Lang Syne Boardie Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 I know we've gone over this before, but I'm actually filing and boxing today and I'm lacking confidence. How much of my son's Biology from last year should I save? A few samples of lab reports and the tests? The homework? The videos of his experiments? All of it? None of it? He also did: Henle Latin Greek yr. 1 TOG yr. 1 rhetoric Geometry What is customarily saved? I don't want to be the naive parent sending overflowing file boxes along with college applications, but surely I need to save some of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetC Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I'm saving a few samples of my DDs' best work, course description, required reading list, and my grade spreadsheet for the year, as applicable for each course. --Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Unless you intend to submit a portfolio of work for college applications, I'd pitch it all. I'd certainly keep a record of topics studied and maybe of experiments made, but that is it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I would save all tests, an outline of the course, any documentation about labs (lab reports or, in your case, videos). I have heard of students who had to prove that they had actually done a lab science. The only thing I am going to actually send to the college is a course description. I see no need to save homework. This said, my kids will keep all their high school work in their binders until they are safely in college. It's just four years worth of stuff, not worth worrying about what to keep and what to toss. I guess once they are in grad school, everything gets chucked ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbeltmom Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 The only items we are keeping are the science lab notebooks and writing assignments. My son took AP Physics B at our local high school, and even at a B&M school the teacher told the kids to hold on to their lab notebooks because some colleges may request to see the lab notebook before awarding AP credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Syne Boardie Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Thank you all so much. Regentrude, I read something on Rose-Hulman's website two years ago that made me freeze in fear. They said they wanted documentation of "real" labs, not just kitchen demonstrations of science principles. I decided then that all high school labs would be in the lab book and on video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Regentrude, I read something on Rose-Hulman's website two years ago that made me freeze in fear. They said they wanted documentation of "real" labs, not just kitchen demonstrations of science principles. I decided then that all high school labs would be in the lab book and on video. I agree that a lab is not the same thing as a demonstration. I do not think anybody at college admissions would spend the time to watch videos of students doing labs. What they might glance over is a list of labs and maybe the corresponding lab reports. Make sure to save those. the videos are overkill, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I saved every single graded assignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 This said, my kids will keep all their high school work in their binders until they are safely in college. It's just four years worth of stuff, not worth worrying about what to keep and what to toss. I guess once they are in grad school, everything gets chucked ;-) :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I've been asked to send the ToC from the science textbooks, and the full course descriptions for ds's lab science classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I'd recommend keeping ALL papers (I refer to essays, research papers, etc.) as well as lab notebooks and a sprinkling of your child's best work from a variety of subjects. One of the ten colleges to which my daughter applied required a portfolio of work; another of the colleges recommended it. Some of the things she included were: graded papers from outside classes a quiz and lab report from a community college science class Latin translation assignment from her AP Latin class a picture of a page from a Latin picture book that she wrote and illustrated photos of a couple of art pieces with the ribbons they won in the County fair I'd recommend keeping all of your child's essays; one of my daughter's 11th grade essays became fodder for her college application essay. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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