I was a member at my community college, and because of my membership, I was able to apply for free to my 4 year school. I wasn't very involved, but I know that the PTK group at the community college near me now is pretty active in sending people to conferences, has an agreement with (my school) a state university, etc.

When she clocks out, does she have to enter how many tips she's made that day? When I was working in restaurants, the computer automatically calculated a certain percent of our cash sales. When we went to clock out, that amount would come up on the screen and we could either accept it or change it to enter a different amount. In the other restaurant I worked in it would tell us our total cash sales and we could figure out on our own how much to enter. If the computer does anything like that, she should be fine. Has she asked a manager about how their system works? That may be the best way to make sure she's not owing taxes next year.

I agree with those who have said to investigate the specific program more. It's one of those things that is going to vary widely by school. This!! I'm in the honors program at a state university. I *LOVE* it. I have a hard time making friends, because I'm a little older and have a child, (Okay, let's not make excuses. I've always had a hard time making friends! :lol: ) All of the friends I have made are from the honors program. The smaller, discussion based courses really encourage both a higher level of academics and making social bonds. Smaller classes also mean that you are generally taking classes over and over again with the same people. Next semester I'm taking a course with 12 people in it, and I know for a fact that at least 6 of those people are good friends of mine. And, speaking of classes, honors classes can also be more interesting. I'm taking glassblowing! It's a course not typically available to those outside the art program, but they are running a special semester. Also, at my university, we have an honors house. It has a computer lab, two living room/social areas to hang out in, a piano, a full kitchen we can use, a ping pong table, a TV.... the computer lab is GREAT, because sometimes the other labs get full. Plus, it's a great place for hanging out. We do seasonal pot luck/parties. No alcohol, just a bunch of food and fun. We take field trips also. Last year a group of us went to see The Two Gentlemen of Verona in DC for free. I also got to participate in a research conference just for honors students in Baltimore. The honors program paid for our registrations, hotel, transportation, and we had SO. MUCH. FUN. This coming semester, I'm doing two honors-specific conferences, one in MD and one in Philly. I seriously can't say enough good about my university's honors program. It's been amazing. But the only way to find out how it is at that specific school would be to ask more questions. Visit the webpage, if there is one. See if you can set up a day to visit, often they will let incoming students shadow a current student for the day.

My 6 year old spelled. Sqoalid. She knew that a certain letter went with Q, but couldn't remember if it was O or U. She guessed (the wrong one, clearly! ) (Edited to add- She didn't know what the word was. She told me that it wasn't a real word. She's still not convinced I'm not just putting her on, because why else would I ask her to spell a random word at 11pm? :lol: )

Have I? Yes. Will I again? Probably not. Many of the people I dated when I was younger, even long term relationships, were with people who weren't... 'intellectual.' But that was a different time in my life. IF I settle down with someone now, one of the things I want is someone to share 'smart things' with. I read, A LOT, follow the news and current events closely, and enjoy discussions (and debates!) about important issues. So much of my life is wrapped up in intellectual pursuits, I can't really imagine sharing my life with someone who doesn't share that.

Yes!!!! I hate talking on the phone. With a deep and abiding passion. Except for one friend, when her and I get on the phone we talk for HOURS. But I only see her two or three times a year, and we are super close. I also don't leave voicemail messages. Not happening. Ever.

Well. I have no gymnastics experience- so take this with a grain of salt! Unlike everyone else, I like the names embroidered on the hip. Maybe I'm just clueless, but I don't understand how it is a security risk? And I think the little girls would love having their name on their leo- My daughter (6) loves anything with her name on it!! :tongue_smilie:

Well, her description of the college class sounds pretty much like almost every class in my schedule. Many people skip classes, most of the class comes unprepared, and very few people speak up and contribute to class discussions. So if that's the issue... well, she better be very, very picky about her colleges! I think it is important to allow kids of that age some input on decisions that affect them.... but also, like you, worried about her ability to stick with something. Like you said, not everything can be enjoyable, but there are times when you just need to suck it up and get through. She needs to learn how to do that. What is she going to do if she switches schools and doesn't like that either? I see that she's in a boarding school. I don't know what the situation is, but could this be about coming home? So really, no advice. Just some commiseration and :grouphug: . I hope that a good option presents itself soon!

I heard the same thing. Although, I was diagnosed 10 years ago now! (Wow.... now I feel old...) I had an ablation at 17, right when I was diagnosed. It worked.... for a little while. Then I went on the pill, and it worked pretty well for years. It isn't very effective now, and I've been seriously considering going for the hysterectomy. But I keep waffling. I definitely don't want any more children until I finish school, and I'll be in my mid-thirties by then. Getting pregnant with DD was a stroke of luck as it was, and I've always wanted to adopt..... but I'm not totally, completely sure that I don't want any more biological children.... :glare: Right, completely off topic! To summarize.... :lol: for me, the ablation only worked for a short time, the pill worked for longer, but not forever. But I have a pretty severe case, and the endometrial tissue is all through my abdomen.

In general, I dislike timed things for my 1st grader. It is very likely related to my own issues with timed assignments. I worry so much about beating the time that I can't even concentrate on the assignment. So I haven't timed her. But then, yesterday, during math, she was whining and complaining (as usual... she hates math), and I told her that she had 5 minutes to finish the assignment or she wouldn't be getting on the computer when we were done. She FLEW through the assignment. She kept asking me how much time she had left, and actually wanted me to count down how many problems were left and keep reminding her about the time. Then for the next assignment, when she was about halfway through, she wanted to know how much time she had. When I told her I hadn't given her a time limit, she made me set a limit. All this to say, I guess some people enjoy having a timer to beat!

Too bad you don't need a history teacher. :crying: I would love to teach abroad.

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who had family members that thought Harlequin Romances were appropriate for kids.... my grandmother read them, and starting when I was... 9 or so?, after she finished with them she'd give the books to me. I had stacks and stacks of 'em. Then again, I read a book a day, sometimes more, so it was a challenge to keep me in books when I was a kid. My parents weren't readers, so they probably had no idea what I was reading. Overall, I won't stop DD from reading anything she wants. I keep the house stocked with 'good' books. (We do have plenty of twaddle here, but I also have a bunch of really good books from when I was a kid. through books assigned to me in college) When we go to the library, she's allowed to get 1 character book, since that's her 'thing' right now. When she grows out of those, I'll switch from allowing 1 character book to allowing 1 book that I deem 'easy'. That's the closest I get to controlling her free reading.

We'd love to do it. One girl, she'll be 7 by then. :hurray:

We would love to do it. DD has never gotten Valentine's from anyone but me! :laugh:

We used Progressive Phonics. (You can find it online.) It's free and leveled. After try many different things, this was what really jump started my daughter's reading.