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  1. My brain (and dd's) has turned to mush at this point. lol But, I think we are finally getting somewhere planning for her last year of hs. She's made a lot of mind-changes as far as her major plans go, and I think we are at a happy medium of avoiding Seniorisits by staying challenging, yet manageable. Her extracurricular/work/practice schedule is intense in addition to the school schedule. Here's what's on the agenda... I am just unsure of how many credits this would entail... putting in parentheses what I believe each would be? Dual Enrollment English: (1) Semester 1: English Comp II (assuming she scored high enough on the AP exam this past May to not have to take Comp I...) Semester 2: Mythology or European Literature (or maybe spending the first semester at-home English to allow more time for college essays and doing Comp II in the spring semester) AP Calculus AB (Derek Owens) (1) Physics (Derek Owens) (1) Dual Enrollment French: (2) Semester 1: Elementary French I Semester 2: Elementary French II (she has already had two years of French in high school... Freshman and Sophomore year. French II was a sloppy, sort of "Check the Box" subject and she'd like to reinforce what she's learned and beyond) Psychology (AP-level with the Sonlight Syllabus... planning to take the AP exam at the end of the year if her college of choice will count the credit) (1) ONE of: (1) Computer Science or Anatomy or Art for another full credit U.S. Government for a half-credit (½)
  2. LOL. I love asking stupid questions. But - I am curious. DD has taken a few college tours so far with me - but they've all been general/group tours and I've freely asked questions and she's asked questions and I haven't given it a second thought really. In a couple of weeks, dd is visiting 4 universities - meeting with specific admin and coaches - with appointments to meet just with her (and her family). I've realized I have no actual idea what my role is here. DH and her younger three siblings will be with us well (we are traveling to visit these schools, incorporated into a family road trip). DH wants to do the walk-around as well. These schools are far away from us - and while d's may go back to visit before committing... We (parents) will likely not be able to go again until she's moving in. Are we supposed to just follow behind dd while she talks and asks all the questions, and only poke our noses in for specific questions? Or join in the conversations as though we are a part of that conversation? They will be 'courting and selling' dd - and I want her to be fully invested in the conversation ... But she doesn't always ask the most poignant questions, lol. I don't want to leave without having answers... But if I prime her with the questions I want answered, she'll lose track of the questions she wants the answers to... I know I am making this more complicated than it should be (it's what I do... I'm a professional ;)) - so can someone tell me the general parent Do's and Don'ts so I don't mortify my daughter or annoy the admin or coaches who are trying to talk with her? lol
  3. ^^^ wish I'd thought of that last night! lol! She's signed up with the real stuff except for the ss#. Then I find out that she can't sign up for a tour there in June - their first opening is in July *sigh* She will be in that state (over 20 hours away) in June! Not July... so a lotta good that'll do. ðŸ˜
  4. DD has come across another university she wants to know more about. I'm poking around their website tonight, checking majors, financial calculators, etc. Decided to fill in the "Join the Mailing List for Further Information" page - and it says that a SS# is required! WTH? :blink: It does say if you do not HAVE a SS#, to enter in a fake one... but... dd has one. Putting that she doesn't have one could have clumsy effects if, indeed, she does decide to apply there in the future. (As I've recently found out the hard way via another situation... we put in "fake" information just so we could get the information we needed in order to make a decision as to whether or not to participate... then had a HECK of a time un-doing the fake information when we did decide to join... it took hours of emails, phone calls, and "proof of identity") Anyway, this was the first time I've come across a SS# required in order to request more information from a university. Is this common and we've just avoided it thus far? (I'm filling it in - with the fake SS# and will pay the price later if it becomes a problem... but I'm just aghast that they require/request such a private bit of info for such a piddly request!)
  5. I *love* posts like this - puts the breath of life in me when I am feeling a bit dispairing at all the possible things I can be doing wrong! Congratulations to your son and hope his transition to the new location & job is smooth and joyful!
  6. Thank you @katilac! You're right, I searched regarding application deadlines - not scholarship deadlines. That's exactly what I needed to know! It looks like it's time for some hard choices. DD has been straddling many lines this past year, trying to keep all fronts equally strong, but this decision throws her into deciding which basket to put all her eggs in to. Time to just dive in head-first and hope we chose the right swimming hole. lol This opportunity can lead directly to significant scholarships... but will cost her that June ACT, so if things for this opportunity don't pan out - she will be competing for merit scholarships with a "very-good-but-not-superior" ACT score. So, she'll have to choose which arena to play in and go full steam ahead with that choice. Argh!!! I knew she'd have to make this call - but thought it would be in the fall, not now. :blush: (as of a few weeks ago, she wasn't qualified for this opportunity, so it wasn't on my radar to make a "Plan B" for it...) thanks for the input! It helped reset my brain! :)
  7. DD took the April ACT and got a nice, safe score. Plan is to take it again in June, planning for a few points higher (competely within her wheelhouse to do accomplish, we think) - and then take it again in September just to see what happens & see if the fairy dust settles in the right spot, lol. A perfectly tidy plan. A possible major opportunity was presented to her today - has to be decided upon within the next couple of days - and, of course, this opportunity clashes with the June ACT date, which she has been registered for forever. Which would leave only the September ACT date.... ?? What about the October or December dates? Are those dates too late for a senior to consider taking the ACT/SAT? I do not think she will be applying early anywhere due to some other "stars must align" issues that will probably need more time to get in the right place before applying... but she will be applying for scholarships. I *know* I have this information in my files here somewhere, but I'm too flustered at the possible upheaval in our plans to concretely look for information right now. At the moment, I don't trust that I will compute what I am reading without reading it here. :willy_nilly: Awesome opportunity - craptastic timing. Isn't that the way of things?? :blink: OK, I caved and googled. If I am reading this right, she can take the ACT or SAT through October easily and even, in some cases, December as long as she isn't trying for early action or early decision. So, I think I can breathe a little calmer and encourage her to embrace the new opportunity. But - someone - please tell me if this isn't typically correct & I am misunderstanding something. We are all more than a bit overspent and frazzled here at the moment and liable to make a stupid decision. lol
  8. DD#1 only had one AP test this year (English Literature), even though her course-load included another AP-level class we did at home. We're having some regret at not scheduling the test (we weren't sure she'd have sufficient study time due to other commitments this spring... but have heard that the test was pretty easy this year, so... hmmmm...) This was her first AP year - first test went well and the public school she tested through was SO accomodating. They sent out a list of all the tests and times/dates and it looks like they offer every single test she and her younger sister will be taking next year, so I am excited about that after all the reading on the board about how difficult it is for some boardies to find a testing site! NOT excited to wait until July for the test score. :/ It's as bad as the PSAT waiting earlier this school year! Yuck! Dd is SO happy to have it all behind her now. I think next year will be a lot easier - she'll be taking APs in classes that are much more in her wheelhouse. (English Lit is NOT her thing... but it turned out to be her very favorite class this year! Brigid at Blue Tent is amazing!!!)
  9. Friends of ours had a similar experience during the PSAT. The proctor walked behind, looking over the students' shoulders for an extended period of time. She even told friend's dd (DURING the test) to not do the test how she was doing it (she was circling her answers on the test form, then bubbling them all in at one time on the answer sheet. The lady told her to answer them one at a time - interrupting her during the test to "correct" her method!). DDs ACT experience was exemplary this year. Hoping for the same this week during her AP!!
  10. Oh my gosh, that was amazing!! My brain would need that amount if time to just pick the thing up and look at it. 😂 What a feat! A huge congrats to him - hope he thoroughly enjoys the experience!!
  11. April's scores are online now if you feel like logging into the ACT account... :) DD & I are relieved and can get some sleep tonight now.
  12. I'm conflicted and most likely over-thinking this. I am writing course descriptions for dd#1 for NCAA Core Worksheet purposes (that's the most immediate purpose... I'm sure they will also be used for colleges who request the information). If, say, I find a course description using XXXXX program that describes how we used the program... Can I use that description mostly as-is if: a) if the information is on a randomly-found teacher's website b) if the information is on the official curriculum website (or the website of a company who sells that curriculum) c) if the information is on the website of an online teacher/school that we did NOT use d) if the information is on the website of an online teacher/school that we DID use I think I am pretty clear on what's okay, and what's not - but... some of these descriptions are really tough to write any other way (and some I don't even know HOW to put into words until I look at an online example... math for instance... wth? She did... stuff. Lots and lots of stuff. That would be MY course description. :biggrinjester: )
  13. I've not read the replies yet, so hopefully you're in a better state by the time I am posting this. I experienced this after my first pregnancy, which was an unplanned c-section. I gained almost 15 lbs (if memory serves... it has been a while) AFTER the baby was born with water weight. My FIL was there for the delivery and had to drive back home that evening. He came to see us that weekend (about 4 days later) and nearly dropped everything he was carrying when he saw me at the doorstep. Took dh aside and urged him to take me to the ER immediately. I refused to go - I consulted midwives and they assured me this level of fluid retention was "normal." I had ZERO stretch marks from the pregnancy (even though I gained a LOT of water weight with preeclampsia) but the after-affects gave me me plenty of stretch marks. In a years-later-non-sleep-deprived-hindsight state of mind, I wish we'd consulted another doctor, because now, after four births (although the first was the only c-section) and more experience with other mothers' stories, I am certain it is NOT a normal experience. I look at pictures now (in my older and wiser state of life) and gape - it's that alarming. If it happened NOW, dh and I would both be much more assertive about it. At the time, we just sort of thought it was another of the "ugly pregnancy and delivery facts" that no one ever gave us the nitty-gritty about until after dd was born (that's when all the horror birth stories came out of the woodwork...) With all that said, however, I was eventually fine and am fine. The recovery after the first birth took me MUCH longer than the following three, and I am pretty certain that whatever my issues were were certainly had a hand in that. But no long-term ill effects. I hope that you are well and whatever tests that are being done come back with healthy results.
  14. One of those last-minute tax people here! So - our numbers are near-identical to last year's ... But we are getting more back on both federal and state. About a 15% increase on the federal side - definitely enough that I am checking and re-checking the information and afraid to "submit." Are there some logical reasons this could be? I think I've looked over it all so many times that maybe I am missing something glaringly obvious.
  15. Creepiest. Book. Ever. Written. {{shiver}} The mere thought of dh's mom climbing through the window to watch him sleep. OMG It's just not right. ðŸ˜
  16. Ha!! You're definitely not the only one!! Busy schedules, multiple children... oh wow... it's a recipe for disaster! I have done similar things more than once. :rolleyes: Often enough that the kids are used to it by now. *sigh*
  17. Agreeing with this - email or have him contact people in the industry he is interested in. Attach a resume, ask for an interview for the position. Sometimes the college requirement is waivable, other times it won't be possible - but it's always worth the initiative to ask about it. If they can't waive the college-restriction, if they are impressed with him, they may be able to connect him to another opportunity where it can happen. My dd was offered 3 internships this summer - all have college-restrictions on their applications. In her case, she received the offers directly from people she has worked with in the past. She's been very fortunate in that way (one of the offers even came from a happen-chance connection that a new friend of hers' father works in the exact area she was wanting to work in. He met her, liked her quite a bit, and pulled a few strings to get her an interview. She wound up turning that one down, but left the gate open for next year if she so chooses). So I do know that exceptions are sometimes made. :) Good luck to your ds!!
  18. There are many schools who now offer enviro and ocean engineering as bachelor's degrees. She will most likely continue and pursue a master's degree. Others only have civil degree programs, which she would do if she loved the school. She already has verbal contacts with a few local people in positions to hire her after she graduates and have said they would do so with a Bachelors. (She is not counting on those offers, of course, as they are just casual discussions at this point, just using that information to gauge her future options against). Some of the schools do offer the masters-in-5 program and she's looking into that. Still reading on my phone, so will read more tonight on the computer when I can read every word. Thank you for the discussion and input!!
  19. Y'all are awesome!! Thank you for the starting points. We are just being inundated with information and that makes it so overwhelming. Seems that everything is equally important! lol The UCs aren't in-state for us, so pretty expensive. 😠I'll have dd find out more info re the restricted major situation, though.
  20. So- WHAT information do we look for to determine if a school is "good enough?" I see mentions of finding where their students are hired. Is there a specific way to find this out? ( sorry if someone said already, I'm reading on my phone and often skip parts accidentally cut will read through everything again later on the computer). Two division II schools are so expensive, we are hoping the merit aid could cover half and the athletic would cover much of what's left. ... But we are just figuring this out as we muddle along.
  21. Thank you for the input so far!! One piece of major info that may be helpful: (PLEASE DO NOT QUOTE, I will delete this part later. It's too identifying) Her sport practices in the mornings - usually somewhere between 5-7 in the morning. Every morning. Year round. We've discovered that It's actually a pretty common sport for engineers, even at the elite schools. :) The teams are often stacked with engineering and pre-med students. The lack of afternoon/evening practices must explain a good part of that. So, does that info change anyone's responses since she won't have evening practices to juggle (although it is year-round, so it's difficult to schedule an "easy" semester even if that were possible)? She will just have to get to bed early as often as she can... But rowers are pretty used to that.
  22. Humor my ignorance, please. :) This is all incredibly overwhelming for dd, dh, & I to figure out as we go. Trying to get first-generation students through college was enough of a challenge - now dd has added a sport that turned everything on its head as far as our previous research and planning goes. :willy_nilly: DD (junior) intends to get a degree in environmental or ocean engineering. We are making lists of schools that: A) Have either environmental or ocean engineering. Also making lists of schools that have Civil engineering with an environmental or sustainability emphasis. b) are ABET accredited c) have the sport dd wants to continue with in college. Here's where things get muddy. DD, while relatively new to her sport, turns out to be a fair talent at it. But, due to lack of height and lack of time to improve to NCAA Division I recruitment standards, is considering some NCAA Division II schools where she might, much to our surprise, actually qualify for a decent athletic scholarship. The Division II schools with her sport are all pretty much unknown to us, so I've been doing a ton of research. Before this point, she was either going to one of the two state universities who have her major (but are Division I & only 1 has her sport. Although she will apply there, she will probably not qualify for a scholarship due to her being about 1" too short to really excite the coaches and might have to risk being a walk-on to the sport) -- or applying to the Naval or CG Academy. Now that she's fallen head-over-heels in love with her sport (she lives, breathes, dreams, and eats sport and team and practice...), it changed everything. As an Engineering major (finally getting to my question!!) - how important is it WHERE you get your degree?? While she could apply to some better-known engineering schools, it's less likely she could be on a team. The better chances for her to be on a team are at the smaller schools. The reviews I'm reading for these schools are all over the place (which seems par for the course for many of the smaller schools on the list). She is in contact with 1 of the UCs that have her sport, but it has Enviro Engineering listed as a restricted major. She apparently can't apply for this major until after her 2nd year (or something like that) - and if she's not accepted, she'll have to choose another major. We don't want to risk that, even though these schools are among the highest-ranked on her sports list, and even though she would likely be a strong candidate for that major. So confusing! We need to know where to prioritize! She won't be a happy human being if she isn't on a team (and this isn't a sport she can do recreationally on her own), but even though she's looked at and considered other majors... Enviro or Ocean engineering is very much where her passion lies as far as a lifelong career. I know someone here can help us navigate this. :) Help! :D If she doesn't have an engineering degree from MIT, she will still be okay, right? Oh - and if we find that at one college only 37-43% of students graduate in 4 years... that is not good, right? This is at one college she is really interested in (coach is interested in her, the school is near family even though it is far away from us...).
  23. I wish! :p The actual name of the business is different, the taylor sign is an additional one explaining the various services they offer in said establishment. :001_smile:
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