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  1. We're in the middle of college auditions...here's my question. We are to show up and be given a time for dd to audition. She's planning to wear a simple classic black dress, sleeveless, but relatively conservative....hoping for dressy but not too.....it may actually be in the morning, we just don't know. Any experience? I don't think slacks are dressy enough. (Her teacher is a guy and just no help.) :confused:
  2. So sorry you are struggling with this. A number of years ago, I struggled with an mrsa infection that one of my children contracted. She went to a church event with a non-chlorinated pool many kids shared in the summer (slide thing...wasn't hard to figure out). It took several rounds of antibiotics to get rid of it. Because it was very contagious, I made the whole family take showers instead of baths, didn't let anyone share towels, used tons of bleach and hot water in the wash. It was a pain. Literally...my poor child didn't want me near it. One product I found very helpful was Hibiclens. Walgreens carries it. A nurse recommended it to me. I used it to clean the sore when rebandaging (along with Bactriban) and used it to wash my hands. A lot.
  3. A music teacher tried hard to get us to put our dd in high school. I felt a LOT of pressure from her and several others and spent many sleepless nights tossing and turning. Fast forward four years....dd's doing great and has just as many opportunities, more even, than many of her peers. So far, she has been admitted to every college to which she has applied. That same teacher now tells me that she wished SHE homeschooled HER son...who is the same age. Hang tough. It's NOT perfect (no school situation is), but it is a perfectly sane, intelligent, logical choice. No, my dd doesn't always mesh perfectly with her peers, but I'm seeing increasingly daily that it's a good difference, not a bad one.
  4. I have two teen dds and have been trying to coerce them to exercise for some time. You name it, I've tried it. My intentions this year were to do Couch to 5K but that just led to my nagging and their dragging their feet. I don't know about you guys, but it's tough enough to make MYSELF exercise. Making other people do it makes me lose the will to live:tongue_smilie:. Even our walks have been termed 'death marches' by my offspring. Today I announced we were going to Zumba. I'd been testing the waters and they'd resisted mildly, maybe thinking I'd back down. When I threw down the exercise gauntlet, you'd have thought I expected them to eat a bug or something. They apparently thought I'd lost it. When I insisted, you would have thought it was the end of the world. There were TEARS, for gosh sakes. :nopity:I almost got on the hive to ask if I was making a mistake! But then I grew a backbone, told them it was a course requirement and that their input wasn't requested or invited. (No, I don't always do that.) They pouted all the way to the church and acted like five-year-olds. I went to the opposite end of the gym and began spazzing out to the beat. Without even looking in their direction. At the end, my older dd came to me and said, "Okay, I was wrong and a jerk. It was fun." The younger THANKED me and wanted to buy a jingly skirt thingy. Miracles do happen. Just letting my hive friends know!
  5. Thanks for looking for the equivalency, LoriD, you're very kind. I know what you mean about La. and the emphasis on where the money comes from. I hunted a long time myself. Thanks also AngieW, cqmom, and MaryAlice for sharing your experiences. I'm trying to do everything 'correctly' for the commonap midyear report and probably am stressing too much about it. I'll contact the university next week for advice on what is standard here. This counselor part of homeschool is not my favorite:) Happy new year!
  6. DD just completed a dual enrollment physics course and lab at a local university. It is listed as a sophomore level physics for premed/nonphysical science student. The course was a three-hour lecture class and earned 3 college credits. The laboratory portion was a two-hour separate course worth 1 additional college credit. I had planned to give her one hour of high school credit for the course. Can I give her some additional credit for the lab course as well? (0.25?) (Working on mid-year transcript for common ap, etc.)
  7. Thanks for the suggestions! I would have had NO idea...never even heard of these. When I went to look today, there were teens swarming over the Pink. Also learned the Juicy stuff was a hot item...thank you!!!
  8. So far, Louisiana State Univ. Honors, Centenary, SMU in Dallas, and Baylor.
  9. First, I'd NEVER expect anyone to pay my kid's postage....this prof was doing one online and one with a mail-in, for which we provided a stamped, addressed envelope and all appropriate forms. Second, he said he was quite familiar with the common ap and was glad to do it. Like I said before, as seniors (and parents) we're new to this process and don't know how professors feel about being asked. However, if it's a bad time, if they'd rather not, if they aren't feeling well, whatever, it would be pretty simple to just say so. We didn't EXPECT anyone to do anything they didn't want to or that was an imposition. Her teacher just called today to tell her he'd faxed it in with the highest rec he could give...very kind and very appreciated.
  10. My dd has asked for perfume for Christmas, and I'm clueless. I don't want to get her something she'd consider 'old lady' if you know what I mean. What perfume does your teen daughter like? Thanks for helping me figure out what's in.
  11. Thanks for the kindness...I feel better after some sleep. I'm confident that things will work out the way they should. I'm pretty terrible at asking for help and always feel apologetic for taking up other's time. (Hmm, independent homeschooler much?) Helping my dd through the recommendation process has been part of the hardest. I just envision these professors bombarded every year by kids needing letters. My sister tells me they actually like writing them for good students and that they often are flattered to be asked. I don't know how they feel...just want to be considerate of their time. Having to remind or ask again feels pretty uncomfortable. This professor did call her back even though it was at the last minute...guess I should appreciate that. It was just a really tough day, especially after saying goodbye to our old dog.:angelsad2: Thanks for letting me unload yesterday.
  12. Geez. He just called, told my dd she's made the highest grade in his class (including the lab portion), and said he'd had trouble with the password on the common ap. Hmm. Then he wanted her to come to his office tomorrow to pick up the letter. Hmmmm. He need a stamp? Hasn't heard of email? :glare:She asked if he would mind emailing the letter directly to the admission letter with a note explaining the difficulty he'd had. Of course, he promised but we won't hold our breath. We just removed him from the common ap and added another person. Oh well. Guess this is another one of those experiences that will prepare her for college, professors, and red tape. Weird.
  13. My dd wants to apply to a college whose deadline is TODAY. Two weeks ago, she asked a current professor of a dual enrollment college course if he would send a recommendation letter in for her, giving him every opportunity to decline. (know it's a busy time, blah. blah) He gushed all over her, said he'd be thrilled to, raved about the college she wished to apply....BUT HAS STILL NOT SENT IN THE LETTER. We've checked the commonap site repeatedly, sent him a polite reminder email (and answering machine message) asking him to let her know if he doesn't have time...still nothing. He is definitely an absent-minded professor type. However, his recommendation would have been great because he obviously liked her a lot, she made the top score on the last two tests, he praised her repeatedly for being a hard worker, AND it's a tough sophomore-level college course. I'm so frustrated. She has other recommenders...just wouldn't have been as strong as her current college professor in whose course she just made an A. Why do adults jerk kids around like this? Thanks for letting me vent. We also had to put down our dog today (many tears) and I'm exhausted.
  14. Oh yes, of course my dd and I are discussing this. Lots. Every day. While I would LOVE to have her nearby, I want what's best for her. The nearby college has the major she wants, has a decent reputation, and we have reason to believe she'll receive a good scholarship package. Practically, there's no good reason NOT to go there. (as my husband points out frequently...he's right.) The drawback is that we're not crazy about the atmosphere and the highly political nature of things. There are a lot of cliques. Over the past ten years, we've had a lot of dealings with this place and many teachers/students there....that's how I know. I just want her to be free to learn, make lots of friends, and have lots of pleasant memories, without politics and complications. However, I wonder if I'm looking at this in too emotional a way. I will support wherever she chooses to go...she has just been asking my opinion. Part of me thinks she should take off...have a whole new experience AWAY from the familiar. But is that practical, is that actually the best thing? One more thing. Have you run into situations where your college student needed help (car, health, whatever) where distance was a real problem? Thanks for listening. I appreciate the wisdom of those who have gone before me! Congratulations on your success of your children in their college journey. They (and their moms) are to be commended on a job well done!
  15. I won't go into extensive detail about our situation....just would like to hear from some homeschool moms out there about how you feel about where your college student chose to go. Is staying near home a big advantage (escape from dorm on some weekends, occasional meals, help from family), or is it an obstacle to the 'college experience' (independence, diversity, new surroundings)? Knowing what you know now, would you encourage home-schooled students (with maturity and a good sense of direction) to get through school as inexpensively as possible? Is the 'college experience' really supposed to be some magical transforming experience? Mine wasn't but I find my expectations for my dd's college journey to be high. I need grounding so I can offer her solid, non-emotional advice. She has the opportunity to go to a good local school (probably most paid, if not all) with a high acceptance rate to med school (the main goal). However, I wonder if it's best to encourage her to spread her wings and go to a bigger place in a new city so she can experience more. But am I trying to turn college into a 'prom' thing, based more on emotion than on logic? Help me, veteran mothers of collegiates. What have you learned?
  16. Yes, you guessed it, Lynn. It helps to know we aren't the only ones. The person being so terse was disconcerting...perhaps I'm already on the defensive. I always let my ddd handle everything because I don't want her to be labeled as a student with one of 'those' parents. Like I said, I wouldn't have called myself but it asked for transcript info which I considered the 'counselor' terrritory. I'm glad I WAS the one who called....the tone would have really turned my dd off. Maybe the person was just swamped. I notice the deadline was extended. Thanks for your responses.
  17. Yesterday my dd received an email from a college saying it had 'received her homeschool transcript' and needed additional info. It then listed homeschool accreditation, umbrella school, religious affiliation. When my dd showed it to me, I thought it was unusual for a college to request information from a STUDENT about their TRANSCRIPT, rather than the contact person shown on the transcript (school counselor..me). (I can see them asking a student about the APPLICATION, but the student has no authority to input information about their transcript, right? I called, got the admissions director (from which the email came) and told her we were independent of any umbrella school and that our homeschool classes were not accredited. She tersely said, "well, just send me an email telling me that". The only reason my dd applied there was because she had received a letter offering her full tuition, room, board, and other perks if she advanced to national merit finalist, and I urged her to apply. BTW, she's already been admitted to three other colleges so far with no questions and greeted with much enthusiasm. What's the deal? Anyone else have this happen? My dd has handled all contact with colleges, this was my first call and I was shocked at the rudeness. Am I being naive or overly sensitive?
  18. My dd finally got everything (please, Lord, everything) into the Common AP on Saturday. I have been SO stressed out over this. Thanks so much to all who helped us along....Kareni and others. You are a special blessing. Once again, we bit off more than we could comfortably chew and have been scrambling to try to do everything correctly. I never learn. :tongue_smilie: Thanks again for all your help.
  19. My dd liked Princeton Review's Cracking the PSAT. She's used this series for all standardized tests successfully (SAT, ACT).
  20. I've called NMS but still don't have peace of mind about what to do. Maybe some of you have prior experience. My dd has taken the SAT twice. Her scores are good on both. However, on the first she had a great math score. It dropped a lot on the second sitting(70). The two other scores rose significantly on the second test though. Here's the question: Do they look at only the math and critical reading as many colleges seem to do? In that case, my dd's highest showing was on the 1st try. If they consider all three sections, her score increased by 50 points overall on the 2nd sitting. math and critical reading only, decreased 20 points the 2nd time Over all three sections: increased by 50 points the 2nd time NMS said they take the highest score you send, no superscoring across test dates. What do you think?
  21. Yes, EKS, that was always my reasoning; however, I recognize there are a lot of box-checkers out there. She's had a gracious plenty of English courses, and I'm very comfortable with her readiness for college. On her ongoing transcript throughout high school I've listed her courses according to content...not just English I,II,II,etc. It never occurred to me that on a transcript there might appear to be a 'hole'. But thanks to your ideas, I have a great solution without starting completely over AND can satisfy any box checkers. Thanks again.
  22. Thanks, Cedarmom. This information has really helped us out.
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