I strongly suggest you look at Grove City College in Pennsylvania. I don't know anything about its student services for ASD kids, but it fits everything else you are looking for. They don't just call themselves a Christian school - they live and breathe it - faculty, administration and students. Their engineering program is very highly regarded in the area. I know several people who have graduated with engineering degrees there and have had very successful careers. It gave them an exceptionally strong foundation.

I think I understand the type of program you are talking about. There is something similar near where we live. Ours would have been great for my engineering son, but the school day ended later than the other schools so he would have had to give up sports. I can't imagine why any university would look down upon this. It shows commitment and focus. It also would provide some wonderful engaging activities that most applicants would not have been exposed to. I know that Grove City loves homeschoolers and is very proud of its engineering program. I think they would love the part-time engineering program/part-time homeschool blend.

I was a very early reader and was so angry when at around 6 or 7, the school librarian wouldn't let me check out what I wanted. She handed me some other books that she felt were more appropriate for my age, but I refused to read them. My parents let me read whatever I wanted and we had plenty of books at home. So, for my very early reading kids I generally let them read whatever interested them. For Harry Potter, ds was 6 when he read all that had been released to date, which included the Order of Phoenix. Then he read each new one as they were released. I think he read them all before I did! It did not hurt him a bit. He continued to be a very prolific reader of multiple genres.

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Our state does not fund summer dual enrollment classes. They are self-pay. However, if a dual enrollment student registers for a summer class the system shows $0 balance. It's not until around the beginning of the session that you get a bill for it. The college says their computer system isn't smart enough to know that it needs to charge the student for summer classes....crazy. You can't even pay for the class until the charge finally catches up to you. When the balance (erroneously) shows $0, it won't allow you to pay. I'm sure many students and parents have been caught by surprise when a past due notice shows up in the mail.

This is a great idea. I don't think it is either tacky or suspicious. And so what if it is? You are not asking for straight out donations. You are providing a good or service to the purchaser. Don't think of it as a fundraiser. Think of it as a small business opportunity for your kids. Whether the money earned goes into savings, new clothes, or the choir really doesn't matter. However, I would have a sign at the booth stating that the earnings are designated for the choir (and then, of course, do so). I think it would help generate more sales.

I do enjoy most threads I read, but some are very cringe worthy in the way posters treat each other. Just because you have posted a link does not mean that others are required to read it. It does not mean that those who don’t read your links are uneducated on the topic. It does not mean that you are smarter than they are. The links you try to share, your sources, will have confirmation bias. The OP may recognize that and not be interested in your bias. This is not school. There is no required reading. That is okay. Really. Move on. If you know that you are unable to have an amicable level of discord with the OP, then stay off the thread. Facts. Experiences. Opinions. Emotions. Values. Morals. They are ALL important. They are ALL part of the equation. I am glad that threads get deleted. Yes, some valuable information gets lost, but I do think it helps limit the poor behavior and inappropriate bashing of members.

I had many of the same requirements that you do (except geographic location and your specific engineering disciplines). We zeroed in on the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). They offer chemical engineering and also fit your other requirements. Grove City College almost fits. They have engineering, but only electrical, computer and mechanical. Otherwise, it is exactly what you are looking for. It's hard to find a more conservative campus than GCC.

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Is it professors overcoming student immaturity, lazy professors who don't want to put in the time to grade, or pressure from the publishers? Probably a mix of all three. But the bottom line is it is unnecessarily costing me hundreds of extra dollars a semester. One of my kiddo's professors just switched to an online access only book. One time use only. He said it was because it is better for the environment and it is cheaper than a new textbook. NEW textbook?!?!? Yeah, but we buy USED. I could have gotten the used textbook for less than 1/2 the cost of the access code. And I could have then re-sold the used textbook. Instead of paying a net cost of $10 (buy used then re-sell), my net cost was over $100. And that was getting off easy as most access codes cost well above that. Multiply that by the 3 or 4 classes each semester that use these overpriced codes. This professor also does not include any of the book material on the tests. But in order to get the approximately 10% homework grade, one must buy the access code. What a scam. It's disgusting.

You can use the SuperMatch on College Confidential to help broaden his search.

I have (too much) experience with kids in public schools. I definitely learned, with all my kids, that teachers have very little idea what a student knows. Teacher testing revealed: DC 1: Teacher: "What a great accomplishment, your child knows all the letters!" Me: "Child has been independently reading for a year." DC 2: Teacher: "Your child probably shouldn't take the gifted test because child only knows 24 letters." Me: "Child has been reading for a year." (and just 2 months after this conversation, dc was fluently and independently reading all the Harry Potter books at age 6.) DC 3: Teacher: "Your child does not know the basic colors. Child is trying to read the labels on the crayons prior to answering." Me: "Child is very literal. She has known her colors for several years. You are looking for the answer "orange." But, dc knows that the wrapper says otherwise, therefore dc is trying to read the wrapper to find crayola's funky name for it, i.e. "mango tango." Pinkmint, you know what your kids know FAR better than someone who spent a few minutes with them during a hectic and stressful time. My examples above are with teachers who had my kids for several months already! If you still want them at that school, you will need to be your kids' advocate. I am sorry that you are having such a hard time.

We subscribed for 1 year around 8 years ago. There was plenty enough stuff to watch, but it was all rather cumbersome. And as pp said, the quality on many videos was so poor it was distracting.

DS graduated from high school with an AS-T degree. We sought out 4 years with excellent, automatic merit aid for students with high stats. Everywhere he applied, he was accepted, and they all treated him as a freshman for scholarship purposes. All the schools were out-of-state (5 different states). If he applied to in-state public schools, they would have also accepted him as a freshman for scholarship purposes. There were no hoops to jump through at any of them to get the freshman status. The bonus, is that the vast majority of his credits transferred. He started his 4 year with junior standing (better for class registration). Our results may be biased due to the type of schools we were looking for. (engineering, high merit aid) We do not qualify for financial aid, so that was not a piece of our puzzle.

At my dc's universities, fitness rooms, pools, etc. were open to all students. Now there may have been special rooms for athletes only, I'm not sure. But there seemed to be ample facilities for everyone. DC's have never complained about lack of access.

At the public schools my kids attended, teens could complain with very valid points until they were blue in the face. Sadly, my experience has been that students are treated very poorly by administration and a situation with a rotten coach or teacher is usually turned around and made to be the fault of the student. Now IF an adult complained or came in to back up their student, something MIGHT be done. So, yes. I would say something. It would help validate the students' complaints.

I just finished it. So glad I heard about it on these boards! It was awesome. It does wrap up in episode 8, but with an opening for more.

Yep, the plastic shower curtains are great for this. Cut it to size to fit the bed, then place the fitted sheet on top of it. Or, make it even easier for you and don't use sheets at all. Give your kid a big enough blanket or comforter that he can completely wrap up in, then you only have one piece of bedding to wash every day. Much easier to make the bed too, when all you have to do is throw on the comforter. We used this strategy for several years. It worked far better than anything else I tried. If you have problems with the shower curtain slipping off, then don't cut it to size, but tuck it in instead. ETA: It's been quite a long time since we did this, but I'm thinking it may have actually been a shower curtain liner. Not sure that it makes a difference, though they might be cheaper.

DS is a freshman, with enough credits to be a junior (dual enrollment), but is a sophomore for the course sequences required for engineering. His expected graduation date is spring of 2018. He had lots of up & downs looking for a job this summer. The first job he applied for was a research opportunity. He got the job. But he later learned the job did not get funded. He then applied to more than 50 jobs in several different geographical areas where he could live with family. He got several phone interviews, but ultimately did not get any offers. One of the jobs he interviewed for specified that they required candidates with current junior or senior standing. It was definitely difficult to even find jobs to apply for that a current freshman or sophomore would have the "preferred qualifications." Most (maybe all) of what he applied to he only met the "basic qualifications." He went to the career fair on campus a few months ago. From that he got an on-site interview, but the company told him up-front "We've only ever hired juniors." He did not get the job. Well, he now has an excellent internship lined up for this summer! His resume was registered with the school's career services, with permission to give it freely to any employer. Recently he got an email from career services saying that a particular company had selected him for an interview. (He has a 4.0 gpa so I'm sure that helped). Right after the interview, they called and offered him a summer internship. His choice of departments. At more than $20/hour. Flexible hours. The hours & hours & hours of researching and applying for jobs led to nothing. Registering his resume with career services ultimately provided him with a fantastic first internship. What's interesting is this company did not even advertise any internship positions. Nothing on their website, any of the "find a job" websites, or even his college's career services website. It seems their strategy was to seek out who they wanted.

I know several people who attended Grove City. One is a very recent graduate. She was hired into a fantastic job prior to graduating. Her employer was specifically looking for a GCC student. I'm kind of surprised by the use of "arrogant" to describe the school. It is certainly a unique place; so I do suppose some there may carry an attitude of arrogance, but I think that can be found on any campus. DS recently visited a hotly promoted school on these forums and felt the same about it. Grove City is great for: 1. A very solid & well-rounded liberal arts education at a reasonable price. 2. Protestant Christians. If you like to study your bible, you will find your tribe here. 3. Excellent engineering program (at least 20 years ago, and I believe that is still true today). 4. Extremely safe campus. Alcohol or drug violation? At the minimum you will receive a several day suspension. Inter-visitation violation? Again a minimum several day suspension. GCC does not mess around with these policies. Campus crime is very rare here. Left your jacket in the dining hall & your name is in it? Someone will return it to you. Left your jacket in the dining hall & your name is NOT in it? It will probably still be there the next day when you go looking for it. 5. Many employers recognize and value these qualities. Since this is quite uncommon at most universities, let me expand on the alcohol/drug/inter-visitation. NO alcohol or drugs allowed by anyone of any age at anytime anywhere on campus. There are no co-ed dorms. Inter-visitation is allowed only at limited, select times. Visitors must be signed in to a particular room, and the door of that dorm room must be left partially open. "Four on the floor and shoe in the door." Again, they do not mess around with these rules. GCC may not be for you if: 1. You are not unabashedly Christian. 2. You are looking for a politically liberal education. GCC is most definitely politically conservative. This is more (or less) of a factor depending on your major. 3. You like to bend the rules. 4. You want a party school. It is so, so not this. 5. You want easy grades. It is well known in the geographic area that GCC students work much harder for their grades than most anywhere else. 6. You don't want to stay in the area after graduation. GCC's reputation is more regional. Your first job will likely be in the Pittsburgh area, or working for a company that has headquarters or other strong presence in the Pittsburgh area.

DS is high stats, high EFC. He will be earning his AA in Engineering through dual enrollment this spring, but applied as an incoming freshman for scholarships. What we looked for: *Schools that gave substantial merit money, rather than higher ranked ones where we would be full pay. *Easy applications that did not require asking people to write recommendations. I didn’t want to waste teachers and coaches time on a school that only had a 10% chance of ds ultimately deciding on that school. *No higher than a 3.0 gpa required to keep the scholarship. DS applied to and was accepted at 6 universities: *University of Alabama: Presidential (full tuition) and Engineering Bonus $. *University of Alabama Huntsville: Full Tuition. They allow score updates through senior year, so he will try for a room & board as well. *Louisiana Tech: Full Ride (room, board, tuition, fees). *Michigan Tech: Good Merit $$. *Iowa State: Good Merit $$. *Montana State: Good Merit $$. We also planned to apply to Georgia Tech, Colorado School of Mines, and Missouri University of Science & Tech. But it didn’t look like the merit $$ would be high enough to lure us away from UA, UAH or LATech. Plus MUST requires a 3.25gpa to keep scholarship. DS and DH will be busy this spring break making campus visits. Right now UAH is probably our 1st choice. Thank you to everyone on this board who shared their college search experiences. It was tremendously helpful in making and revising our list.

FWIW to anyone reading this thread looking for options.... University of Alabama Huntsville offers fabulous merit scholarships and..... will accept test dates through the entire senior year of high school. They just need to receive the score by August 1 of the summer after high school/before college.

Absolutely Outrageous. Please fight this for your boy. It is wrong. I would be shocked if it's legal. If needed, get the media involved.

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