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  1. all my kids are 2 years apart... and there are (9) of them! ACK!!!!!!! i'm only on kid #3!
  2. We homeschooled K-12 also and when my oldest DS got into his ED school... I agree, it was such a relief and such a validation of everything we as homeschool parents have done. Congrats!!!
  3. DS accepted ED to Duke University, joining his older brother there! They will be together there for a year (as oldest DS took a gap during Covid). Super excited!!
  4. We did Rightstart A-E without too much of a hitch... then we switch to Singapore 4B, 5A, 5B (1 year) which helps cover some topics not overly present in RS. Singapore went pretty fast so you can cruise through these quickly if you're backtracking. One of my kids did 6A as well in this time and completed that in under a month.... Then my kids were ready for a Pre-Algebra program. We switched to Dolciani Pre-Algebra.
  5. we recently discovered outschool and are loving it! lots of classes to choose from, usually pay weekly. can be pretty inexpensive.
  6. Very old thread. Hoping to revive as there was some great information regarding RS1 & 2 editions. We are longtime users of RS1 (oldest 2 are in college). We have youngers in RS-B & RS-C One student is struggling and we're having to take a 2nd pass. Thinking since her younger sibling is about to pass her to buy her RS-B2 so she'll feel like she's doing her 'own' book. Will it be possible to do RS-B2 and then move onto RS-C1 or will I need to buy RS-C, RS-D & RS-E 2nd edition to continue on the pathway? I hate to invest in the all new 2nd edition but if it's better, I'll consider it. Also to note, this child is a twin whose sister is doing RS-C1 - so would likely continue with RS-C1 for her as RS-A1 - RS-E1 has worked for all the kids....
  7. We applied to the Southern schools b/c we're originally from the South so have an affinity for it... UofAlabama is known for full-rides for NMF and even high ACT/SAT. LSU also says they have good scholarships... we found, in practice, UofAlabama/LSU/UofSouthCarolina not so great with the award money. UNC Chapel Hill was nearly a full ride. Haven't got all the award pkgs yet... but she wants to stay in state anyway.
  8. All my dd's college decisions are in - thought I'd share. Accepted: Stanford (REA) UC Berkeley (Regents scholar) UCLA USC Vanderbilt UNC Chapel Hill LSU Alabama Arizona State University U of South Carolina U of Florida Rejected: UC San Diego UC Santa Barbara Harvard
  9. My dd#2 applied REA to Stanford and just found out Wednesday she was accepted!!! Can't even believe it. We're all still in absolute shock. So incredibly excited!!! She still has a bunch of RD applications in - so waiting on word on those in the spring too. 😄 Will keep y'all posted.
  10. This has been asked a million times, I know. And I've read most all the responses... But what sayeth the Hive now? What is your advice? Most schools my dd is applying to ask for 2 TEACHER LORs. Most offer an OTHER recommender as optional. She has her 1st Teacher Recommendation -but we are struggling to figure out a 2nd one - as all her classes are at home or outsourced, so no one knows her in person. I know she can have 2 from distance-learner teachers, but they can't really speak to her character. We've already got one of those. CAN we use a non-academic recommender for the 2nd spot?? Otherwise she'll be sending 3 - as the TEACHER LOR don't know her personally. So we feel she has to have at least 1 recommender who knows her well. So instead of having 3 (2 meh, 1 good) when they only require 2, can we just send 1 teacher + 1 other - and slot them both into the teacher recommenders in the common app? What are your thoughts?
  11. Help! We are looking for a good Chemistry option for this year. Please tell me your insight into either Clover Valley Honors/Regular Chemistry (self-graded option) OR Funda Funda Chemistry. Thanks!
  12. I didn't say I'd stop math. LOL! 🙂We're excited to either re-do Pre-A with another curriculum - or start Algebra now and then go as far as we can until we officially start Alg 1 with Jann... Hey I see you lurking Jann in TX. What are your thoughts, since she'll start with Alg I in the Fall with you?
  13. Figuring out what to do for my 7th grader. (I'll cross-post this in High School too) She'll finish Dolciani Pre-A by Christmas break. She won't start Algebra I until Fall (outsourced with Myhomeschoolmathclass - Jan in TX). So I have a semester to do what... ? She definitely needs reinforcement as math does not come naturally and we tirelessly work through Pre-A together - it doesn't come super easily. We are looking forward to this 'bonus' time to reinforce. Should I find another Pre-A to go through for the remainder of the year? If yes, ideas? Or should I start an Algebra program (could be Dolciani's Algebra) so she'll have a solid 1-1/2 years of Algebra under her belt? Ideas? All my other older kids finished Pre-A at end of year, transitioning to Alg following year - so this 1/2 year finish is new territory for us. Thanks!
  14. Figuring out what to do for my 7th grader. (I'll cross-post this in Middle School too) She'll finish Dolciani Pre-A by Christmas break. She won't start Algebra I until Fall (outsourced with Myhomeschoolmathclass - Jan in TX). So I have a semester to do what... ? She definitely needs reinforcement as math does not come naturally and we tirelessly work through Pre-A together - it doesn't come super easily. We are looking forward to this 'bonus' time to reinforce. Should I find another Pre-A to go through for the remainder of the year? If yes, ideas? Or should I start an Algebra program (could be Dolciani's Algebra) so she'll have a solid 1-1/2 years of Algebra under her belt? Ideas? All my other older kids finished Pre-A at end of year, transitioning to Alg following year - so this 1/2 year finish is new territory for us. Thanks!
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