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We just got word that dd has received a full tuition scholarship to VCU and admittance to the Honors College! Their art school is #4 in the US--we are so excited!!!
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Elise,
Thanks so much for the information! Dd has applied to the summer program at SCAD. They will give 5 quarter hours of college credit. But, she will need at least a partial scholarship to attend. We will hear about that in March.
I'm glad to hear SCAD accepted dual enrollment credits, that will also be very important to us. RCAD is in-state for us, so they will accept at least some of dd's DE credits. Thankfully, both SCAD and RCAD will also accept the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship. That almost brings both schools into the realm of affordable for us.
Best of luck to your daughter! I would love to hear where she finally choses to attend.
That's great, Melissa. Bright Futures is instant merit aid! So many good things came out of the summer program that dd attended: 1) Dd knows that intense, college-level art is *it* for her. 2) She got to try out a school and knows that she would be happy there--this gives me such peace of mind!
You can ask the SCAD Admissions Counselors to look at her dual enrollment transcript, and they should be able to give you an idea of which credits would transfer. There really aren't that many academic requirements to begin with for the BFA, so your dd probably has way more than she will need. As far as art credits go, they will probably look at her portfolio to decide which of the foundation classes she will receive credit for. My guess is that most other art schools won't give credit for art foundations classes--they want you to start from square one with them.
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Sure, TechWife--Old Dominion University. :001_smile:
Melissa, so far SCAD has offered the least amount of merit aid of any school, but I'm not sure it's their "final offer." Dd's admissions counselor told us an academic award was coming soon (this was back in Nov!), so I'm not sure if it is or not. At first she received a very small offer, then we received an updated, larger offer ($5000/yr) based on her award in the Congressional Art Competition. She has applied for an additional competitive scholarship, but we know that's a long shot. SCAD has accepted almost all of her dual enrollment credits, though, so that's a plus. Also, it costs about $10,000 less than most art schools.
Ringling doesn't offer a lot of merit aid. They offer one full tuition (not a full ride) scholarship to the top applicant in each major, and these are extremely competitive. Dd got the Dean's Scholarship ($10,000/yr), which I believe is the next highest award.
MICA offered a generous merit award ($50,000 total), and dd has also applied for the competitive scholarships--had to submit a research paper for the academic ones and her portfolio will be reviewed for additional art awards. I'm not sure when we'll find out about these, but if she wins a substantial additional award, MICA may be doable.
Art school is so expensive (!), and there's generally not a lot of merit aid.
One thing to consider is doing the summer programs for the schools she is interested in (dd did this last summer at VCUArts and loved it). Sometimes these give students a better chance at winning merit awards. I think RCAD even offers college credit for theirs, if I remember correctly.
Have a great time at Portfolio Day!!
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Dd2 has a lovely friend from her Lukeion AP Latin class last year who is majoring in Classics at McGill, and her studies sound wonderful!
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Our dd1 is an artist, so her list is a little different from everyone else's, but we found out today that she is 5 for 5!! She has acceptances to:
1. Old Dominion University (Honors College, merit aid) - she has taken classes there in high school
2. Savannah College of Art and Design - Savannah, GA (merit aid)
3. Ringling College of Art & Design - Sarasota, FL (merit aid)
4. Maryland Institute College of Art - Baltimore, MD (merit aid, awaiting competitive scholarship results)
5. VCUArts (Virginia Commonwealth University) - Richmond, VA (still awaiting scholarship info/Honors College)
We are so excited! I am so relieved and pleased to know that our grand homeschooling experiment was a success. She has had the freedom to be herself and develop her gifts--even with a totally non-artistic mom for a teacher. :001_smile: I am just bursting with happiness!
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This may be in our family's future as well, so I sympathize and am eagerly reading replies. :grouphug: You're probably not in VA, but just in case (and for future readers), here's the applicable Virginia code for military dependents:
Such benefits and in-state tuition status shall continue so long as they are continuously enrolled in an institution of higher education in Virginia or are transferring between Virginia institutions of higher education or from an undergraduate degree program to a graduate degree program, regardless of any change of duty station or residence of the military service member.
So, no need to worry about losing in-state tuition benefits here. :001_smile: Hopefully your situation is similar?
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Way to go!!! That's fabulous news!
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As far as I can tell, that test is what's driving graphing calculator sales in the US.
Neither of my older dc were allowed to use it in calc class in college.
:laugh: Dd2 isn't allowed to use hers in college calc class either. She did use it for the AP exam, though.
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Poor thing! :grouphug: I hope she feels better soon. That is the most miserable feeling. I hope they are able to work with her so that she can finish her classes.
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Way to go, dd and Mom! That's a great feeling. :cheers2:
Having a happy option in your pocket definitely adds to the calm.
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Wow! That is awesome, congrats!! :party:
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Without detracting from Faith's experience ((Faith)) ~
DS was notified he was accepted into the Honors Program at the State Uni. He has now been informed of: acceptance, entry level scholarship, invitation to apply for the top level scholarship, and the Honors College.
He had his interview with Shoot For #1 on Sunday. Decisions for that school are mailed in Mid-December.
:party: That's wonderful news!!
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I'm so sorry, Faith. I am thinking of you and your family. :grouphug:
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So I find myself wondering if it's worth a discussion with College Board about the procedure if a student has a CD malfunction. It would seem that the listening CD should have tracks that correspond to the item numbers and that if a new CD or CD player has to be used, then the student should be started on either the next track or the last track completed. If they cannot fast forward, there is no way that they would be able to complete the section. But also, it gives them the opportunity to redo test items they had heard before. Both seem odd.
I don't know if it is something that you want to just drop, out of concern that her whole test would be cancelled. It just seems like the procedure in case of malfunction needs to be adjusted.
Yeah, I admit I'm a little afraid to initiate a discussion. I would hate for them to cancel her score without even knowing how she did. I'll have to think about how I would frame it....I agree that it seems like something they should consider, though. It's sort of a weird test all around. There are just so many variables in play (different equipment for every student, no real way to monitor the use of it, etc.). Latin was much easier in this regard!
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Has she taken the Japanese national language exams? I think there are different levels. One of our friends took this before she took the AP exams.
No, she hasn't -- thank you for the suggestion! I just checked, and we've missed the sign up for 2014, but maybe she could try next December. It looks like we would have to drive about three hours to get to a testing center, so that's a down side. Hopefully there is more prep material for these than there is for the AP.
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I am sorry for your DD. Is there a Japanese subject test without listening she could take in June so that she does not have to wait an entire year?
Sadly, no, though I wish there was! Korean, Chinese, and Japanese only offer the exam with listening.
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Would she have been allowed to take it again in the second hour? I know it's too late for her, but I'm just wondering. Can you take the same subject test twice in one day????? I know you can add a test last minute (i.e., at the exam) -- my dc have done that. I just don't know if you can add the one you just took. :)
Sorry for your dd. I know it is so frustrating when things like this happen. My dd had technical issues on the AP French exam. The proctor helped her figure it out, but then was talking to her -- "Is it working now?" etc. so she missed one of the questions she had to answer. Then she was flustered. She ended up doing fine, but she was really stressed when she was waiting for that score.
You know, I didn't even think about that--that would have been awesome! I think the language with listening tests are only allowed to be given in the first of the three testing slots. I might be wrong about that, but I seem to recall hearing about a student who was taking two tests and really wanted to get Math 2 over with first, but he had to do the language test first because of the rules. That would have been perfect though!
I'm so glad your dd had a happy ending with the French AP. I hope that dd is pleasantly surprised with her score too, though she isn't hopeful right now. She is supposed to take the AP in May, and she is now petrified.
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Well I would think it would be worth a complaint - if just to say that the protocol is pretty poor if it results in the student being unable to complete the exam.
I would think that if no fast-forwarding is allowed, then the student should not be allowed to change any of the exam done so far (i.e. they don't get a second go at the stuff they've already heard), but be given extra time so they can listen to all the audio and complete the paper. Or else allow the proctor to fast-forward the amount of time that's already been taken (i.e. if you're 45mins in, then fast-forward 45mins) and give the player to the student to finish the exam.
Yeah, I guess it wouldn't hurt to at least let them know that these things do happen, and that it's a major bummer when it does, especially considering you have to wait an entire year for a retest!
The way the test is currently given, there's no way to allow one student more time to complete it if something goes wrong. Dd had three other students in her room taking different listening tests (Spanish and French), all on separate equipment but with the same timetable.
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Thanks for the commiseration. :grouphug: I don't know that a complaint would be helpful, since everyone followed protocol perfectly. It's just one of those bad things that happens sometimes. Dd will get over it, but it just stings right now -- and it hurts to see her so disappointed. She was diagnosed with mono right before the semester began and is just now starting to feel better, so I was hoping for a smooth day for her. Hopefully we've had enough surprises for this year and we can sail into the holidays. It's always good to remember what a small part of life these tests are!
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Poor dd2 was halfway through the listening portion of her SAT subject test with listening (Japanese) this morning when her CD player malfunctioned. She raised her hand to alert the proctor, and they were able to get it to work again by changing the batteries (even though we had replaced them beforehand.) Of course, she was completely flustered, and because the disc restarted from the beginning and you're not allowed to fast-forward, she wasn't able to finish the listening portion. She is so disappointed, and of course she will have to wait until next November to retake it. She studied and worked so hard. :sad: I gave her a big hug and told her maybe she did better than she thinks, but she is really down.
I'm glad we bought extra batteries, but I am just kicking myself for not buying two players so that she could have had back up equipment. I guess the fast-forwarding would still have been an issue, but she wouldn't have lost as much time. I really wish they would come up with a new system for these listening tests, like making them computer based like the AP. Every time we've done one, there are kids who don't have a CD player or headphones (dd shared her headphones today, in fact.) It just seems like there are so many things that can go wrong. I know computers could malfunction too, though.
Just thought I would share in case it helps anyone in the future. Off to search for chocolate and coffee....
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I just wrote a common app recommendation for a student, and it is actually a little tricky. There is a tab where you have to fill out info on yourself and until you do that, you don't see the submit button. You can upload the recommendation, save it, and think you're done -- it never tells you there is more to do. It bothered me that there wasn't a submit button, so I fiddled around and figured it out. Someone less familiar with it might not even think to look.
Anyway, you might want to have your ds suggest this.
Thank you for posting this! I'll pass this on to dd and see if maybe that's the problem her prof is having too.
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This is happening to us, too. One of dd's uni. professors has written her a lovely recommendation letter (he sent her a copy) and even emailed her to confirm that everything had been submitted properly -- only the Common App says "Started" rather than submitted/downloaded. He has been very kind and apologetic, offering to do it all over again if need be, and we feel badly about inconveniencing him since he has already put so much time and effort into this. We've decided to just give him a self-addressed, stamped envelope and let him mail it in. Luckily we can do this by completely bypassing the Common App since this particular rec. isn't required. If it was required, and if we weren't able to resolve the submission problem, we would probably scrap the initial invite, re-invite him, and then have him opt out and do it on paper. Could this be a possible solution for you as well?
Sorry you're having to go through this, too. It would help so much if we could see what they are seeing.....
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I didn't extend the dates either. I decided to go with what our local schools here do and listed classes taken prior to 9th for credit (math and foreign language), but didn't include the grades in the GPA calculations. I added a line in the school profile that explained that choice. It said something like: In accordance with local schools, students who successfully complete high school courses prior to promotion from middle school earn high school credit toward graduation but those grades are not factored into GPA calculations.
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That's true! I did include course descriptions for dd's university courses in the transcript legend/course descriptions document. They were the easiest ones to write, since it was just a matter of copying and pasting. I wish they were all that easy!
How's the new semester so far for our freshmen?
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:grouphug: I am so sorry for what your son is going through and what you are going through too, Creekland. It is hard to feel lonely, and it is hard to watch your kids feel lonely!
Many, many years ago now, I left Swarthmore after three semesters for similar reasons. I think it is wonderful that you are encouraging him to keep trying and that you are listening to him and are open to the possibility of change if he is really unhappy. Reading your post really brought back memories for me. I will be thinking of him and you all and wishing him happy days ahead!