I'm searching for online Calc AB courses for DD. She has done extremely well in Derek Owen's online courses for Alg 2 and Precalculus. We could continue using DO for Calc AB, but we think she would need an online class to help keep her on track to finish the course before the AP exam. She's a kind of kid who would not do well with too much busy work. We've heard from other students that the TPS Calc AB course is like that. DD is having a pretty busy schedule for the fall: AP Eng Lang, AP Phys 1&2, AP Calc AB, Lukeion Latin 5 (Independent Study), AP European History, plus one elective TBD. Any suggestions for online CalcAB courses that are good without a lot of busy work? Asynchronous would be great. If live classes, then would prefer ones where the teacher records the sessions for later review. Thanks!

Wow, sounds like St Andrews fit his learning style. And the physical environment sounds fantastic! It's true that nearby Philadelphia has a lot to offer students attending Haverford. The city not NYC/DC/LA, but it does have museums, historical sites, and a philharmonic orchestra.

What did your family member think of U of St Andrew's? There's quite a number of American students attending that school. DS is very attracted to Haverford. He's still figuring out whether he wants to commit to math or get a liberal arts education. What of Haverford appeals to you?

Congratulations to everyone for the wonderful news about acceptances! Thanks to everyone who has given me loads of help on the application process. I have found a wonderfully supportive and knowledgeable community here. DS was accepted at the following schools: Rutgers University (NB)/ honors college w/ partial scholarship UMD (College Park)/ honors college w/ President's Scholarship Haverford College Wheaton College (IL) w/ Presidential Scholarship Oxford University (UK), Mathematics Imperial College London (UK), Mathematics Durham University (UK), Mathematics University College London (UK), Mathematics University of St Andrews (UK), Mathematics I'm happy for DS, that he has a wonderful range of schools. Covid is rendering the decision making process a bit difficult in the midst of the uncertainties that people all over the world are facing. Just glad we can relax for a little bit even as we listen to DS talk through his decision.... before starting up again for the next child.

Thank you for your help! 😃

There is a space to type in the number of years, or type N/A if I am not an educator.

This is for a college application that is not common app. The Counselor Report form asks me how many years I've been an educator. I also have an option to indicate that I am not an educator. So if I am not one professionally, and am just a homeschooling parent, I should not consider myself an educator for this form, right? It might be so obvious, but my brain is not working.... please help me out. Thanks!

DD also took longer to finish last year with Algebra 2 and Physics bc we took weeks off for travel. But I would second the suggestion to follow syllabus closely to make sure you finish on time. If they need to spend time after dinner and weekends to finish the homework and study for tests, then you can help keep them on track with that. I also agree with not waiting for the feedback to move on with the work. You can have them do more revision if the marks are not up to expectations. The other suggestion would be to encourage your son to email Mr. Owens for help when he has trouble with understanding the concepts even before getting feedback for the homework. Mr. Owens was very helpful in answering questions that DD had whenever she needed help.

Thanks for that! I'll go take a look.

Agree. Micro quite a bit less.

After you meet you deadline, can you please tell me how you were able to find the phone number to call? I can't seem to find it. I actually have a question to ask them. Thanks!

OK. Coming up from submarine mode..... DS submitted Common App to one school and two for Coalition! And I finished my paperwork just about 1/2 hour ago. Whew! This time he submitted before I did... Yay! Thanks everyone for your help so far!! I can't believe this was so complicated. But truly, this was a lot of work.... and stress. DD is applying next year. I'm going to have to start like in January. We are going to take a couple of days break before tackling the supplemental essays for the rest of the schools on his list. DH will work on FAFSA. Other than helping DS, what else should I be doing? My brain is mush now... Good luck to anyone still working for Nov 1 deadline!!

Congrats on getting it all done! We are still trucking along...

DS made a resume. Not planning to submit it on the applications since no school has asked for it, but he gave it to ppl writing his recommendations and referred to it when filling out the apps.

Thanks for sharing all of your thoughts! OK, I think I am putting in too much info. And there's a bit of white space. I might try doing a column format and see what happens. RootAnn, you are right. We do have 6 different Outside providers for various reasons. If I have a grading scale on the transcript, can I remove it from my school profile?

So, my school profile is now 2 pages, using 12 pt font. And I still have more to write. Will 3 pages be too long? 4 pages? Should I consider a smaller font size?

Thanks for the heads up that I can only upload one document. Will have DH merge the files for me.

Thank you so much! You sent me yours before, and I have it open while working on mine. =)

Thanks! That's a very clear outline of what goes in a school profile.

Thanks RootAnn! Whatever you may have forgotten, you still remember enough to help us. 😁 I think I need to squirrel myself for a block of hours to work on this. Right now, I'm working in short spurts, but it takes some time to reorient my brain each time I sit down in front of the computer.

Wow, all of this has been very helpful, particularly the different approaches taken by the families. So how about including list of books read in the course description? Would that look ok instead of making a reading list? Also, what about for online courses? Do I write an abbreviated version of the course description on the provider's webpage?

Thanks RootAnn for chiming in! DS is applying this year. I intended to start my paperwork in the summer, but life happened. So, I've finished the transcript and maybe half the course descriptions? My other kids will likely use the Common App also. So hopefully the learning curve this year will translate to better efficiency in subsequent application cycles though I cannot guarantee a high rate of retention here.

Thanks! I was able to read it. 🙂

Thanks for showing me where it goes! OK. I have those topics in my outline except for grading guidelines. Thanks for sharing with me!

I appreciate your encouragement to ask the many questions that I have ! Thanks for referring me to that discussion!... Indeed lots of info there.