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  1. Congrats to your daughter Denise! My freshman son is loving everything about SCAD. I wanted you to know there is a fairly active SCAD Parents Facebook group that was very helpful to me last summer/fall in figuring out all the logistics. Several equestrian parents in the group if your daughter is going to be on the team. My son is a varsity athlete, and it is hard but doable. Good luck.
  2. It is the end of the season and Conference meets are starting so coaches are very busy. I would have my kid send an email-easier to answer since the coach can reply at any time. Her email address should be on their website. Good luck! My freshman son is swimming in college and having a great time.
  3. Denise- I will PM you. Don't want to clog this thread with school-specific information. For others though, I do realize I made a mistake and my niece has academic, artistic and leadership scholarships. My son was offered academic (he did not submit a portfolio) but at SCAD students can not combine athletic money with other scholarships. Currently you can combine non-athletic scholarships.
  4. My son is a very, very happy freshman at SCAD. My niece is a very, very happy freshman at SCAD. Submit as much as possible for the most scholarship money. Would she be on the equestrian team? The facilities are amazing! My son is on athletic scholarship, my niece on academic and leadership. I would be happy to answer questions.
  5. New this year is registration and approval for students competing for NAIA schools. The process is similar but easier than NCAA. I have had experience with both NCAA DI and NAIA and it is not that hard. Easier, imo, than getting approval to compete for the local public school in FL. I agree that the people at the NCAA are very helpful. Never had to call NAIA but they are slow to process paperwork and will not give early approval to homeschoolers....ugh. Hopefully that will change--this is the first year that they are determining eligibility.
  6. Last month I joined Groupon in my son's college town. So far, I have picked up a couple of restaurant coupons and a couple of fun, recreational activity coupons. I plan to send him him one every couple of weeks. His cousin will be at the same school so I have been buying them for her as well, hoping they can spend some time together. My older son appreciated anything edible. And money.
  7. You can't control the weather or lots of other things. But if you focus on 2 classes to get done and then take 2 more, it may be less stressful. Just a thought but you may deal better. My kids did best with 2 at a time--averaging 4-5 FLVS classes a year. Unlike a pp, we had a good experience with FLVS. Not as rigorous as our home classes, but a decent introduction to the "real world" they are both dealing with now. And we were able to get good LOR from FLVS teachers. Both my kids were accepted at each college to which they applied.
  8. Have you taken any classes through FLVS? My kids have taken 8-10 FLVS classes. A FLVS teacher suggested only taking 2 classes at a time. The kids both feel this was good advice. Generally they finished the class early and then started another. But they like block scheduling so maybe you would enjoy 4 at one time. If you have any computer problems and most of your coursework is online, you could end up very far behind. We went through hurricanes one year, and even though we had power and access, the instructors were unable to grade for a couple of weeks.
  9. My oldest left last year and my youngest is set to leave in a few weeks. Because our kids are moving on to something new and exciting, we can sometimes forget exactly what they are going through. Yes, I will be coming home to an empty nest, but it will all be familiar. My bed, my kitchen, my (private) bathroom. My son, on the other hand, will be dealing with all NEW things. Sharing a dorm room, cafeteria eating for all meals, sharing a bathroom, learning his way around campus, etc., not to mention acclimating to classes. My older son said the complete lack of the familiar was the hardest part of transitioning. Not really sure if we moms can do anything about that. I just was not as aware of that when my oldest first left and I hope to do better this time around. Good luck to all you moms who are launching children over the next few weeks!
  10. I would want to go during the regular school year. We hit a couple of schools during Spring Break and there is not much appeal to a half alive campus. I have done the tour and info session at UNC-W and I am not sure you need to worry about your "talker" on the tour. It is a very active tour (lots of walking) and very relaxed. They split us by major and I think our tour group only had one other family. There was so much activity going on around us, (long boarders, cyclists, groups with tables set up) that I had to fight to pay attention to the tour guide. The info session is not very useful, imo. Would your oldest be willing to do the tour and info session alone? You could drop her off and take the younger kids over to the beach which is so close and just gorgeous. Hope you find a solution. I love Wilmington!
  11. I used a very simple template for my transcripts, for both the NCAA and colleges. To be honest, I don't remember what the NCAA example looks like. I just listed the class name and grade by school year along with where the class was taken. I found FHSAA (the high school sports association) much more difficult to deal with than the NCAA in regards to homeschooling. I felt like the goal of FHSAA was to keep homeschoolers from competing. I did not get that feeling from the NCAA at all.
  12. My kids have taken Biology (honors), Marine Science (honors) and Chemistry (regular) through FLVS. Marine Science was their favorite. My older son did fine with the Chemistry class. My younger son took it a year later and it was "new and improved". Not. Many kinks and typos--I would never have my kids take a newer course again. Chemistry had a couple of collaboration assignments which were a huge pain, just like they can be in public school. Labs were kitchen labs when my older son took it. He was mailed a kit with supplies. The new and improved Chemistry used all "virtual labs". Think click on a beaker after putting on your virtual goggles. Meh.
  13. Both of my kids have taken several FLVS classes, though never a math class. They did take a few science classes and I think those were the hardest to take on-line. I probably would not have continued with further science classes, but FLVS is NCAA approved and my kids wanted the option to continue their sports in college. If I was going to do it again, I would make sure that the class your kid is taking is NOT a new version. My oldest took Chemistry with few problems. My younger took it the next year and it was a "new and improved" version. NOT. Lots of kinks to work out and many typos/mistakes throughout. I agree that the instructors are available and helpful. My son was able to build relationships with several that wrote very nice recommendation letters when he was applying to colleges. As a pp said, you have a month-long grace period. I think you could figure out if it was working for you in that time period.
  14. Robin-- Congrats to your daughter and your whole family! I know how hard athletes work---my son is headed off next year on a swim scholarship. I anticipate wonderful things for him in college. The team is very cohesive and strong. I am sure your daughter will flourish both on the field and in the classroom!
  15. My son's school has a Facebook page for incoming freshman and they are meeting and finding roommates through that. I am not familiar with Room Surf, but curious as to why there is a fee. I will have to go look it up!
  16. To play DI and DII sports, you must go through the eligibility process with the NCAA. It has two components, academic eligibility and amateur status. You register with the NCAA Clearinghouse after you finish your junior year and send in all the required documentation. You register for amateur status in April of your senior year. http://web1.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.html Last time I checked, there were no requirements for DIII but things change. In fact, next year is the first year that the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athleticss) will have an eligibility process. www.playnaia.org You only go through the process as a new student. I am not aware of NCAA rules about keeping your eligibility (though there likely is) but coaches do not want student athletes with academic problems on the team. When we were looking at schools, I always asked the average GPA for the team. Esp. in non-revenue sports, coaches compete to have the team with the highest GPA. I have gone through the NCAA process for DI and currently finishing with the NAIA process. In my experience, it is not hard--just more hoop jumping.
  17. It depends on the school and the sport. For instance, a swimmer I know visited MIT and was told coach had no pull. I have heard that coaches in other sports at MIT have some pull. I think in the large majority of cases, it can help tremendously. My sons were told by some schools to let the coach know when app was sent and he would flag it, other coaches asked to have app sent to them to bring to Admissions and some said they had no influence at all. It can be pretty overwhelming. Let me know if you have questions.
  18. My kids have been club swimmers for and years and I have seen many swimmers graduate and go on to college. I have also seen many club and high school coaches encourage swimmers (and parents) to "count" on a scholarship. Therefore, when we stared looking at schools, we were quite shocked. Having always read that DI schools were able to give 9.9 scholarships for men, we compiled a list of DI schools where my son would be near the top for times. These were not big SEC, ACC type schools, but mid-majors with no football. While they can award 9.9, many smaller programs (i.e., no football) are not fully funded and most we talked with had 2-4 awards to use across their entire roster. And not all DI schools with swimming offer athletic money. For instance, Bucknell only awards basketball scholarships. I do not know anything about the opportunities at DII schools. DIII and Ivies cannot award any athletic money. NAIA is another option if one of these smaller schools is a fit for your student. We have encouraged our boys to swim for the love of the sport. One chose a school that does not give athletic money. Younger one is still deciding.
  19. I went through this with my older son last year and started it with my younger son, but it looks like he will likely choose a DIII or NAIA (which has its own approval process). Math was all Math-U-See Lab sciences were FL Virtual School Rosetta Stone English was mom-designed where I just listed all the books (writing texts, vocab workbooks, etc) we used, including reading lists. We did do a couple of Write@home classes, but to be honest, I am not sure I included it on my NCAA paperwork. History/Gov't/ Economics-FLVS Though we certainly did other things, this was easiest to give to them. That is what I can think of off the top of my head. The only question I got from the NCAA was regarding AO Life Pacs we did for social studies in 9th. They simply wanted to know which units we did.
  20. My son went 3 for 3! Savannah College of Art and Design, Ithaca College and Drexel University. All three with merit money. He likes all three so this is going to be hard. I am so, so glad to be done with the Guidance Counselor duties!
  21. nd4judge - DS#1 Furman University (attending), Sewanee - University of the South (accepted), Univerity of Alabama (accepted), University of Alabama in Birmingham (accepted), Birmingham- Southern College (accepted) Blue Hen - ds - University of Delaware, Case Western Reserve, CO School of Mines, Drexel (PA), Lehigh(PA), Rose-Hulman, Tulane, RPI (NY), Stony Brook University --- all acceptances. Brigid in NC - ds - accepted @ Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, North Carolina State (attending) CherylG's ds-UCLA, graduated, UCSB, UCSD, Westmont, all accepted. UMD-attending for master's in engineering. CherylG's dd-SBCC school of nursing-graduated. Chris in VA ds--attending VCU. Got into the Cinema program sophmore year. CindyMarsch's dd#1 - Grove City College - attending CindyMarsch's ds - Grove City College - attending CindyMarsch's dd#2 - Grove City College, Gordon College, Union University - all accepted, she's choosing UU CO Mom -dd- George Fox (will attend in fall of 2010); Taylor University, Northwest Nazarene University accepted. Creekland's ds - Covenant College - attending fall 2010, Union University, Calvin College - acceptances Deb in NZ's dd - Bay of Plenty Polytechnic (begin Feb 2010) dkholland- ds - Covenant College (will attend in fall), Patrick Henry College (accepted) Grove City College (accepted) FloridaLisa -- ds1: accepted to: University of Florida, Florida State University (attending) Gwen in VA -- Washington & Lee (attending); acceptances from U Chicago, U Pitt, U Dallas, U Delaware, Hillsddale, UVA, William & Mary, College of Wooster, Case Western HeatherH -- Belhaven University (accepted w/scholarship; won't attend); University of Montevallo (same); University of Alabama at Birmingham; Samford. Still deciding between UAB & Samford based on $$ award. Jenny in Florida -- Mary Baldwin College early entrance program (Senior) Kate in FL-ds1-Cornell University (accepted Early Decision so all other apps had to be withdrawn) Kate in FL-ds2-Savannah College of Art and Design, Ithaca College, Drexel University, all acceptances Kathy in Richmond - ds - MIT (attending), also accepted at Caltech, Carnegie Mellon, U Michigan, and UVA. Kathy in Richmond - dd - accepted at Princeton, Stanford, MIT, Caltech, U Chicago, William & Mary, and wait-listed at Swarthmore Katia - ds- Ellsworth Community College (AA Computer Science) , Anderson University-attended , University of Northern Iowa (BA Computer Science), Kansai Gaidai University, Kyoto, Japan-attended Katia - dd#1- Hilldale College-attending , accepted at: Luther College, Ball State University, University of Northern Iowa, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music Katia- dd#2 - applying to: Hillsdale College , Warner University (accepted) Lady Lorna - dd accepted at Fordham University, Hillsdale College, The King's College, Middlebury College, St John's College, Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, Thomas Aquinas College, Trinity College. Waitlisted The University of Chicago. Still waiting to hear from Columbia University, Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University LaJuana - dd#1 University of Dallas - graduated Summa cum Laude. Also accepted to Hillsdale. LaJuana - ds#1 University of Dallas - graduated Summa cum Laude. Also accepted to Hillsdale. Attending Westminster Theological Seminary (MDiv). LaJuana dd#2 Attending Oklahoma City University Bass School of Music (Musical Theatre and Vocal Performance). Also accepted at Samford University (AL), Whitworth University (WA), George Fox University (OR), Covenant College (GA), Houghton College (NY), Oklahoma Christian University. LaJuana ds#2 Attending Whitworth University. Also accepted at University of Dallas. (Except for dd majoring in MT and VP, my dc knew where they wanted to go, applied to two schools only, and were accepted at both.) Laughing Lioness - DS -Boyce College (KY) attending. Accepted to Augustana College (SD) and St. Mary's School of Nursing (SD). Lisa in TN's dd - Vanderbilt University - attending. Also accepted to Hillsdale College, Belmont University, University of Memphis. Lisa in TN's ds - Washington University in St. Louis - attending. Also accepted to the University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, Case Western Reserve University, University of Alabama, University of Tennessee. Liza Q's dd - Saint Francis College - attending. Kings College, St. John's University, Brooklyn College - accepted Luann in ID ds1 and ds2 - LeTourneau University - attending (They both knew they wanted to go there, so this is the only place they applied.) Mandy in TN-- ds Berea College (attending beginning in Aug) Margaret in CO--dd accepted to Western State College for dual credit, accepted to Hillsdale College, graduated, accepted to CU Boulder School of Music, finishing Master's Margaret in CO--dd accepted to Western State College for dual credit, accepted to USNA, attending finishing Firstie Year, accepted to flight school, acceptances: Hillsdale College, USAFA, USCGA, ERAU (on NROTC), School of Mines Margaret in CO--dd accepted to Western State College for dual credit I'm going to stick my should-have-been-son-in-law (killed last spring), accepted to Hillsdale College, transferred to WVU, graduated, accepted to Toledo Medical College. Martha in NM-- ds --Central New Mexico Community College; he's already planning his transfer to a four-year institution Mary in GA ds: Clayton State University (attended & transferred) Georgia Tech (attending) Michelle in GA ds- University of Georgia (accepted); Berry College (accepted); Georgia Tech (currently attending) Moira in MA dd -- Acceptances at Dalhousie U (Nova Scotia), McGill U (Montreal) Mommyfaithe's dd #1 (accepted College of St. Rose (NY) attended Sage College Albany, NY Graduated Summa Cum Laude Mommyfaithe's dd#2 Attending Russell Sage College. Accepted SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Albany, waiting to hear from Simmons College in Boston Mass. MSPolly's dd- Acceptances at Covenant(TN), Union U(TN), U of MS, Belhaven U(MS) - ATTENDING Collaborative Piano/Pedagogy major WAHOO! Ms. Riding Hood ds1- MIT (attending), Texas A&M, Rose-Hulman, Purdue Musicmom –ds- accepted at Carnegie Mellon (attending fall 2010), Cornell, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities Honors Program Newbie -dd- Accepted Chatham University(PA), Carlow University(PA), Mills College nrg - ds#1: attending BYU, accepted at Cal Tech, Stanford ds#2: attending UC Santa Cruz, accepted BYU ds#3: junior in hs Osmosis Mom Dd 1, Wellesley College (attending), accepted to Merrimack College, BU, Simmons, Emmanuel College Outtamyshell - BYU Provo Quiver0f10-dd#1-attending NWACC Quiver0f10-ds#1 attending University of Arkansas Quiver0f10-ds#2-attending NWACC Quiver0f10-ds#3 accepted to: Missouri University of Science and Tech, University of Arkansas, Embry Riddle, Oklahoma State University Honors College, Texas A&M Ruth in NC ds accepted St John in NM, Oberlin w/scholarship, Colorado College, Boston U, will attend UNC Chapel Hill, offered waitlist at Vanderbilt and Emory Ruth in NC dd accepted NC State, UNC Asheville, Appalachian State and Earlham w/scholarship, on Oberlin waitlist. Still deciding. Sepuld - DD 21 attending Bryn Mawr, acceptances U of Chicago, Haverford, Boston College, Bowdoin, Lehigh, Lawrence, ST Olaf, Catholic U, Villanova, Sewanee, William and Mary DD 20 attending Swarthmore, acceptances Wheaton (Ill), Lawrence, St. Olaf, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke, Smith, Wellesley DS 19 attending St. Olaf, acceptances Lawrence, Wheaton (Ill), Concordia (Mn), Hope College, Gustavus Adolphus, Susquehanna Sharon in MD's ds-Drexel University -attending; UMBC-Meyerhoff program, UMD-College Park-College of Engineering, Messiah College- acceptances Spock - ds – accepted at Liberty University (plans to transfer after attending CC for a year) Susann-dd-Rose-Hulman, Purdue, University of Evansville, Trine, Taylor, Cedarville-acceptances Susie-Knits ds1 - Valparaiso (attending), Rose-Hulman, U of Evansville, TN Tech - acceptances Sylvia in CA - dd - attending Biola Torrey Honors, accepted at UC Davis, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Westmont, Azusa Pacific Sylvia in CA - ds - accepted at University of Pacific, Biola TerriKY- dd- attending: Georgetown College, KY; accepted: Centre College, Eastern KY U., ds#1 - planning to attend: Cedarville U, OH; Accepted: Transylvania University, KY; Greenville College, IL TransientChris's DS- George Mason U,attending; Hillsdale College- attended, Abilene Christian, Hampden-Sydney, St. Olaf- accepted Valerie(TX) - ds UT Arlington attended Valerie(TX) - dd accepted Biola (CA), Messiah (PA), Belhaven (MS), Mary Baldwin College (VA), UTA (TX), Hardin-Simmons (TX), Univ. of Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX), and Ouachita (AR). ATTENDING--Hardin-Simmons ZooRho- ds#1 attending Bryan College (TN), accepted Pfeiffer University(NC), Eastern Mennonite College (VA) Maverick's ds #1 - accepted to West Point, will attend starting summer 2011 KristinaBreece- Lee University (TN)-class of 2006, Ohio University Med School-class of 2009
  22. Wow! Congrats to all the students and their hard-working guidance counselors! My youngest wants to study photography and continue his sport, so he was only interested in two schools. So far, accepted at Savannah College of Art and Design with a nice merit scholarship and and even nicer athletic grant, but he can only accept one. If he goes there, he will have to decide whether to be stressed over grades or stressed over competing in his sport! And today he received his acceptance package from Ithaca College with a nice merit award. Now the wait to see if there is any additional financial aid offered.
  23. I have always used 999999. Got one in college and one accepted for next year so I guess it works. Hope it works for you!
  24. Congrats to your daughter! :thumbup: My son's first draft is done. It is now "marinating" while he skateboards. It is pretty good--towards the end, it got better so I am hopeful for the revision. My work for this school is just about done as well. I do not know how people can apply to many schools. We are exhausted! Few schools have the major my son wants and his sport so we are somewhat limited and I think I am thankful for that now though I was frustrated earlier in the process.
  25. I appreciate the thoughts you all have shared. I still have trouble wrapping my brain around a 4.0 needing a 30 ACT to be balanced, but that is my issue! My older son scored a 31 and I never considered him a better student than my younger...just a faster reader. I had to laugh as this morning's mail brought a scholarship offer of $14,000 a year based on his ACT score. Too bad it isn't a school that interests him. A couple of his schools have rolling admission so hopefully we will hear something positive soon. Good luck to all of you with soon-to-be graduates!
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