Nope. I believe colleges recalculate gpa's

Thanks for the idea! This sounds great!

I'll ask him if he'll consider Medieval Lit . Medieval Lit sounds good! Maybe we'll also look into Classical Studies with Composition and/or Traditional logic via Memoria Press. Or Lit of the Ancient World & Expository Writing/Rhetoric via WTM academy.

DS is a rising senior. He already took AP English Literature and Language. He's doing a senior thesis next spring for graduation. What other English courses can he take? I want him to have four years of English and prepare for college next year. It doesn't help English is his least favorite subject.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I heard AP classes aren't counted until high school.

No, you have to choose one. Avoid GED if possible. Can she graduate early?

DS is a senior this year. I finally got this homeschool stuff down, well almost. He took the SAT in the spring, and wants to take the ACT in the fall. He feels like it might be easier to take. He's currently looking into schools including schools out of the country, but still can't decided on where he wants to go. We're working on his senior schedule. Don't know what English courses to take since he already completed AP English Lit and Language.

Is the ACT easier than the SAT? My son wants to take the ACT because he feels like its easier than the SAT. He took the SAT in the spring.

DD took algebra 2 and pre calculus with him. Mr. Owens was very helpful and answers all questions in a timely matter. He's always there if you need help.

There's no harm in trying. She can always go back to homeschool if she doesn't like public school.

DD went to a horrible high school. She's a smart kid but when you're in a classroom with kids who don't want to be there it's difficult to learn. She transferred in 10th grade to a better school but they were very unorganized since it was a new school. On top of that moving from home to home made it hard to stay focus. She told me she was burned out and miserable. Her grades started slipping. She was the one that brought up online school & homeschooling. I had no information about homeschooling. The thought of dd just staying at home all day was unappealing. I looked into Catholic schools for her. Catholic schools in my area accept students after 9/10 grade. Enrolling in a Catholic school would also be acceptable by her caseworker over homeschooling. (Foster kids in my state can't be home schooled) She finished out her 10th grade year at public school. She started 11th grade at another school closer to home. During this time her adoption was finalized and we had an offer to a Catholic high school. Long story short in December of her junior year I pulled her out and we started homeschooling. DD has done really well with homeschooling. She graduates next week! DS attend a private school. Between extracurriculars, school, hw, and actually getting sleep was difficult. He saw DD being able to sleep in and make a schedule that fits her needs he asked if he can be homeschooled too. So I pulled him out during 10th grade. He graduates next year!

DD doesn't want a party. She will go to graduation and prom set up by the seniors/parents at our co-op. I'm also planning a graduation rose ceremony with a nice dinner with close family members and friends.

I agree. Which is why so many NYC kids from these schools get into college and have to take remedial courses. All the high school cares about are the tests and graduating them. Sad.

The charters are just as worse. My younger daughter enrolled in HSA (Harlem success academy) I thought wow this is a good school. They're always in the media about their test scores and how they rank. I soon realized how many lies they put out. That's they care about is testing. Their teacher turnover rate is high. They pick on and weed out kids with ieps.

Well dd is a senior and graduating. I'm planning on getting a banquet of roses(white or yellow) with ribbons, giving a small speech with , and then cutting the ribbons to symbolize moving on and opening a new chapter in her life. She likes this idea. I also think we might go to six flags again. That seems to stick with out tradition :)

We, well I didn't expect much from these schools. Knowing how competitive they are We didn't know what they were looking for. DD improved a lot from freshman to senior year. I didn't want dd to do things that she hated just to get in. I told her pick a few things, expand on it, be herself/honest in her essay and if a college likes her or saw something in her they might consider her. Living in NYC, I've seen a bunch of elite parents putting too much pressure on certain colleges, especially the ivies. They have their kid enrolled in everything, tells them a 90 good enough, and even writes or tries to write their kids essays for them. We just took a chance.

Most schools that spam her sent her crap apps like another poster said. DD did take AP/ honor courses. She has passions, does volunteer work, is in extracurricular activities. We decided on a 5year plan because she said she wasn't ready to graduate. She also wanted to take more challenging courses and show colleges that she improved from freshman year. She wasn't behind. Her top choices were selective schools. Knowing how competitive some schools are, I encouraged her to apply to some community colleges. Knowing she will get accepted. She was stubborn about it. I kinda had to force her to consider. I will admit, I didn't do enough research . We both didn't actually. We started wayy too late. I know all these questions and concerns about location, majors, etc should've been done a long time ago. She attended the college fair in our area and thought she knew what she was looking for, but was still unsure. First it was law then it changed to business. Her choices kept changing. Then her location kept changing. Then she realized she might not have a good chance of getting into any college she wanted to after she looked at her grades from freshman/sophomore year. She didn't want to get rejected or fail, which she did. She takes rejection/ failing very personal,she did talk about this with her therapist. A mom at our co-op recommended her friend to us. I did look at college counselors in our area. No way was I spending all that $$$ on someone to help dd pick out a college. She got her list down to six.

If I may ask what's you price range? I remember when I started searching for online and umbrella schools I did see some that were cheaper than others. The ones that come to mind are Compu High, Texas Tech Independent Study, Forest trail, Franklin Virtual School, The Ogburn School, and North Dakota Center for distance education. The only thing with Texas Tech is that you have to take Texas exams, well that's what they said when I called. ****oops sorry I thought you were the poster that asked this question and responded back to me.

No, she didn't take a gap year. We just added an extra year(5 year plan) and continued on with her studies. This is her first time applying to colleges. I'm wondering if I should just take over and start giving dd choices that I think are fit for her.I don't know where or how to find a college counselor in my area.

Thank you for pointing this out. Didn't even realize this. I feel stupid that I haven't done my own research from the beginning. I should've been more prepared.

Scripps doesn't offer business as a major. The community college is because of the area. We're still waiting to hear from some outside scholarships. She eliminated USC and some big Flordia colleges due to size. How would I find a college counselor? DD was sure what she wanted at the beginning, now she's unsure and can't make up her mind.

Thank You for the links

Yes dd can't make up her mind. Her top choices when she started applying kept changing. Then her location keeps changing. It's between staying close to home or moving across the country. She was sure that she wanted to attend a warm state far from home, then she thought about it and doesn't know if she should stay close to home. An all girls education sounds appealing to her. She said she might want to attend a christian college because kids are less likely to do bad things like sex, drugs, alcohol, but they might not offer what she wants. Some like Biola are too conservative for her. I told her sex, drugs, alcohol is at every college. Doesn't matter if its christian or not.

Because of the area. The Florida Keys area is beautiful, so she's considering it.

USC is University of Southern California This is dds current list Biola Azusa Princeton Wheaton Claremont McKenna Barrett,the Honors College Texas Christian Florida Keys CC Agnes Scott Westmont Point Loma Santa Clara Simmons City College She's considering Princeton, but only because it's Princeton. She would like to go out of state specifically California. But then she's afraid to go so far away, so she's considering City or Princeton. Then there's other colleges like Simmons and Wheaton that she likes. Biola and Asuza are very conservative. So she might be weeding these two colleges out, but she does like the area. Texas Christian she's 50/50 on. She said Texas as issues(no offense to Texans) DD wants to study business and wants to work for Goldman & Sachs or JP Morgan chase. She read online that these companies only hire people from well known schools. My friend who works in business said it's not true. These companies do hire people from various colleges. But it's still competitive no matter what college you graduate from. Even people from Harvard who wants a job at Goldman and Sachs might not get one. I've told dd this, but she till thinks Princeton would look good on her resume.