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I looked in the stickies to see if this has been discussed.
I have a college freshman who started last week (her school has a summer start program). She’s simultaneously having the time of her life in the dorms, but also texting and calling home way way too much. Any resources for helping them navigate this new reality?
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7 hours ago, Roadrunner said:
Do you know if there is a possibility of a triple as sophomore? I don’t think this situation is tolerable for more than a year. I hope we get a double as sophomores.
I think they can get doubles as sophomores! When we went to the housing talk, the guy said that nearly all freshmen get triples. But I haven’t heard anything about that continuing next year. I sure hope not!
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Does the school have a Reddit page? If so, you can often get a good sense there of the liveliness of the campus and things like the club scene. He could also post there and ask about how active the clubs tend to be.
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Mine just left this morning for a summer of adventure. Giant backpack (ahh, the memories!), flying off to see old friends, then to a very sweet and nurturing choral festival, then more travel.
UCLA doesn’t start until late September (!) and she just couldn’t wait anymore—she’s been doing DE for 5 years and is so so ready. So, she signed up for their summer program for incoming freshmen and will knock out two important classes and start exploring LA.
I guess almost all freshman are given triple rooms there. Her building was built as doubles but they’ve now been turned into triples. Should be interesting!!
She hasn’t done registration for the fall yet (that will happen in August), but they did take almost every single one of her DE credits and so she has junior standing now and is really hoping that helps with getting the classes she needs!!
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I could *maybe* see taking such a risk for Harvard or Yale law, especially if she had dreams of clerking for the Supreme Court or going into politics. But no way would I give up a free ride for full pay at Georgetown.
And what if it’s true that AI will begin to make lawyers obsolete? It’s all happening so fast now:
“One new study, by researchers at Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania and New York University, concluded that the industry most exposed to the new A.I. was “legal services.” Another research report, by economists at Goldman Sachs, estimated that 44 percent of legal work could be automated.” A.I. Is Coming for Lawyers, Again
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50 minutes ago, Clarita said:
Interesting, was affirmative action helping males for a while?
He points out in his book that the male/female ratio is very even at most private schools, where the right to admit by gender is protected by a clause in Title IX (designed to protect women’s colleges). But far more women are admitted where affirmative action has been banned. 🤷♀️
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15 hours ago, kokotg said:
So boys have the advantage in admission at MOST selective colleges.
If affirmative action falls in June, it will be interesting to see what happens to gender balance at the elite private schools. Since affirmative action is banned at the UC schools, gender balance is waaaaay off at the most selective campuses (58% female, 41% male).
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13 hours ago, Roadrunner said:
I wonder if boys would benefit from boys only elementary schools.
I absolutely loved his book. If you want a synopsis of it, he also has a great interview on Ezra Klein‘s podcast. It summarizes the important parts of the book.
I think he would argue that boys-only education could really help, especially with lower income boys. Upper middle class boys seem to be doing much better statistically.
He also argues for tiered higher education, like they have in Germany. One tier for going to university, another for highly skilled, highly paid vocational work, a third tier for everything else.
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58 minutes ago, SeaConquest said:
IMO, it's fine to pay attention to how classes/tests may be evaluated/transferred by target schools. But, trying to make that same analysis with lottery schools in mind, especially if doing so adjusts your homeschool in negative ways, well, that feels like a fool's errand to me. There is no secret combo of advanced classes and test scores that is going to yield admission to these schools. It sounds like you have an amazing student who is generally excited about learning. Trust that if you follow her lead, she is going to take you both down some interesting paths.
Having just been through college admissions, I agree with this 1000%! We jumped through some minor hoops for our state universities, but otherwise refused to play the game and just followed her lead. It got her pretty darn far, and we’ll never have to look back at the 4 years of high school with any regrets.
I’d say don’t worry about what will look better and try to follow her interests.
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Other than Scholastic Writing Awards and Stone Soup, are there any other places kids can submit a novel they’ve written?
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Guys, this was to be from the student’s perspective. Can’t we honor that? Ask your kids to reflect. We never get to hear that here!
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What a great idea!! I had never, ever thought about the eye strain from more than one online class in a row—it’s good to hear things from the kid perspective!
My senior homeschooled for 11 years (one unfortunate year of a private/ homeschool hybrid), and I asked her thoughts:
- Do try AOPS. It changed her life, and she wishes that every kid got a chance to do at least pre-algebra and algebra with those books.
- Don’t make your kid do grammar workbooks or classes. Just don’t. Read, read, read, then learn grammar together as you go. It will happen naturally as you revise essays.
- Do find ways for your kids to have a little bit of independence. Kids in school get to have a little bit each day just by being out of the house. Drop your kids off in town and let them wander around for an hour.
- Do leave books lying around that are a bit above your kid’s reading level.
- Do give your kids benchmarks. Homeschooling can feel like it drags out into one lonnnnngggg year, without a beginning, middle, and end. Even daily benchmarks can be nice.
- Don’t let your kid get behind grade level in math and language arts. You never know if they may end up in a regular school for some reason, and it’s hard to get caught up in those two things. Everything else is flexible. No one will care how much science, history, etc. your kid has had.
- Do what you love and don’t worry about what you’re supposed to do to get in to college. That way, if you get rejected from the schools, you won’t have to regret how you spent your high school years.
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We’ve gone all in—I really should post a picture, but my kid in the UCLA sweatshirt, posing next to UCLA Sister and UCLA Grandpa. Yep, bought those shirts too. I stopped when they begged me to get an outfit for the dog. 😂
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If he has 28 A-G courses in 4 years of high school, he has more than enough!
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2 hours ago, Malam said:
Aren't honors A-G classes weighed out of 5.0?
I didn’t mean a boost in the GPA—the UCs like you to take extra A-G classes above and beyond covering the bases.
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I loved the UC application for that reason—they get a chance to add every single class and note exactly where it was taken. That wasn’t true for many Common App schools my kiddo applied to.
Just know though that you get a boost for every extra A-G class. With many UCs, it may not be enough to just cover the bases. If the internships don’t work out this summer, I would try to do two A-G courses instead.
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3 hours ago, idnib said:
Arcadia, I'm so happy that after your journey you have a welcoming place for your DS to go.
@Arcadia, I hope he knows that he has a huge group of people here cheering for him!!!! ❤️
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DD committed to UCLA!
It came down to UCLA and Berkeley, but UCLA will take more of her DE credits and Berkeley is a bit too much grime and crime for my kiddo. ☹️
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I’ve been so grateful for this group too! And now I can’t wait to hear about all their incredible adventures along the way!! ❤️
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DD accepted to UC Berkeley, to the School of Chemistry
Waitlisted at Harvard and Princeton
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23 minutes ago, SeaConquest said:
Someone MUST have Ivy Day news, right? RIGHT!? Out with it, Hive.
Signed,
Parent of a rising 9th grader, who needs hope that this will all turn out ok 😉
I would pick up Frank Bruni’s Where You Go is Not Who You’ll Be. I *promise* you will come away from it knowing that this will all turn out ok!!!
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1 hour ago, Roadrunner said:
We decided not to retake and just go for upper level courses to take advantage of smaller class sizes.
This! 👆
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My kiddo applied for CCS, but she blew it and missed the supplements that one has to fill out after they apply. So, she got her second choice major instead. I think she would have adored CCS, but I don’t think the school overall was the right fit for her.
ETA: I do remember feeling like if you have a lot of DE and AP, it might not be the greatest fit. I remember looking at the course selections and thinking that she already had half of it covered. I may have that wrong though—just might be worth checking.
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I also wonder if it could be regional. Both Stanford and UCLA had amazingly friendly kids.
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When they’re calling home/texting too much…
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Hmmm, what you describe does seem like way too much to me. I guess this is generational. A new era.