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I've been following this thread, but too busy to formulate my position. I do note though that it seems very few understand who Edward Blum, the founder of Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) and how it became the plaintiff in the affirmative action case. https://www.npr.org/2023/07/02/1183981097/affirmative-action-asian-americans-poc
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On 5/20/2023 at 11:28 AM, Dmmetler said:
Realistically, the top science fairs/competitions-ISEF, JSHS, etc have been largely this way for a long time. My mother once commented that she was thrilled when they got a project that wasn't from someone who had one parent who was a medical doctor and the other a professor, and that she was explicit to their judges that if the student couldn't answer questions about the project that did NOT come verbatim from the paper, they should not be allowed to move on to the state level, because that meant they really hadn't done much of the work.
My kid's graduation was last Friday. The school listed the achievements of some of its graduating students. Several were published authors/researchers. Can you guess the publishers? But, the biggest buzz was over a student who won an international science competition , and will present her work at a convention in Europe this summer. Seems that at the start of the 12th grade, this student submitted the idea of using some high tech gadget to survey agriculture fields and project productivity. Six month later she had a finished paper to enter into the competition. I was curious how could this be. The student is all dance, theater, music and art. She was not in any ap math or science, or any of the tech clubs. As far as my kid knows, she didn't miss any classes, and was involved in plays and musical production, Not, only that but the technology involved costs several million, and the project requires ariel, if not orbital surveillance. Well, I looked up her parents info, and was not surprised.
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31 minutes ago, Lady Marmalade said:
If you go onto Zillow, plunk in Wisconsin and take all other filters off except 20 acres, it brings up properties all over, but most of the "affordable" ones are in those towns you've never heard of, hours away from any major city. Mellon, Edgar, Danbury, Cumberland, Sarona, etc.
I didn't see anything in Woebegon.
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The requirements are going to depend on what level you are targeting. Here is a guide for Wharton : https://www.quadeducationgroup.com/blog/how-to-get-into-wharton-undergrad-the-complete-guide. The demonstrated interest is not as difficult as you would think. Sure there are lot of kids who have started corporations and non-profit, but most just have solid math backgrounds, and are able to articulate why that program. At the top schools, it is better to frame in terms of an interest in finance, rather than generic business.
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I liked that Borden canned milk, Philly cream cheese, Graham cracker crust, cheesecake thing. It was one of aunt's specialities.
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So, are you going to wear a mini-skirt, hot pants, or wide flares?
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9 hours ago, Soror said:
I've found a used KitchenAid electric. Dh is picking it up this afternoon. While we could technically afford the gas and set up it is more than I want to spend right now. This one is just a few years old (and about 1/3 the cost), the guy upgraded to an induction. I was hoping to find one that someone was getting rid of due to remodeling.
About 5 years ago, I upgraded my kitchen appliances from white enamel to stainless steel. I got everything used off crsigslist., or dented returns from Habitat for humanity. High quality double oven, range hood, range top, garbage disposal, double sink, and refrigerator for well under $2000. I am most happy with the kitchen aid double oven I got for $400
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My 12th grader is no celebrity, but if you google his not unusual name, and a certain key word, a picture of him taken in the 10th grade pops up. along with pictures of more accomplished people with the same name. At first I thought it was related to our internet address or something, but when I tell people about this, and they do the name search from their device., his picture pops up.. it is kinda funny.
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53 minutes ago, Roadrunner said:
So which older materials would you recommend? They brought back vocabulary questions?
Sorry, I don't have any specific recommendations. I was just thinking about what I would need if I had to prep my kid for the new test. The old long reading passages could still be very useful. Having to answer several questions about one passage seems better practice than one question, one answer. Although the vocabulary is in context, it is probably good to know those old SAT words (maybe not as esoteric). Since panda and metzer focus on those arcane grammar traps that separate the high scorers on the old test, maybe a sixth grade grammar book for a broader review until the new pattern emerges. Fortunately, I don't have to do it.
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20 hours ago, Roadrunner said:
@showelott thanks for resources. I guess my question is why can’t we use her existing writing book (which we already own) instead of buying a new one tailored for digital. I just wonder if training with longer passages will be equally effective. I don’t want to give test prep any money is I don’t need to.
My kid is graduating next week, so I am done with SAT testing. But, out of curiosity, I took a look at one of the practice tests posted by college board. I don't think the testing materials (Kaplan, Princeton, Panda, Metzer) that we used could prepare us for the new format. The verbal section is that much different. OTOH, i think I could piece together practice materials, using those very old SAT vocabulary word books, and a grammar rule book. The biggest advantage that the old test material had was that they covered the most likely/common test traps. The Panda and Metzer material were especially good at this. I don't see their new digital material being able to know the most likely/common questions for a couple of years.
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I just starting buying things again off Ebay, after drifting away for a year or so. I was using Amazon, because returns and refunds were so much easier. But, now the prices on Amazon are getting so much higher for the exact same product on Ebay. Of my recent six purchases on Ebay, four sellers immediately emailed me that if I had any issues to contact them first to resolve it informally. Well, I had problems with two items in the $30 price range. For one item I received a prompt exchange w/o having to return the item I received, and the other gave me a refund w/o having to return the item. I don't remember transactions on ebay being this smooth.
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Well, there's OnlyFans
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11 minutes ago, Roadrunner said:
It was the only research paper he has done and a tremendous learning opportunity in mathematics. It isn’t “I did mathematical research and published.” It’s more like “I learned how to write research papers in preparation for college in a subject area I love with guidance.”
Well put.
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For those interested, here is a list of some more legitimate research mentorship programs: https://www.lumiere-education.com/post/10-best-research-mentorship-programs. Many are free or low cost tuition, some include housing. My kid attended one of these a couple of years ago. He did a research paper, but I don't think that it was published in a way discussed in this topic. It was however uploaded to the university's library database, and he listed this on his college apps. I didn't think of it as big deal because it wasn't technically published, just another activity.
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4 hours ago, Malam said:
That might be true for need-aware institutions, but I don't think Stanford is going to be impressed by a family that can "only" pay full freight, given that you need to donate roughly 500k to be a development case there.
If Harvard is any indication of what is needed at that tier, you are missing a ZERO, if not a multiplier as well. 500K is not even a middle class home in California. https://www.ivycoach.com/the-ivy-coach-blog/ivy-league/donations-to-harvard/#:~:text=It's not %24500%2C000.,— surprise — applying next year.
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2 hours ago, mathnerd said:
Is CTD the Northwestern summer school?
Yes. In many ways it is a better experience than cty. Slightly cheaper, and weekend excursions into Chicago are included in fees. CTY is all on campus, no outside activities. My kid thinks the ctd summer ap biology class was the hardest class he took in h.s.
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1 hour ago, JazzyMom said:
Yes, our tutor is encouraging his clients towards ACT.
But like I said above, my ds is trying to earn the Af Am Scholar designation through PSAT, so that’s why we are prepping for it.
Your daughter can also earn the award by taking two more ap exams, by 11th grade with scores of three or higher.
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24 minutes ago, MercyA said:
Title says it all. My DD loves shopping in thrift shops and at garage sales (yay!) but I am curious about current trends and brands.
Thanks! 🙂
You should leave well enough alone.
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4 minutes ago, JazzyMom said:
If the test is easier, doesn’t that mean it will be harder to get a high score? When my oldest took the SAT, he missed 2 (I think) problems on the math section, and it brought his math score down to a 720. Where on a previous try, he missed more problems, but got a 740.
Was this the June 2018 test. My kid was trying for CTY-SET at the time. He missed 5 math questions and got a 690. The scoring anomalies happens when the test is easy.
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9 hours ago, showelott said:
.3. The test is ADAPTIVE by section: Each section will have two modules. The first module has easy, medium and hard questions. Depending on how you do on the first module you will then see an easier second module (with more easy and medium questions) or a harder second module (with more medium and hard questions) You need to answer about 2/3 of the first module correctly in order to get placed into the second harder module
I read somewhere that if a tester does not place into the harder second module, the maximum score for that section is 650. Slow starters beware.
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My did a three week AP biology at CTD, and the following summer did AP chemistry INTENSIVE at CTY, which is a 6-7 week class, and not the standard 3 week class. Both classes were very rigorous. Also, the teacher of the CTY chem class was a stickler on writing proper lab reports. However, I don't think the summer classes are suitable for being one and done. He took them as preview of his upcoming AP classes at school. He was able to breeze through the school classes and did very well on both AP exams. I don't think he could have done well on the exams just by taking the summer classes and then 8 months later taking the ap exams.
BTW there is also an alternate 5-6 week AP chemistry class at CTD.
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This does not help with your current situation, but upgrade your AAA membership to Premier. Premier is just a few dollars more than basic, but it will tow you 100 miles. I've been towed from near Bakerfield to Los Angeles area grinning the whole ride. Best bargain out there.
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15 hours ago, Porridge said:
If she doesn’t do Alg based physics, she would do Calculus and Bio in 10th, then likely move straight to calculus based physics in 11th. Unless you all tell me it’s better for her to do algebra based physics (even if she has the calc skills for calc-based physics). If she were in brick and mortar school, she’d do calc based AP Physics series, so this path (Bio 10th, calc based physics 11th) seems more logical to me.
This is the pace at schools that allow AP classes starting 9th grade. My kid's school only allows AP chem in 10th, so he just wrapped AP physics c in 12th. He did not take alg based first.
BTW if you have any interest in highly selective colleges, you do need to look at the admissions requirements now, and start burnishing academics and ECs
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I was just about to order a top and bottom set from Amazon for $22. A four pack for $10. Anybody know if there is still a sale at Costco or Sam's. Thanks