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I agree with Jann; Lial's is great (and inexpensive)! We switched from Saxon 87 to Lial's Basic College Mathematics and it was SUCH a relief!
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Woo Hoo! My daughter just received her acceptance letter from Grove City College. She applied Early Decision, and it was the ONLY place she really wanted to go. We are all THRILLED!!!
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Consider looking at Biology: A Self-Teaching Guide--it sounds like what she might need. SWB recommends it in TWTM. It really is a great resource, with tests and quizzes (with answers) right there in the book. You can get it VERY cheap on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Biology-Self-Teaching-Steven-D-Garber/dp/0471625817/ref=tmm_pap_title_1.
The link is for the first edition book, but there's also a 2nd edition (but it's almost identical to the 1st IMHO). It might be just the thing for someone needing to do BIO in one semester. Good Luck!
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I also recommend checking into the University of Tulsa (especially since you're in TX). My husband and are are both Tulsa alums and he has a Mechanical Engineering degree. Tulsa is truly known for its engineering. We both loved our 4 years there. Being private, it is quite expensive, though. There is scholarship money.
I also recommend Grove City College. They have a fantastic engineering program also. My daughter has applied their Early Decision and we're waiting to hear. :)
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My daughter has applied to:
Grove City College: northwestern PA. She has applied Early Decision, we'll find out December 15th. Based on her ACT scores, she qualifies for their only merit scholarship ($5000), but there are only 25 available and a large % of applicants also qualify. Grove City says that their low cost (about $20K per year for everything) is actually a "scholarship" for everyone.
Samford University: Birmingham, AL. This is her back-up school. Once again, her ACT scores qualify her for their highest scholarship and she has been invited to apply to their University Fellows honors program which also has scholarship money involved. Unfortunately, scholarship decisions aren't made until Mar. 1st, but we've been assured verbally that she would get a good amount.
King College--Bristol, TN. Her back-up, back-up school. It's close to home and has a good amount of scholarship money available. I highly doubt that she'll end up there, though.
I can't wait to finally find out Grove City's decision. It's really the only place she wants to go. Luckily, she had a great interview, and that's a big thing with them. On pins and needles here!
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We also pass/fail PE and don't count it in the GPA.
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Hi Everyone! I need a recommendation for a good Algebra I supplement. My daughter is doing Jacob's Elementary Algebra this year and she really needs some more reinforcement. We just had a horrible morning with tears (both of us)! Usually, my husband (engineer/math whiz) does her Algebra with her--he has the patience of Job! Unfortunately, he is out of town all week (he travels about 25% of the time). I'm realizing that when he is gone, I should not move ahead with her lessons in Jacobs, but should supplement instead (she is not a natural "math person"). I have been looking at Life of Fred and also Key to Algebra series. Do you have any other suggestions? Any fantastic workbooks or websites I should be aware of? Any and all help will be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance!
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I find this to be an intriguing question for homeschoolers. While my primary goal is mastery of a subject, I have to realize that the actual grade is what usually matters for a college admissions officer. If I choose to grade only the tests/exams, and my DD doesn't do well, it makes me wonder about the "fairness" of my final grade. When I consider all the homework "completion" grades, fluffy extra-credit work, and often mindless projects that bump up a student's grade in "real" school, I wonder how my child's grade looks in comparison. I think we have to think about what we really want our home school grades to reflect and let our conscience be our guide. From what I remember from high school, the teachers there are certainly not bound to any strict grading standards, I would hope that mine are higher (while still being fair).
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I think you could use it as a .5 credit computer tech (not science) course, but it would also make a great extra curricular! EC's are VERY important to colleges, too. I finally decided to put my daughter's piano and choir as EC's rather than a music course to balance out her transcript a little more.
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Just got a letter in the mail from AB-Tech. Only math and science classes for free, other classes are $50 per credit hour. Overall, I'm feeling very thankful. It seems that many other CC's in NC are either charging much more per credit hour or not allowing non math/science classes at all for dual enrollment. I guess DD will be taking Statistics AND Amer. Gov't. after all. Wishing well for all the other NC Dual Enrollees.
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I spoke to Asheville-Buncombe Tech this morning (AGAIN!), and was told that they still have not made any decision regarding dual enrollment. They said that at this point plan to attend the any courses that you are currently enrolled in, BUT to keep checking your student email because that could change at any moment. This is really maddening. DD is currently enrolled in Statistics and Amer. Gov't. I am holding off on buying DD's Amer Gov't text because I'm assuming that they will end up announcing that dual enrollees can't take it. Even though there is an online version, I'm not sure I will enroll her in it since our goal in having her take CC classes her senior year is to get her familiar with the format and pace of college classes as well as seeing what a classroom setting is like. I'm thankful for this board. I seem to be getting more info from it than I have my local CC.
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Just thought I 'd let everyone know that I called the college board today and just to see if they might have the AP test scores available early and THEY DID! You just need your child's AP number from the AP booklet they were given when they took the tests. Of course, you also need a credit card so you can pay the $8 fee. The $8 covers the results for all the tests your student took--you don't have to pay $8 per test. The phone results are an automated service, so you should be able to call anytime to get your scores. My dd got a 5 on US History and a 4 on English Literature--we're thrilled!:)
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My dd took the SAT for the first time in March. She had taken the ACT 3 times previously (we use it as our yearly standardized test here in NC). Based on her last ACT score (31), we were hoping for much higher SAT scores--she only got a 1940 (620-CR, 610-M, 710-W). We were glad to see that both her math and verbal scores were similar, so she's well-rounded. Unfortunately, the school she wants to attend (Grove City) doesn't even look at the writing score (her best score, by far), oh well. She was particularly upset with her critical reading score, since she had received a perfect English score on the ACT. We haven't decided whether she'll retake the SAT. Grove City says they accept SAT or ACT, but the vast majority of students submit SAT, so it makes me wonder if we should try to pull the SAT score up. I'm just hoping the AP tests next month go well! Hope everyone else got good news this morning!
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My dd also got a 28 composite as a sophomore. The next year she took it she got a 28 again, and she was SO upset. She decided to take it again 4 months later and this time she scored a 31! 35 English, 30 Math, 33 Reading and 25 Science. We didn't change anything we were doing. I think just having the experience from the previous tests helped. We had her practicing with books from Princeton Review and the "Real ACT" book. She never took an actual prep course. Also, the time she got the 31 she did not do the additional writing test--we just wanted her to focus on the main test. The other 2 times she did do the writing. She is going to take the ACT again in June, in hopes of raising her science score, but we aren't too worried about it. Best wishes to your child--a 28 as a sophomore is terrific!
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Hi! My daughter used Spielvogl and Duiker's World History last year and she liked it very much. To tell the truth, the reason we got it rather than Western Civ. is because we found the book for an absolute steal. She really enjoyed having a complete World History book and has referred back to it often since completing the course (sometimes just for enjoyment). It is definitely a college level text, but we think that's a plus. Other WH curriculums look so "lite" in comparison.
Best Wishes!
Alicia
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Hi, I'm thinking of switching from Saxon Algebra 1/2 to Lial's BCM. I was looking at the table of contents and noticed that graphing coordinate pairs was not covered (it was in Saxon). Have any of you found that Lial's leaves any "gaps?" Saxon's spiral approach just isn't working for my daughter and I need something mastery based, but I want to make sure I pick the right thing. Any tips or experience would be MUCH appreciated. I hate to curriculum hop in the middle of the year, but I'm thinking it's time to cut bait with Saxon and move on. Thanks in advance!
Alicia
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Dear "In the Great White North,"
Thanks for all the great physics sites--just added them to my favorites!
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Every time she took the essay, the topics were extremely geared to public schoolers--should vending machines sell "junk" food in schools, should there be a limit on extra-curricular activities, and another one also about extra-curriculars. The first time she got a 3 and a 4, the second time a 4 and a 4 and the third time two 3's. She definitely was "burnt out" when essay time rolled around and she felt less than passionate about the subjects. She got a 33 on the English section, so she was really bummed about the writing scores. I think the positions she took were a little ultra-conservative and idealistic for public school geared graders (my daughter talked a lot about personal reponsibility and freedoms in her essays). One thing though, you said that you thought the ACT was a longer test, but I believe that it is actually supposed to be significantly shorter than the SAT (the PSAT is shorter, though). Best wishes.
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Hi! My dd took the ACT last spring. She did the Real ACT book, Kaplan and Princton Review ACT test prep books. It was so strange because she was doing great on the real ACT and Princton practice tests, but she was bombing the Kaplan practice tests. I was a little nervous about how she would perform on the actual test. Well, she did beautifully! Her actual scores were in line with the ones she was getting on the real ACT and Princeton practice tests. I did some asking around, and it seems that many other people have had the same negative experience with Kaplan. Perhaps they want the real ACT to seem easy come test day, but all their test prep did was make us worry unnecessarily. No more Kaplan test prep in our house. Good luck to your daughter!
Sincerely,
Alicia
Biology: has anyone used CLP, ACE, or DIVE CD's?
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Hi Everyone,
I'm trying to decide what to use for Biology next year. We've used Apologia in our home since we started homeschooling, but next year we'd like to try something NEW. I would be interested in hearing from anyone who has used the new Biology DIVE CD's (no matter what text you use with them), Christian Liberty's "Biology: Search for Order in Complexity" (I'm particularly curious about the labs for CLP), or School of Tomorrow's PACE Biology curriculum (Cathy Duffy says this is one of the best, especially if you purchase the accompanying DVD's). I would be interested in hearing your experiences with any of these.
Thanks in advance!