Parents of the College Class of 2013 - Page 3

HarrietMWelsch · 05-06-2009, 10:35 AM

Good morning! Thanks, TheAnalyst, for opening up our new room.

The Mac deals usually do begin in June. And it's worth noting that in addition to the deals, they'll generally give you a college/academic discount on everything - you just have to show your college ID or a bill or some other official document (since students who haven't matriculated yet usually don't have IDs yet). Bear in mind that if you have a h.s. kid taking SUNY or SUPA classes (in NY), or comparable college-linked classes in other states, the Apple store will recognize that and award you the college discount, even if your kid is still a sophomore, junior, etc.

We're a bilingual family - two Macs (three, if you count my ancient desktop) and two PCs. We've had Macs since 1990 and have never had a problem that wasn't promptly and satisfactorily resolved. But my H and S1 love their PCs, too. Not sure what we'll do for S1, partly because of that. We'd like to get him a new laptop as a graduation present, but I don't think he knows yet what he wants.

ChiSquare · 05-06-2009, 10:36 AM

...and I have joined the 21st century. Signed up for Twitter because I read that D's college is on it. So I'm 'following' (I believe that is how you say it) her college. And Stephen Colbert.

#theorymom · 05-06-2009, 10:37 AM

boy that extra inch seems to jack the price up

That is a HUGE difference. I'll query him when he gets back from his AP exam today

CBBBlinker · 05-06-2009, 10:37 AM

#theory -- the info about course selection procedures for A & B terms and the math placement test is in a letter S got on Monday. "Dear members of the Class of 2013..." The letter says ALL students are required to take the placement test to determine which level of Calculus to start with.

S currently has a Mac laptop he loves, but yeah, he was thinking he'd need a PC. (He/we haven't scoped out the computer thing w/ WPI yet.) Knowing him, he'll take both.

HarrietMWelsch · 05-06-2009, 10:37 AM

ChiSquare, I *love* Twitter! I follow both my older kids, H's company, Colbert - and my favorite, Sockington the cat.

(Go look him up!)

missypie · 05-06-2009, 10:38 AM

I sgned up for Twitter because someone asked me to. But it's a black hole - I don't have a clue as to how to follow anyone and haven't received any messages.

#theorymom · 05-06-2009, 10:38 AM

Any one else considering ordering laundry service?
Pros/cons?

missypie · 05-06-2009, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Any one else considering ordering laundry service?

For our students or for ourselves?

HarrietMWelsch · 05-06-2009, 10:41 AM

missypie, happy to give you a walk-through if you really want it.

I actually signed up initially to get tweets from D's athletic conference, so I could get scores during games without actually watching the livestats during meetings. Or, um, not watching livestats THE WHOLE TIME.

#theorymom, S1's school doesn't offer laundry service. Our deal is S1 will be taking Laundry 101 from me as soon as his last AP exam is over.

#theorymom · 05-06-2009, 10:42 AM

CCCBlinker
hmmm I guess I misunderstood what the math prof said when he said a 4 or 5 on the AP would determine where he started.
I don't think it matters to him where he starts though since he is planning on doing the Analysis Sequence option instead of the normal Calc sequence so he'll do it from the start. The AP test will still give him some credits evidently.
I'll research his papers and see what we have to do re math placement

#theorymom · 05-06-2009, 10:43 AM

missypie - LOL

RochesterMom · 05-06-2009, 10:46 AM

We bought from Dell. So far seems to be working but it's vista and D was an XP expert so she is learning. So far it doesn't seem to be as bad as we had been led to believe.

ksabbo · 05-06-2009, 10:52 AM

I stepped out for a few hours, now I have three pages to catch up on.

We too are in the PC vs. Mac dilemma. But then again, we're still in the UR vs. AU dilemma too

JerseyShoreMom · 05-06-2009, 10:53 AM

Oh my, I'm now following Sockington on Twitter, with almost a half-million other people.

That darn cat!

lindz126 · 05-06-2009, 10:59 AM

thanks TA for getting this started...I was anxious I would somehow miss this new thread and be out in the cc woods searching...glad I found you all. reminds me of my d who keeps saying, I just want to start college already...keeps expressing how ridiculous high school is...although she's happily going to her AP Lit prep group that her teacher's sponsoring tonight at Borders

and TA I think you're very resilient actually, with what you've been dealing with, as well as the launching a kid stuff. try to remember that...