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DD has Calc in the morning and she is so sick - double ear infection :( She is taking it anyway. Hopefully it goes ok.
I hope she feels better!
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Then definately the CAT or Stanford 10 online tests if you're just box checking. You get the results immediately.
Excellent, thanks!
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Thanks to everyone so far! I'm loving the idea of an online test. I just want to be able to check the box and move on.
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So my dc do a standardized test every year that we submit to the state. When my older ds was in 9th grade, the public school administered the NWEA and we used that. This year my younger ds is in 9th grade, and I was assuming the school would do the NWEA or something similar.
Never assume. We just found out today that 9th graders aren't getting any standardized testing. In fact we were told that they never do 9th grade testing - clearly untrue since oldest got tested 2 years ago, but not worth arguing.
It's too late to do the May SAT, and ds is already planning to do a subject test at the June SAT date. He could possibly do the ACT the following weekend, but there are some other things that he really would rather do that day. We used to do the ITBS at home many years ago. So it's possible he could do that.
Any other suggestions for a standardized test that he could take that would be cheap and low stress? At home would be great so that we could schedule it ourselves.
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It is a great idea to do this, tcb. My dd is taking AP Bio this year so she coupled that with the Bio Subject test. While you don't have to do this, it kills two birds with on stone since the AP Exams are generally tougher than the Sub tests. If a student is well prepared for the AP in a subject then they should not need much prep for the sub test.
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I will add though that some APs and subject tests line up better than others. Last year my ds took the AP US history exam and the US history subject test. He did minimal studying for the subject test and did very well. This year he's taking AP physics and is considering taking the subject test in June. His hesitation is that the subject test covers more material at much less depth than the AP test. He is planning (hopefully soon!) to take a practice physics subject test to see how much preparation he will need to do.
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I am very good at math and statistics, thanks. If you care to discuss with mutual respect, re-read what I said. The comparison is not raw numbers and it's not a % of the overall white / black population. It's the % of black / white people in confrontations with the police who get shot. If you cannot understand that distinction, it's not because of my math skills.
Seems more likely that some people find some of the facts inconvenient. Oh well.
If it is really is the % of people in confrontations with the police who get shot though, you would expect to see at least some kind of correlation between number of people shot and violent crime rate. And in the article I linked above (linking again for convenience), there does not seem to be any pattern.
Also there are some cities, including St. Louis which has 9.5 police killings per million people, in which there are no white people shot. I really cannot believe that 0% of the police confrontations in St. Louis involve white people.
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This article has some interesting data. It shows a lack of correlation between the amount of violent crime in a city and the number of police killings. Chicago surprisingly does not have *that* many police killings per million people.
"St. Louis Police Department had a rate of 9.5 police killings per one million residents, while Baltimore’s was 4.8 per one million. Chicago sits at 2.9 per one million and Minneapolis’ rate is 2.5 per million."
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Sorry for the quick hijack!
Congrats to your DS, Sebastian. I think DS will do well in SAT Lit too but if his SAT reading score is already excellent, do you think it necessary to do the SAT Lit test as well? I'm trying to help him decide between SAT W History and Lit in June. He hasn't had W History in a while and will have to review more than he will have to review for SAT Lit. But I'm thinking SAT W History might be a better test to verify a mommy grade for our unschooled World History studies.
Keep in mind the W. history isn't offered very often (I think just June and December). The lit is offered (I believe) every time the subject tests are offered. Thus if your ds is considering the W. history, he might want to take it in June.
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My ds is also taking the literature on Saturday. Then he's planning to do world history and maybe one other in June. He thinks he'll do physics, but he needs to do a practice test and find out how much studying he has to do.
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Yes, this is fairly common. I don't think it means you can't just send an email thank you. I think they do it because it is considered out of the ordinary, so it might catch a student's attention.
That makes sense, thanks. He sent an email thank you today.
I can see that the next year is going to be very long and complicated. Lots of tough decisions ahead!
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The school must be desperate for your DS to attend if the interviewers send handwritten notres. Never heard of this.
Email is fine.
LOL I thought the same thing. Thanks for the vote for email.
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My older ds is a junior, and we visited four colleges in the last week. At two of the colleges he had interviews. We had planned to have him send thank you emails to his interviewers when we returned from the trip. However the interviewer at one of the schools already sent him a handwritten thank you card. Should he send a handwritten card in return? Or is it ok to send an email? I'm not familiar with interviewers sending thank you cards. It's usually the interviewee. Thus it is confusing me.
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I had my son take a picture of the AP number card and text it to me. That way if it gets misplaced before July, we have an electronic copy.
Excellent idea! I'm going to have both my kids do that now.
My older ds is only doing two exam this year (3 last year) - physics C electricity & magnetism and English language. I honestly have no idea how prepared he is for the English since he's taken the class at school. He seems to think he'll do well. Physics has been going reasonably well. I think he's really happy it's almost over.
Younger ds is taking his first AP in European history. He's just started reviewing, and hopefully all will go well.
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See, this aspect is part of the new YNAB and didn't exist in the Classic version.....
This is one of the reasons why I like the "classic" YNAB, and I really don't want to switch to the new YNAB. The other reason is that we purchased the classic YNAB as a one-time expense. I really hate the subscription concept to continually pay for software. I'm looking for a replacement now for classic YNAB...
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Actually my understanding is that the FAFSA is changing. My ds is also going to be applying to colleges in the fall. The way I read it, for his class the FAFSA will be available in October 2016 (as opposed to January), and will use "prior prior year taxes." So for his freshman year of college, the FAFSA will be based on 2015 taxes, which are due shortly.
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JeanM,
Did your child get an admission ticket for this? We haven't received one (and collegeboard mentions this) and can't see his registration on the site. They may not have totally registered him.
Actually ds doesn't have an admissions ticket yet. Now that you mention it, I should have him talk to guidance. I think we can print it from the college board site though, since it does show up there. I'd be a little concerned if it isn't showing up at your ds's college board site. Can he check with the school about the admission ticket?
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I think Sebastian that may be what is going on. The school has it on their calendar during the week, but when I looked at the collegeboard registration dates, it doesn't have that date as an option.
This is what my ds is doing. They are running the SAT during a school day (April 12), and the high school did all of the registration for him - including paying. If I log in to his college board account, I can see the registration.
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I completely forgot about the tax credit - happy dance. Serioulsy, that will be the thing that makes this doable for us. I actually simulated it in Turbo tax and it turned our tax bill into a tax credit. When she goes to school we will get money back :party:
Just FYI, I believe that tax credit is going to expire in 2017. Hopefully it will be renewed!
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True, although I have a hard time believing many can make it on $25K and a family and not live with parents, have government assistance, etc.... Which I think was also true of the salary in 1950. I just don't think it was ever meant to provide a wage for a family.
This graphic (http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Media/Slideshow/2012/04/04/Minimum-Wage-and-What-It-Buys-You-1950s-to-Now?page=0) shows what the salary could buy in 1950 vs 2010 (2010 is the most recent that they have). I'm not sure how helpful it is because it is showing "median rent," which I guess is median for the country. That will vary hugely depending on your location.
They show that working at minimum wage in 1950, it would take 56 hours to pay the "median rent." In 2010 it would take 109 hours to pay the "median rent." That is a significant difference to me.
I thought it was interesting, but it would be nice to see food and healthcare prices there too.
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You do seem very concerned about the 5 year possibility. Does your ds have any AP or community college credits that will be accepted? Is there a difference between the colleges in what they will accept? Those can make a difference in the time to graduation.
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We raised a puppy for a guide dog program a few years ago. He was a wonderful dog, and it was a terrific experience. It definitely was heartbreaking to give him up, but we knew he was going to be doing important work.
I will add that it was a *lot* of work. I would do it again now if I weren't working full-time now. The people in the guide dog organization here were incredibly helpful, and I would definitely talk to your local program about the time commitment. Also, you probably need to work out with your family who is going to responsible for what.
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I haven't purchased it, but I have a relative who did. I wasn't super-impressed from what I saw, but I didn't look at it for very long.
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That class would not work for my dd. Dd has learned through Youth in Government and Model UN to consider all sides, as much as possible. I just spent some time on amazon. The main books listed are extremely right-leaning with nothing else listed to would provide balance or even facilitate interesting discussion.
:iagree: To quote from their mission, "We believe in American exceptionalism and teach patriotism through all our materials."
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A warning on freshman comp--several of my kids took Academic Writing, and I'm glad they were older when they did. The course consisted of horrible readings that no one cared about. The students were required to take positions for and against, analyze, etc. as you would expect. But the readings were not something I'd want my younger teens exposed to...
:iagree: My ds took first semester community college writing. Most of the class was OK, and the teacher was really good. However, they did have a required research paper on s*e*x*t*i*n*g, which I thought was a bit much. I cautioned ds not to just google the topic! Also, they watched a rather graphic R rated movie and had required papers and discussion about the movie.
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AP Exams 2016 Check-in
in High School and Self-Education Board
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Yes, I think both calculus exams are changing for next year. Although they are supposed to be "minor" changes. Our current plan is that younger ds will take Calc AB next year. I'm not thrilled that they are changing the exam, but I don't think we'll change our plans because of it.