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  1. I was looking at eTap's website for some supplemental high school classes but they don't really have much in the way of course descriptions. Has anyone ever used them? Likes? Dislikes?
  2. How would taking a "gap" year affect things like applying for scholarships, etc?
  3. Oh, I love all these suggestions! A little OT, but I heard on the radio today that approximately 50% of all American ADULTS cannot even name one of the candidates running for the Republican nomination for President. My dd can name them all, and has opinions about them all, too (oh, but she's not into politics :D) I will really try to get creative. But I am really an in-the-box type of person:tongue_smilie:
  4. The reason I'm worrying about fulfilling MO requirements is that some colleges require it even of homeschool students, for instance, Univ. of Mo.-St. Louis (not really what you would call an exclusive school :D) says on their website regarding homeschooled students: "If an applicant has not acquired all units of work required for a high school diploma in Missouri, the applicant must also provide a test score report of the General Education Development (GED) test with a minimum score of 2500 (for test taken after January 1, 2002; minimum score of 250 for tests taken prior to January 1, 2002)." So I have to document the 24 hours required by the state, or have her take the GED, which I don't want to do. Of course, not all the colleges around have requirements like UMSL, so it would make it so much easier if she had decided if/where to she wants to go :ack2:
  5. Thanks for all your replies. I do want her to take CC classes, I'm just not sure about trying to cram enough in this last semester to be able to say she "graduated." I didn't pay much attention to some of my state's (Missouri's) requirements such as personal finance or health, because we discuss things like that just in the process of everyday life. I just never documented any of it. I guess I just have to keep at it and try to get her to take more responsibility for making some choices and investigating her options. I can't keep leading her by the hand forever. Thanks again.
  6. I thought I saw something on this on another thread but have not been able to find it. Here's my question. DD is 18 and should be a senior. We are behind as far as credits go due to illnesses, my mom passing away, and so on. We are not making much headway now either as my dad is not is good health so we are going through some remodeling in order for him to move in with us. IOW, things are in chaos!:banghead: Anyway, she is an excellent student. She is very shy and insists she doesn't want to go to college, says there is no career she is interested in, and so on. I almost literally forced her to take the ACT last June and she scored a 28 with little to no preparation, then refused to take it again. She does an excellent job at whatever assignments I give her (when I get around to it) but does take much responsibility for planning or moving ahead. She loves to write and is very good at it but does not like for people to read what she has written. She loves animals but rejected my suggestion of looking into a veterinary-related career field because she "hates science." Well, I feel that taking another year to finish her high school credits would enable us to not feel pressured into cramming things in, would give her more time to mature and explore her interests. She sort of likes the idea but also thinks that people would think that we are doing this because she's "too dumb to finish in 4 years." I don't know what to do - also, if we decide to take another year, can I change her ACT record to say that she was a junior when she took it? I'd have to force her to take it again this year but maybe she'd score a little higher. Can anyone give me any opinions? I am so confused I don't know where to turn. And if anyone is still reading this by this point, thank you very much!
  7. I have the VftHSS CDs. Do you need the whole thing? I just use the CDs but I can download into PDF and try to email it to you if you want.
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