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Parents of the HS Class of 2018
HeliMom74
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Hopefully it's not too early to start this thread. In reading the forums here, I've discovered (in some cases) it's never too early to start college planning and questioning!
My 8th grade son is our resident Trekkie and techie. His dream school is MIT, and he is undaunted by the narrow chances of admittance. I admire his spirit. He took the ACT for the first time in December 2013, and earned a 31 composite.
These forums have been such a boon as I prepare to send my oldest child to college (class of 2015). Best wishes to all the kiddos as they make their way to college!
17084 repliesMy 8th grade son is our resident Trekkie and techie. His dream school is MIT, and he is undaunted by the narrow chances of admittance. I admire his spirit. He took the ACT for the first time in December 2013, and earned a 31 composite.
These forums have been such a boon as I prepare to send my oldest child to college (class of 2015). Best wishes to all the kiddos as they make their way to college!
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and the hilarious Stupidest Reason Child Won't Look at a College thread http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/705291-stupidest-reason-child-wont-look-at-a-college.html
I’m getting my Zen on: “Ohhhhmm. Ohhhhmm. Ohhhhmm.”
Community College is cheap. I will save ALOT of money. \:D/
@sushiritto maybe try ASU or CSUs, very easy apps no essay, no LOR, 1 hour max to finish!
Three more for him to work on before New Year's for sure (unless the ED comes through before he's done with them, which would be delightful as it's his best fit), and possibly a couple more.
I told him that my college intro psychology class told me that he wasn't doing his applications because he clearly wanted to take a gap year! That seemed to have good effect
Are people also submitting RD at this time if essays are done, or are these all just EA,ED, and rolling? I'm thinking we may as well put in the RD as we finish. Waiting to hear on one possible EC award but will know before RD due date. Does submitting early indicate high interest to the school? Any disadvantage? I think our guidance office may not submit their part until due date is closer. I can see on Naviance that they did send transcript and recs to EA schools.
I also have a DS1 (Class of 2015), so I'm still learning everything via his journey. And DH & I have 2 more after that...Classes of I Don't Know Because I Haven't Counted On My Fingers Yet...
To any parents out there who are starting this process with their oldest DC, I highly suggest reading a prior Parents of Class of 20XX thread. Start at the first post and read some each day if you can. Not only is this highly informative, but it reads like a novel! I highly recommend the Parents of HS Class of 2013 thread started by RobD. Those parents taught me so much, bless them. And find out what an EFC is...plus an estimate of what yours might be. Do this sitting down. I wish someone would have explained this to DH & me in the maternity ward w/DS1.
Good luck to all as we travel this road together!
I did learn from my Class of 2015 daughter that it would be wise to have my Class of 2018 son take the SAT earlier than junior year, as it is causing her inordinate stress in hoping she'll have the appropriate confirmation score for National Merit stuff.
Ugh, all the testing: I know it's necessary to have some sort of measurement, but I despise how kids are ruled by the numbers for their years of school.
I have learned MUCH from these threads. Is there a thread which explains all the acronyms used by posters on these forums? Some I can figure out using context, but others leave me scratching my head.
What is the best site to use to figure the EFC? (That's Estimated Family Contribution, right?)
Thank you again for your reply, and I'm looking forward to hearing and sharing good news (and commiserating with the bad) with all the moms and dads and kids of this class!