<p>Hi everyone. I’ve lurked here for quite a while. It is obviously a very tight-knit community where people aren’t just trading tips, but also starting friendships. I guess I have not been sure how I would fit in at CC if I shared anything about my life because I am in an unusual situation - both a student and a parent. And I don’t mean I’m returning to school after many years. I mean I’m eighteen and currently in a sort of purgatory between high school and college. Not to say my life in general is purgatory - my baby is a joy - but I’m definitely in academic purgatory!</p>
<p>Anyway, I think I would feel most comfortable among the parents here… even if I’m the age of a lot of your kids, I also HAVE a kid now, and I can’t imagine feeling completely cozy in any of the more teen-dominated forums here. I hope to make friends and become a helpful part of the community. I also know that others here will have good insight for me whenever I need help. So… hello! And hello from PhysicsBaby as well, who is sitting next to me and chilling while she sucks on a binky.</p>
<p>Welcome, PhysicsMom! Any chance you do any physics tutoring? We may be needing some this year! We’re really a harmless sort of folk, especially if you don’t spend all of your time in the political threads. :D</p>
<p>Welcome PhysicsMom. Most people are very helpful on the CC forums. The political threads are a recent development and are almost scaring me away and I have been coming to CC for a while. But other than that it is generally a friendly place and a good resource.</p>
<p>Right now I imagine many of us standing around gazing with smiles at PhysicsBaby–you know the way that some of us with BIG kids look when we see a baby!</p>
<p>momof3sons: I’ve never tutored physics before, but I bet I’d like to. I’ve tutored other topics.</p>
<p>swimcatsmom: I’ve kept up with a few of the political threads. It’s not surprising though. Most sane people can still go nuts over politics.</p>
<p>WashDad: PhysicsBaby is five weeks old. I have a lot of people around me who want to help, yes. (PB’s paternal grandma is so in love with PB that she has duplicates of everything - crib, car seat, baby tub, swing, so on - at her house.)</p>
<p>jmmom: I’ve finished high school. </p>
<p>mmom: Thank you. That’s such a nice thing for you to say. </p>
<p>So… my real question is… HOW CAN I MAKE SURE SHE GETS INTO HARVARD???</p>
<p>Physicsmom:
No need to be kidding! I knew a young woman who went to Harvard and had three children while there. It took her longer than most to finish her college degree, but she did! And she even served as head of our PTA for several years. Are you looking to apply to college this fall? If not, you could consider taking a college course or two while grandma takes care of baby, to keep up your study skills and make yourself more attractive to admission committees?
How can CC posters help you? Ask for advice, and you shall receive! And welcome.</p>
<p>Hi, Physicsmom! glad to meet you. I work at a college with lots of moms in your age range. It’s tough, but it’s doable. Give yourself what time you need, but when you tackle college, know that there’s lots of good advice and help out there, and that you can excell for yourself and PB.</p>
<p>Best wishes, and congrats–new babies are pretty special, as are their moms!</p>
<p>Welcome Physics Mom and Baby - this place really is not so bad… It took me a while to dive in - but now it has become one of my favorite places on the net (despite the temporary insanity that is the political threads)</p>
<p>Wow – PhysicsMom, do you realize that you’ll be all of ~35 years young when PhysicsBaby is applying to college??</p>
<p>So, to be rude, what are your plans? Are you planning to go to college eventually? Do you know when? Are you taking a year off? (Or more?) Have you been accepted somewhere and deferred?</p>
<p>VeryHappy, I don’t find your questions rude.</p>
<p>-Definitely want to go to college. I want to go so very badly that I don’t see how I could end up not going - people always make a way when they want something so terribly.
-As to when, that’s one thing I’m trying to decide. Do I want to take a few online courses to give me a better chance and then apply a year from now? Do I want to do something like Harvard Extension and maybe apply somewhere else like Tufts as a transfer? Do I want to just not do academics this year and cross my fingers when I apply to a bunch of places next fall? I am trying to balance what will put me on the best path with what will get me capable of earning more sooner, which I definitely need a degree to do unless I am ridiculously lucky with any of my writing projects. </p>
<p>My significant other, PB’s dad has already graduated and earns enough, but I want so badly to contribute as well.</p>
<p>Also, I’m just impatient. I like academics. I miss taking classes.</p>
<p>Welcome PhysicsMom (dis-grace?) and PhysicsBaby! I wish you and your little one so much luck and happiness. I can tell that you’ll get back on track as far as your education goes since you want it so badly, and I don’t blame you for being impatient. But for now, enjoy your little one - the time really does fly.</p>
We’re really a harmless sort of folk, especially if you don’t spend all of your time in the political threads. :D</p>