Class of 2012 Results: Celebrate, discuss, support here

[mamado]

This question is for Tuitionsaver. I hope it is fine to ask what your DD's stats were. You seem to have applied to all the schools we are looking at for application during the fall of 2008. It would be very helpful to know if we are being realistic. Our stats are 800 verbal, 700 math, 700 writing and 13th in class of 500. Academic program all accelerated from 7th to 12th. Tons of community service, many awards and extracurriculars.

Any feedback would be very appreciated. Also, if anyone else has a thought on our stats, please respond.

Thank you!

[lamiller2008]

i will be officially attending the College of Wooster. i was essentially awarded a full-ride!

[Krismom]

Help! My daughter has a conditional acceptance to her dream school. Condition: get a B in a college Physics course first. Enrolled in local CC for summer term, but everything has gone wrong - not looking good for that B. Any advice? Should we start begging the schools she turned down? Is college likely to be firm?

[eg1]

Summer courses in cc's around where I live haven't started yet, or have just started. It's still quite early in the summer. Can she drop the current class if a "B" looks impossible and start another somewhere else? If there are no other classes she could take locally, she could look at online options, such as:

Center for Distance and Independent Study: Detailed Course Information or Center for Distance and Independent Study: Detailed Course Information (no calculus pre-req)

Elementary General Physics For a link to the independent study website, rather than the actual course description, try this one:
UNL | Independent Study

I don't have experience with either, but I heard of them while I was researching online classes for my kids (homeschool). Both institutions seem to have a good record in distance education.

[hsmomstef]

What seems to be the problem -- does she need individual tutoring? I would be pulling out all the stops to help her get that B. Has she met with the college professor about the problems?

[Krismom]

Thanks so much, eg1, for the distance learning idea. Will definitely look into it as she can still drop the course Monday. Yes, we are pulling out all the stops. She has talked to the professor and he is aware of the situation. She has a good tutor and I am helping in between (but it's been 30 years since I took the class). The main problem is that there is no room for any error, so if you make a math mistake in part A, parts B-G are all wrong with no credit. Out of 22 students, there is currently 1 A, 1 C, and the rest have Ds. My daughter is now in a panic, not the best condition to do well.

[eg1]

If you are interested in exploring online options, after responding to your post, I followed a link on another CC post to BYU's distance ed. website. Their classes seem significantly cheaper. Here's a link to one class that might work (they seem to offer at least a few that I'd consider introductory physics classes).

BYU Independent Study - Distance Education Courses - Online Learning

I don't like the setup you are reporting regarding your daughter's class. When I took physics, we counted on getting partial credit for answers. If each question depends on the previous one to the extent that an error early on makes the rest of the assignment/test impossible to get points on, I'd wonder if the instructor is purposely trying to set people up to fail.

[Krismom]

Thank you so much for the info - we are breathing a little better with a workable back up plan. I have only twins, both starting college in the fall, so no room for a parent learning curve in our house! I agree about the course - something wierd is going on. In my experience with physics, they looked for the concepts and calculations were secondary.

[CountingDown]

Sounds like this is one of that college's "weeder courses" where they try to weed out who's serious about continuing in the sciences vs. not. Best of luck to your D; sounds like you have a plan, and the expereice she gains here will help her when she gets to school in the fall.