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19 hours ago, fourisenough said:
My DD’s first day of university classes is Wednesday. I suggested she find an air-conditioned place (her dorm has no A/C and it’s hot today) to camp out this afternoon to carefully read the syllabus from each class. It made me think of the humorous article? blog post? that always floats around this time of year written by a professor imploring students to READ THE blank SYLLABUS. Anyone know where to find that thread?
Update: only one of her four courses has a syllabus posted. Classes begin tomorrow. What’s up with that?! How do we expect students to be proactive and prepared?! The LMS/class sites have been open for over a week.
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My DD’s first day of university classes is Wednesday. I suggested she find an air-conditioned place (her dorm has no A/C and it’s hot today) to camp out this afternoon to carefully read the syllabus from each class. It made me think of the humorous article? blog post? that always floats around this time of year written by a professor imploring students to READ THE blank SYLLABUS. Anyone know where to find that thread?
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In my experience with my high-stats kid, exactly zero schools came through with any surprise, miracle financial offers. The net price calculators were, for the most part, very accurate at predicting what sort of aid she would receive. A couple of the highly-selective schools to which she was accepted were ridiculously, absurdly expensive when final numbers were in. She ended up choosing an in-state public flagship with generous merit scholarship and a program that fit her needs very well. I kind of wish I could have all the time and energy back that we spent applying to private schools that ended up not being financial possibilities. So, in a nutshell, run the NPC’s and trust that it won’t get too much better than that (and maybe not even that good— Boston College, I’m looking at you 🙁).
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Yes! That’s it for sure. How was this in 2018?!? If I had guessed, I would have said I read the thread in the last “year or two”. Time is trippy!
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I know I could dig around for hours and find this, but I bet someone else might be able to put their fingers on it instantly! I’m looking for a thread that discussed how/why many students struggle in Chem and physics classes because they don’t know how to study for them and they treat them like biology classes (memorize definitions, read/highlight the text book, etc). Does anyone know what I’m talking about?
DD and I just took a beautiful 5 mile walk and most of the time we discussed ways she could set herself up for success as she begins university in two weeks. She’s already a great student but a 350-student Gen Chem class is going to be a whole new experience for her so I’m sure she can use all the wisdom available!
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14 hours ago, Joyful_Journey said:
@fourisenoughthank you!
Okay, here is DD’s feedback (texted from her phone). She’s working as a summer camp counselor right now and is definitely out of school mode, so it’s pretty rough and brief. Hope it’s helpful.
“sorry I saw this yesterday but just remembered it. my brain is not in school mode so I don’t know how much info I can give. I’d say serbicki was a little more hands on with teaching. we received faster feedback from glover though. dr glover was definitely an easier grader in my opinion, but her notes were more in depth. I preferred the completely asynchronous format of dr glover’s class, however the recorded classes from serbicki were somewhat helpful. I didn’t utitlize them much, but I think a different student would have felt they were neccessary for learning the material. if i think of any more differences i’ll let you know.”
FWIW, my DD did Serbicki’s class fully asynchronously by not attending classes live and only skimming the recordings. She came into AP Lang as a sophomore with excellent, fast reading and writing ability. The differences she points to in their teaching/grading could easily be accounted for by the very substantial difference in the purposes of the classes; HSE at BT is designed to be a lighter, easier 12th grade English class by already strong readers/writers.
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@Joyful_Journey I just asked my daughter, and I will let you know what feedback she shares. Mrs. Serbicki‘s classes are lean, solid, and low fuss. I think my daughter learned a lot from her. Dr. Glover‘s class was a bit lighter by design and fairly easy/fun. I can’t really shed much light on their teaching styles, as my daughter is very independent (and lived away from home during high school so I wasn’t involved day-to-day). I think both were thorough, detailed graders. DD earned a 5 on Lang AP exam and a 4 on Lit after doing Serbicki’s classes with no additional prep.
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3 minutes ago, Joyful_Journey said:
That's wonderful! Did your dd also have Lisa Glover for AP prior to HSE?
No, that was DD’s first class with her. DD took AP Lang & AP Lit with Mrs. Serbicki from PAH.
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9 hours ago, NittanyJen said:
My oldest ended up in a triple, so he lofted his bed to create space.
The dumbest nice thing was a felt pocket that could Velcro over the railing. It had space for him to drop in any papers he was reading, his kindle, and best of all, it securely held his glasses so he could find them before climbing down. To go with that up in that lofted bed was a clip on lamp.
Laundry strips were the next best idea! No heavy jug to cart around, no mess. One envelope lasted a whole semester. They work fine in campus machines (just put the strip directly in the tub). And skip the fabric softener. It’s just unnecessary.
Their room didn’t have coat pegs, so we sent in a metal coat rack and a small bath towel to place under it. The guys appreciated kicking their wet or snowy boots off onto that towel and hanging dripping coats over it and not having a wet floor. I heard a rumor that one of the roommates actually washed it from time to time lol.Otherwise keep it minimal! If you plan to head out for parents weekend in a few weeks you can bring anything else they request, or order stuff delivered from Amazon or Target. Better to add than to have too much stuff.
What laundry strips have you used and recommend? I’ve been wanting to try them, but reviews are always a bit mixed so I’m not sure which to try.
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I think the disadvantage has been identified above; being able to have ‘wiggle room’ in the schedule offsets it, IMHO. Because of AP/DE/CLEP credits, my girls were able to take some 12-13 credit semesters and still graduate in 4 years having taken everything that they needed or were interested in taking.
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8 hours ago, plansrme said:
My daughter who just started OT school this summer has a pretty significant back injury, so when she registered for OT school, she also registered with the disability accommodations office in the event that she ever needs accommodations with her field work or whatever. I had no idea she was doing this; I have no idea how she knew to do it. But she got an email today that she'd been awarded a significant scholarship through the accommodations office. She has in-state tuition, and it is pretty close to covering 3 semesters of her tuition (summer is a semester for her program). She does not know whether it is renewable, but even if it is for one year of the three--I feel like the heavens just opened up and dumped a pile of money on her. There are almost no scholarships available for OT school, and she had no idea that there might be money from the disability office. So, here's your tip for the day: if your student is eligible--sign up!
Whoa, that’s terrific news!!
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Congratulations to your DD. Exciting times!
My 2022 grad spent 10th-12th grade training at Miami City Ballet School’s pre-pro program, 1,000 miles from home. Homeschooled since birth, she continued with our same brand of academically-intense, independent home education throughout her training. I remained her counselor/record-keeper but outsourced all classes to various providers, including Blue Tent Online, PAH, Derek Owens, CLRC, Clover Creek Physics, Clover Valley Chemistry, etc. Except for Latin, she took all classes asynchronously. She took AP exams and ACTs at the local high school.
This isn’t an easy path and would be way too much for most kids. Essentially all of the dancers we know did very basic, virtual school programs through their home districts that required minimal time/effort. Several dancers we knew well did very little school at all and got somewhat or significantly behind academically. Like Farrar mentioned above, what YOU should do depends heavily on what type learner your dancer is and what goals she has. We knew from early on that ours would attend college and would likely pursue a degree in a science or health-related field, so we shaped her high school curriculum around that.
Best of luck as you navigate this new phase in your dancer daughter’s life!
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1 hour ago, pitterpatter said:
We need a get-it-done half-credit health program. I don't have the steam to put together something myself, as we're running low on time, and I need to put my time and effort toward another subject. Is Oak Meadow truly the only secular health option out there? Christian curriculum won't work for us because there's just too much bias/agenda in the sex education part.
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My DD loved Lisa Glover’s HSE (Post-AP) this year. It is obviously a very different course, but same excellent teaching.
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I’m so sorry about OP’s nephew’s experience; that’s just inexcusable. DD has just enrolled in a 50k-student university. Her advising has been excellent, but with that being said, I have worked closely with her, detailed spreadsheet in hand. I feel for kids who don’t have someone to help guide the process.
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DD got her score, thankfully!
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14 hours ago, NittanyJen said:
Scores are released to students on July 5.
Some students saw them today because colleges got them today and released them early to student transfer portals (they weren’t supposed to, but this happens every year). But the official score release day to the College Board accounts is July 5, not the 3rd.
Yep, that must have been a typo. Fingers-crossed for tomorrow!
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On 6/30/2022 at 5:19 PM, Farrar said:
There's a lawyer you can contact. Want the name?
Yes! Just in case 😐
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On 6/27/2022 at 4:00 PM, Moodflow said:
Did she receive a hard copy printout of the scores. I know I did, though that's been a while. I would assume that would be "proof" enough and then let the college figure it out. If not, I'd contact the college admissions directly and ask them how to proceed. This can't be the only time someone has come up against this.
They don’t send hard copy scores anymore. Students log in to CB account to view scores. They are to be released on 7/3. If there are no scores in her account, I have a feeling we’ll be out of luck. Still hoping for a miracle, but not expecting one.
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Ugh— the AP Coordinator at the school where she sat the exams is all but unreachable, like truly and utterly negligent. I’m not optimistic this will end well.
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Ugh, DD went into CollegeBoard account to do her free score send to her University and it won’t allow her to because “You do not have any exam registrations for the 2021-2022 school year.” Does this mean the CB has no record that she took her exams this year? I’m a little freaked out that she won’t get a score and the resulting credit. Since it was a paper/in person exam, she doesn’t really have any proof she took it. Has this happened to anyone before?
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20 hours ago, City Mouse said:
We don’t have POAs for either of our “adult” children. Just didn’t/haven’t seen a need. My DH is on each one’s primary bank account, so we could easily transfer money when needed. I wanted andexpected my kids to handle their own business with minor assistance. Sometimes I have helped them talk through a problem and given them suggestions as to what to say or ask when they make their own calls. I have offered to attend medical appointments with them, but neither have wanted that, and I don’t blame them.
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Roommate has been secured, new student orientation has been completed, and she is off to her job out-of-state as a summer camp counselor for the next 9 weeks! So glad we’ll have her home for 3 weeks in August before she leaves for university.
My to-do list this week includes purging/organizing my school cabinet which contains all the printed material that was part of the college search/application process; that will feel cathartic!
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Current seniors and questions on Early Action/Regular Decision
in The College Board
Posted · Edited by fourisenough
I’ll answer the EA vs. Regular Decision question: apply EA if you’re ready as there is no advantage to waiting and there may be an advantage to applying early (FA availability, possibly higher acceptance rate during EA). Also, it’s just nice to get as many decisions early as possible! I have no insight on CC/transfer, sorry.