschoolers as a school and give us access separately from our students like guidance counselors get. And no, the school my kid took it at doesn't get her scores either (thankfully). Our 5-7 business days are up somewhere between next Tuesday & a week from today depending on how you count them.
  7. I'm sad for the students & families in this position. What happens if one of those people get into an accident due to trying to get through on the bad roads? SMH So very glad ALL the dorns stay open over break at my dd#1's college--which is where your southern home is located & thus won't have the same risk of winter conditions you are facing now.
  8. I agree. I was surprised the washers & dryers in the dorms didn't have a way to monitor them via app/cell phone, for example. A group of students could have done this for a senior project. There are lots of examples -- including how almost every semester, the server used for registering for classes crashes on the first day it opens. (It didn't this year.) This shouldn't happen twice at a place like UAH, but I don't think the admin utilizes the strengths of the student body (and professors) the way it should.
  9. I found a couple old threads. Linking for anyone who finds this later: Tightening the Patella Ligament? Dr. Hive: possible patellar (knee cap) subluxation (popped out and in again) what to do?
  10. :popcorn: I have two kids prone to pattellar subluxation. One did PT & has a J-brace for athletic stuff. The other just lives in fear. No one wants to talk surgery around us so I'm interested.
  11. Interesting! I skimmed the WTMA French IV/V descriprion and saw "which also prepares students for the Advanced Placement Language and Literature exam" Upon further inspection, it does say "the text" used in front of that and not that the course prepares them. I'm glad you pointed that out because I would have continued to have the wrong impression of the class. My language DD ended up with zero outside validation of her language studies until taking the college-specific placement test (in one of the 4 languages she'd studied in high school) days before starting college. Her placement was equivalent to scoring well on the AP Language test and higher than CLEP would have given her. Each college is different. Thankfully, we didn't need to prove anything during application season.
  12. This year, CLRC has French 3. There is a note on the website that higher levels of French uncluding AP French could be considered in future years if there is sufficient interest (which is usually 5 kids for CLRC). If your kid joined the WTMA class now (January), he'd likely get as much as he needed. If you are at all interested, I'd email the current teacher & see what she thinks about AP French prep with only one year of material. (I'm guessing, but I suspect your kid is ahead of many who are currently in the class.)
  13. Have you checked with Anne at CLRC? You might be a year too early. It looks like WTM Academy offers a half speed class that preps for AP French over two years. Would they let him jump in mid-year & finish next year?
  14. Dd received her email with an access code to use with the matching tool. It didn't work. She has emailed for help.
  15. Well, it depends on where your kid is open to going to school, their intended major, interests, etc. A few places still offer really good deals. While the current NMF scholarship isn't as good, when DD#1 was a senior, she had one true full ride (full cost of attendance) offer and one almost complete full ride (full tuition, 4 year housing+meals, $1000/yr additional stipend to go towards fees, books, etc -- this is the one she chose) due to her NMF status. There were other schools with offers just as generous (University of Texas-Dallas and University of Alabama) that she chose not to apply to. Her full college bill each semester of what is left over that her scholarship doesn't cover has been around $500 (mostly books, honors college fees, and a parking pass). Dd#2's first semester of college, living at home and having accepted a partial tuition scholarship, has already cost more than 2 1/2 years of college (away from home) for DD#1 (due to her NMF award). If you have a very specific major that is not available in many places, geographic restrictions, only want a specific type of college, or other need like that, then there is no reason to care about the PSAT score.
  16. I have another site down right now & I wonder if that is tied to AWS. Thanks for the update, @Arcadia. I'm not going to have her check again until Thursday unless she gets an email...
  17. This was exactly her issue! I assume someone or someones are taking these requests to fix things and going through them one by one. Since almost 1.5 million kids took the PSAT in October and some percentage of those kids need their accounts tweaked, someone will be busy for the next 5-7 business days fixing them. I wish the customer service person could do it on the phone but apparently, the college board is not set up for that.
  18. My dd#2 is taking a required for all freshmen intro to college class at the local-to-us 4 yr college. The class is designed to walk to students through how to access the learning management system, email, financial aid office, advisors, etc; where things are on campus, encourage them to get involved by requiring attendance to 2 on campus events over the semester; designing a 4 yr plan, ... It is supposed to be an easy A, a GPA boost. Over half her class (roughly divided into major concentrations) had a F two weeks ago. The professor is allowing the students to turn in homework up until the grading deadline in order to get as many kids to pass as possible. Depending on the major, somewhere between 30-60% of students at the college are first generation college students. No minimum ACT for acceptance (unless you are a homeschooler). Dismal 6 yr graduation rates. My (long) point is, these policies in high school and in college are not helping the students!
  19. At least I didn't wait on hold forever. She had a paper account and an online account plus the birthday issue. It'll be 5-7 business days more. So glad she's only a sophomore or I'd be much less patient.
  20. This is what the local to me school does, from my understanding. The teachers track percentage of homework completed and the goal is 100% by the end of the year. Kids can turn homework in through the last day of school and teachers are encouraged to give them special time to do so. Tests can be retaken multiple times to get a passing grade. I am unclear on whether it is the same test or a rewritten one.
  21. Welp. Her birthdate is listed wrong somewhere. We're going to have to call.
  22. I have a VPN on my phone so I tried setting it for a score-release-today state. Nada.
  23. We are in tomorrow's score release area. Patiently waiting.
  24. If it is a K&H, it is probably good. Try a pillow for 20 min. Then feel under the pillow. If it came with a removeable plastic door, take it off for now. Also, a little catnip toy or some treat leading inside sometimes works to get them to investigate (but likely not stay right away). My belief: Cats can't be spoiled.
  25. Friday night (late), DD got something back. Not sure when she sent it in. I know she received a couple other graded items last week (Mon, Tues) including a test (Thurs).
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