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  1. Ahhh - this looks great! There are a lot of those MIT Open Courseware courses, but most aren't organized and many don't have very many materials - this looks like it will be excellent!
  2. I scored 212 (the NM cutoff for our state is around 209, so it's pretty close.) Critical Reading - 74 Math - 62 Writing - 76 I know I definitely need to bring up my math scores!
  3. If your scores or more than four years old, you have to pay $25 for each college you send them to. Also, the AP score report will only list years the exams were taken in, not grade levels.
  4. In my online AP Lit class, we're using Perrine's Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense. Here's a link.
  5. Well, here are some links of clothes you might be interested in. Someone suggested American Eagle's boyfriend jeans, which have a relaxed (read: looser fit). They're having a sale right now, too - $10 off any pair of jeans. Here are their boyfriend jeans: http://www.ae.com/web/browse/category.jsp?catId=cat1930004 Here are their straight-leg jeans, as well: http://www.ae.com/web/browse/category.jsp?catId=cat20108 You might like this maxi skirt from Kohl's: http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/juniors/bottoms/skirts/PRD~877907/Mudd+Chiffon+Paint+Splatter+Maxi+Skirt.jsp These are just a few suggestions, to give you an idea of what's out there.
  6. Skinny jeans are not necessarily immodest! Many flared jeans and bootcut jeans fit just like skinny jeans, as far as tightness goes, but with a little more flare at the bottom! You can find skinny jeans that aren't too tight - it just takes some searching. Many times I have to go with skinny jeans that are big around the waist but fit in the legs, not too tight, and then wear a belt. You just have to make it work - long sweaters are also helpful. Also, as far as skirts go, there are some dressier skirts that are about knee-length at places like Kohl's and JCPenney. But you still haven't explained what kind of jeans your daughter really wants! Do you want them to be loose and straight? Or what?
  7. Skinny jeans are not necessarily immodest! Many flared jeans and bootcut jeans fit just like skinny jeans, as far as tightness goes, but with a little more flare at the bottom! You can find skinny jeans that aren't too tight - it just takes some searching. Many times I have to go with skinny jeans that are big around the waist but fit in the legs, not too tight, and then wear a belt. You just have to make it work - long sweaters are also helpful. Also, as far as skirts go, there are some dressier skirts that are about knee-length at places like Kohl's and JCPenney. But you still haven't explained what kind of jeans you really want? Do you want them to be loose and straight? Or what?
  8. If you don't like skinny, jeggings, or flare, what do you want? Boot cut? I second the Delia's recommendation - they're pretty expensive, but if you're really having trouble, you might want to go there. They have punch cards and other coupons, as well. I have two pairs of skinny jeans from there and one nice pair of dark wash boot cut jeans. I have a very hard time getting pants to fit, as well - I'm 5"7' and 14, and most pants I try on are too tight in the legs and too big in the waist. I have had some success at Delia's, though, and I used to get jeans at Aeropostale. As far as black pants for church, there are black dress pants at Kohl's and JCPenney in a variety of sizes - you can probably find something at one of those places.
  9. I'm taking AP US History through PA Homeschoolers, and the teacher gives a choice of several textbooks: America and Its Peoples, by James Kirby Martin and several other authors; Digital History, an online text (http://www.digitalhistory2.uh.edu/); and US History, another online text (http://www.ushistory.org/). You have to click on the "textbook" links in the online texts to get to the right place. I've been using Digital History, and I really like it - it's clear and well-organized. You might also want to get or check out from the library the Teaching Company's History of the United States series. It's a college-level course, and it provides a nice break from reading all the time. And don't forget those primary source documents! For essay and multiple choice practice, you will want to buy an AP US History study guide - several companies publish them: Barron's, Princeton Review, CliffsNotes, etc. Good luck!
  10. There are several differences between AP and CLEP. We chose to go with AP because it is much more widely accepted - over 90% of four-year colleges and universities accept AP credit in some form, including many very well-respected colleges. CLEP tests are much less widely accepted for credit - only 2900 of the 5758 colleges in the U.S. accept CLEP tests for credit. Here's a link to a college search for CLEP that will tell you which colleges accept it: http://clep.collegeboard.org/search/colleges And here's a link to the same information for AP: http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp AP is aimed at high school students and is a much bigger program, while CLEP test-takers are often college students or adults trying to complete their degrees. AP tests are also much harder than CLEP. The questions really aren't that convoluted; it's not like the SAT, where the College Board is trying to trick you. Once you know the material, the questions are very straightforward. (I know a little about this, because I self-studied for the AP US Government & Politics exam last May and got a 5.) In the end, we decided to go with AP because it is more widely accepted (this also means that it's easier to get materials to study with.)
  11. I've been doing Apologia Chemistry, and I got stuck on calorimetry. I just did a lot of the problems over and over until I finally got it figured out, and focused on having the numbers clearly laid out. But I would recommend just googling the type of problem or topic that you're having trouble on, or else use Khan Academy.
  12. Thanks for the help! I figured out how to do that, but I just doing y subscript 1 - 6 won't work for some reason - it has to be f(x-6).
  13. Hi everyone, I'm stuck on a problem from Foerster Precalculus (1-3, #13) - I just can't figure out how to input an equation into the y= editor of my TI-84. First I must enter f(x) = 4 x square root of (1-x) + 2.25 x (x-l). I put this in y subscript 1. Then I also have to enter -2 + 3f(x-6). My problem is that I can't figure out how to write f(x) in this way in the y-editor. (After I input these two equations, I am supposed to graph them and see if they match up to the graphs in the text. The topic is transformations - dilations and translations - of functions.) Hopefully this was clear. If anyone could help me, that would be great!
  14. I second the P.G. Wodehouse recommendation. I'm fourteen (though a girl, not a boy) and I think they're hilarious. He's also written some short stories, but the novels are quick reads.
  15. Thanks for the suggestions! :) It could be either way, Sebastian - a historical novel or a novel set in the writer's own time. I am trying to coordinate some of the AP Lit books with APUSH - we are doing book clubs and a fellow APUSHer and I are going to read The Scarlet Letter together - that way we can get credit for both classes. American literature would be great, and so is historical fiction and any nonfiction on American history. I just finished reading The Greater Journey by David McCullough and greatly enjoyed it (even though it is set in Europe, it counted.)
  16. There's a Rotary Youth Exchange Program run by the Rotary Club - it's a well-respected program and apparently has existed for over 75 years. Here's the link: http://www.rotary.org/en/studentsandyouth/youthprograms/rotaryyouthexchange/Pages/ridefault.aspx I would really like to do an exchange or study abroad sometime, so I'll be following this thread!
  17. Hi everyone, I'm taking AP US History online with PA Homeschoolers, and we get extra credit for reading historical fiction. Do you have any recommendations for American historical fiction? I know that there are a lot of great historical fiction authors out there, but I'm not sure about their quality and content. Thanks!
  18. You might want to check out Pimsleur's Italian. It's an audio program that places a great emphasis on learning the accent - my daughter completed about the first twenty lessons and she really liked it. It's a bit expensive, but we got it for free at our local library and through interlibrary loan.
  19. There is an Instructor's Guide that gives scheduling options: block scheduling and standard scheduling. It tells how many problems and which lessons to complete every day. The book also comes with a CD-ROM that has the complete solutions manual and tests in PDF form. It looks like Key Curriculum Press, which formerly sold the books, is now selling them under the name Kendall Hunt. Here is the link for the textbook: http://www.kendallhunt.com/precalculuswithtrigonometry/ Here is the link for the program supplements (the instructor guide is in this list): http://www.kendallhunt.com/K12ProgramComponents.aspx?id=24596 Hope this helps! We just bought the guide from someone on the board, and it looks great.
  20. How do you use Foerster's Precalculus with Trigonometry: Concepts and Applications? (We have the second edition.) Is there a schedule or syllabus somewhere? Which problems do you assign? Thanks.
  21. I just looked on the College Board website: to get AP scores older than four years sent to a college, you have to pay $25 for each college! Requests have to be made in writing. That sneaky College Board is always trying to get money out of us!
  22. Exactly - the PSAT is important. There are also some special rules on the College Board site for if you are doing a high school program in more or fewer years than the normal four.
  23. Laurie4b, your son's situation sounds exactly like my daughter's! Her friends will all be sophomores or juniors, but she is thinking she doesn't want to be ahead, even if it means being in the same grade as them. We will probably end up calling this coming school year her ninth grade year. We can still somehow put her "ninth grade" courses on her transcript.
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