http://www.amazon.com/Holy-Rosary-Joseph-Picture-Books/dp/0899422845/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1429619649&sr=1-3&keywords=lovasik+books http://www.amazon.com/Believe-God-Joseph-Picture-Books/dp/0899422764/ref=pd_sim_b_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=0D4WJAKFK3F4J6W1ARM2 Actually, the whole series.

Gift card, although I certainly never got one from individuals. Usually a card signed by everyone and a $25 gift card (ie. from the whole team) ETA - I'd definitely prefer a coffee place or restaurant gift card than a sports store

I'm in a different highly regulated state, and the portfolio is the option I chose as the easiest.

I don't remember having to sign anything but they did want a check.

It's all smoke and mirrors. If the FAFSA is involved, it is need based aid. Period. All the other info (grades, test scores, etc) just help the college select which of the "needy" they are going to give it to. Calling funding for the gap between the EFC and actual costs merit aid is: 1. proof positive that their EFC is a pipe dream 2. another attempt to make students/families feel good (similar to grade inflation, everyone gets a trophy sports, etc.) True merit aid is based on merit and nothing else. (ie. you do not have to fill out the FAFSA at all) I am not aware of very much true merit aid remaining in the American college system.

We tried it with a young couple, whose parents dh knew from work. Although they claimed to be good with large dogs, and were fine with him when they visited, we found out later the wife was actually afraid of dogs and had been bitten as a child. About three weeks into it, they called and said the dog had bitten her and we ended up having to have a different friend pick him up and take him to the kennel anyway (for two months!) Needless to say, we never tried that again.

Really? I've never seen this. I just checked the nearest Six Flags and it doesn't mention Speedos. "Swimsuits are only allowed in Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, and must be appropriate for a family environment."

Not around here. I've seen one (and only one) lifeguard wearing a bikini (yes, those two piece red suits are bikinis). The rest wear one piece. If you're looking for a world-wide industry standard, yes the Speedo is that standard for guys, even old guys. The US is the only place Speedos are not.

I'd be looking for a new job.

What exactly is the State suing them for? How do they have any standing to sue the college? Couldn't Sweet Briar close just because they wanted to? How can the state force a non-profit (or a business) to continue operating?

When they got their learners permits.

What one could earn with a summer job varies a lot, depending on the jobs available, which in turn depends on the local employment rate. When I was in high school, college kids from U of M got "real" jobs from April to September (yes, they ended in April). By real, I mean something that paid slightly higher than minimum wage and offered 50-60 hours per week. That doesn't happen today. Minimum wage was $3.35 x 60 hrs per week x 16 weeks = $3216 From this chart: https://www.law.umich.edu/historyandtraditions/students/Documents/Law_School_Tuition_History.pdf U of M Law School Tuition in 1980 was $1004/semester So, if you lived at home, it was definitely doable, if you lived at school it would be a stretch (but doable with a part time job during the year) The last year they give data for is 2009, when tuition was $41K, which definitely could not be earned in a summer.

:iagree: And, some kids are not ready for that level of independence until 10-12yo. Or until they leave for college.

No, you can plant them as soon as the ground can be worked. They just won't bloom again til next spring.

Not for Math and English. We did see a few that wanted Subject tests if you did the SAT, but not if you took the ACT. Since we had no intention of taking any more tests, we didn't apply to those (and I don't remember who they were)

It is very irritating, very common and virtually unpreventable. Once you send something out, it can be forwarded or saved by others. It remains on the server indefinitely (well, apparently not the Clintons servers, but everyone else's). Your email provider saves it and can be forced to produce it. It is no longer private and I've yet to hear of a court case where the expectation of privacy was respected. It just isn't there. If you put it online, you might as well out it on a billboard. It would be nice if your "friends" respected your wishes in this regard, but is hardly a guarantee (if it even crosses their mind). To limit the ill effects, you have a few options: 1.) Don't put personal info on group emails. 2.) Don't reply to group emails at all. 3.) Start a new email to answer an email instead of clicking "Reply", or worse "Reply all". (The recipient can only forward the last email this way.) Do this with individual emails as well as group emails. Note that this will only LIMIT the ease with which your info can be disseminated, it is still not safe. If you REALLY want to keep your info off other peoples emails, you have to stay off the Internet.

What online class is she taking for geometry? Have you asked them what they recommend (which realistically may be their algebra class)?

She needs to get it out of her system BEFORE she enters the room with sleeping siblings. At 17, she's old enough to figure this out. If her local friends aren't up that late, sign her up for an online course with a mandatory chat room. There'll be people from all over the country and surely someone who wants to chat at 11pm. And, she can do it in the bonus room, not the bedroom.

I'm unaware of any schools that REQUIRE the ACT (as opposed to the SAT) but many schools require the writing part, then don't use it.

This. The grading is capricious and writing for 20 minutes on some random topic with no research is not what colleges expect freshmen to do for their classes.

Ummm. That's the idea.

:iagree: About the only thing we do know about the new SAT is that we don't really know anything about the new SAT.

This. Older sisters make great trampolines. I'd be tempted to get up at 0430 and crank the Ride of the Valkyries. (In fact, I have two whole cassettes of what the upperclassmen called " Motivation Music" from Beast. :sneaky2: ) Then vacuum. If she doesn't see the light (and my dc wouldn't have), you need a better carrot. Maybe tie it to driving privileges: if you want to drive tomorrow, don't wake anyone up after 9pm.

It's not going to go away til you're re-hydrated. Tea with honey. (Start with mint tea) When the stomach can handle it, add lemon Emergen C (not a whole packet). Popsicles. Take a shower or bath

Comparing this change and the AP Bio revision a few years ago: 1. They have been testing out the SAT questions for years. Every test has a "test" section, that doesn't count towards your score. Usually, the test takers can't tell which section it is but the last few my dc have taken all had one section they felt was "weird". So the questions have been vetted, to a degree, but there can be no assuming that the College Board didn't like the "weird"questions and keep them. 2. They changed the curve on the AP Bio test, lowering the 5 of test takers getting a 5 from around 20% to around 5%. I have not heard that they are planning a similar curve for the new SAT. I have also not heard that they are not. (No one knew ahead of the AP Bio results coming out either. With all the hoopla about the new SAT, I think it is fair to assume that many students will opt for the ACT next year, especially student who don't have has much confidence in their ability to ace any test. This leaves a higher percentage of test takers in the 700-800 range, which, when put on a curve, results in many of them receiving lower scores than if they had taken the test this June. This skewing of the curve will effect test scores for a year or two.