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WONDERFUL!! AWESOME! Love it!
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What major does your son have in mind? Have you been able to go for a visit?
Yes, but we went twice last year in the Fall 2019. But we also went 2 weeks ago for Heritage Day that they had for prospective students. He wants to study Physics. Also, some of my friends have friends who kids went there and really enjoyed it and had no problems getting into Graduate school.
You can PM'd me if you like to discuss more. We are going on campus for the scholarship test.
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DS has received 2 acceptances so far - Messiah University and St. Vincent College, both with automatic merit scholarships. Opportunity for competitive scholarships at both schools coming up.
Hey Jennay !! My ds was accepted at St. Vincent College, too!! He is doing the scholarship test in Dec., too! I am excited a fellow Boardie's dc has applied there. It's such a quaint little college.
Good luck to our kids!!
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I just read through the responses in the thread and I wanted to encourage your ds to pursue physics if that is what he wants to do. Will he end up with a career pursuing the field of research he envisions as a high school student? Who knows? Maybe. Maybe not. But regardless, having a PhD in physics is a highly marketable degree that can lead to a wide variety of jobs, even if not his idealized vision.
Thank you 8filltheheart for your encouragement and advice for my son. I appreciate it.
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Congratulations! I hope it all works out for you!
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Congratulations!! It is very exciting news!
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Oh, I am so naive in this. I am telling my son, who is interested in Physics or astrophysics (if they have it), that he needs to do a Master's and Phd to get a good job. There was a time he wanted to teach at a college/university but now he really wants to do research.
He found a university that has 4+1 BS/Masters program for physics, with prominent astropysics professors. So, you are telling me, he doesnt have to do Masters if he is interested in Phd?
If someone wants to do research in the world, they should have a Phd--Correct???
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My ds did math in 7 & 8th grade but the beginning date I put down was the year he started 9th grade. On the transcript, in the notes I wrote he did alg and geometry in 7th & 8th grade.
This is what I did.....my thinking is he did High School for 4 yrs and not 5.
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ok.....In PA the PA Dept of Education recognizes our diploma. According to my PA evaluator, she thought answer US Diploma would be correct. For us, using US Diploma would be ok.
Does someone else have a better insight that I am not understanding???
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What did you put down for this question:
What will your high school completion status be when you begin college in the 2021-2022 school year?
- "High school diploma” means you have received or will receive a U.S. high school diploma, or a foreign school diploma that’s equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma before the first date of your enrollment in a college or career school.
- “GED certificate or state authorized high school equivalent certificate” means you have received or will receive a General Educational Development (GED) certificate, or state authorized high school equivalent certificate before the first date of your enrollment in a college or career school. A state authorized high school equivalent certificate is a certificate that the issuing state recognizes as the equivalent of a high school diploma in that state. Note: A high school certificate of attendance and/or a certificate of completion are NOT the equivalent of a high school diploma.
- “Home schooled” means you’ve completed home schooling at the secondary level regulated by your state.
- “None of the above” means you don’t have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent, and didn’t complete secondary school in a home school setting.
I thought High School Diploma....and I submitted the FAFSA already. I think I did not read all the options and missed the 'Homeschooled' option. But I also thought automatically, why of course, a high school diploma. Do I do a corrections for this? FAFSA is giving me a headache!
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While I am on hold with FAFSA, I google how to input high school name on FAFSA. I found someone posting on some FAFSA website. It's a old post said to just press next....but it didn't work for the poster. Then there is a last post from a parent that said just put down "Open High". I tried it and it worked! Except at the same time FAFSA got on. They said to put "Homeschooled" and city and state and then press "next". I actually tried that before calling but I kept getting errors. Anyway.........for anyone else trying to add homeschool to your FAFSA ....try "Homeschooled" for name of school. It worked for me.
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Lanny, what did you put down for homeschoolers? When we input homeschoolers its looping back for us to input the info.....
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For my child's school I try to put homeschool but it does not take it. What are you putting down for homeschoolers?
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Thanks for the tip on 2 different school years!!
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That is exciting news!! Congratulations!!!
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Thank you! I was not aware that, after submittal, the student was not able to send out recommender requests. We were thinking he had to submit his application first.
Thank you for the heads up!!!
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Are you supposed to send the recommender request before or after you submit an application through the Common App? Ds is working on his Common App essay. When he is done, he will submit his application. So while he is working on his essay, shouldn't he send out the request for recommendation to his recommenders now even though he has not press submit for his application to schools, yet?
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Similarly, she also kind of judges the character of a department based on the office decor-biology departments with doors covered in Far Side cartoons and with posters and article prints on bulletin boards from conferences has a lot more appeal to her than a sterile building, however fancy. Stuffed representatives of a given lab (her mentor has a collection of stuffed lizards, salamanders, and a large snake in her professional office...plus usually a live animal or two), or art appeals (UNR's ag and organismal bio building has many labs where the study species is painted around the door. In comparison, their bio and biochem building is sterile in comparison).
It may be really hard to get an idea of the character of a school right now.
Yep! Same here! Office decor is so telling and the bulletin boards full of activities listed of unusual clubs is also telling if you have an area of same interests.
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OP- We have the same problem, we can visit the campus but only outside. We are doing it anyway. If he gets accepted, hopefully Spring will be different, he can get more access. He will meet with faculty and admissions through Zoom. After visiting other colleges last year, he is confident that this is all he needs for this one particular school we could not visit. But we will see. We are definitely doing it NOW, because in a month, the campus could shut down again. You never know!
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Question - Here is the blurb on the counselor recommender site:
"By checking this box, I certify that I will upload a PDF of each student's transcript for transmission with the School Report. (Parchment users should also check this box.) I understand that Common App member institutions do not want to receive the School Report transmitted online if the transcript will be mailed. I also understand that if I fail to send the transcript online with the School Report this may cause confusion and processing delays, resulting in an late application decision for the applicant."
What is a "School Report?" is that the same as a School Profile???
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Oh, ok! Got it! Thank you!
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I cannot believe it but I am really stuck and I didn't even create account, yet! Please help!
My choices when I go to create account:
First - year student
Transfer student
Educational Profession
Parent or Other Adult
Which one do I choose for School Counselor? When I click on "Educational Professional" I get a blurb -"By continuing, you will create a practice account with the Common Application. A practice account lets you explore the application and experience what a real applicant sees, up until the point of submission. Applications cannot be submitted to colleges through practice accounts. Review these practice account usage tips for additional support."
I don't want a practice account. How do I sign up as Counselor?
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My ds is taking it, too. It is mandatory for him to take the test with mask on and will be 6 ft apart. Also, he was supposed to be at a school 5 mins away and now it is 45 mins away. I wish I cancelled, especially since he does not need it. I am not sharing results to any school. All schools he chose said SAT is not needed, some just took it off forever, no SAT EVER.
I just did not think this through! Now he is taking the 3 hrs test in a mask. Who knows how he will do with the mask on.
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My favorite ball point pen from Staples- Staples Comfort Stic
Liquid Stevia recommendation for hot tea.
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Yes, I like the Monk fruit drops for my tea, too.