<p>Agree with Queen’s Mom that superscoring will not make Score Choice a big factor in most cases.</p>
<p>zoosermom - thanks for that info.</p>
<p>You are right zoosermom. I should have said most colleges report superscored stats. Georgia Tech, for example, will even superscore SAT sections with ACT sections (converted into an SAT scale). That one really shocked me.</p>
<p>I was shocked too, so I wanted to pass along the info. It was nice to actually be able to contribute to the thread for a change!</p>
<p>FAP – we have a motto when visiting the East Coast: “NEVER drive in Boston”. We learned many years ago that sometimes you absolutely cannot get from “here” to “there”. When D and I were there 4 years ago visiting schools we stayed at the Hilton at Logan, used the subway (very convenient from there), and did not touch the car again until we left the city.</p>
<p>But then, I also have the same motto for Philly now. Their signage is the worst I have ever seen, or should I say ‘not seen’. D and I arrived about 1 am, and trying to find the hotel downtown was a nightmare. Thank goodness it was the middle of the night, with no traffic in the city, because I had to stop the car in the MIDDLE of a roundabout to look for street signs. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I guess we must be a car family. We’ve also lived on the East coast for many years and know our way around. We drove all over on our recent college road trip, and this included driving in and around Philly, Providence, Cambridge and Boston. GPS and Google maps helps a lot. </p>
<p>I love public transportation too, but it takes away a lot of flexibility. What if you reach a campus and your kid hates it in the first 15 minutes and wants to leave right away? Or the weather is terrible in the morning but will get better in the afternoon? If you have a car, you can make some adjustments. Train tickets are less easy to change.</p>
<p>Got brave and checked ds’s grades online last night. What a pleasant surprise. All As except for that BC Cal grade. Phew!</p>
<p>09 mom popping in with more unsolicited advice for y’all. This might already be covered in this thread, but I’ll say it anyway. I was thinking of the upcoming events that we’d all be attending - recitals, senior awards ceremony, etc etc. I am so glad that Son already owns a dark suit, a navy blazer and dress shoes. We bought the suit for a family wedding two years ago and left it a bit big on him. We bought the blazer last summer. It is nice to have that done in advance so no matter what dress code is sprung on us, Son will have something appropriate to wear. If you find out two days in advance that your son needs a suit for an event, it is very difficult to get the alterations done.</p>
<p>We bought ds his first suit last month. Has already come in handy twice!</p>
<p>vp - GPS has been a tremendous help to us on our college tours, even in Boston. About the only problem we had was that when we tried to get to our hotel, it kept directing us down a street that was closed for repairs, and it was really hard to find another thru street.</p>
<p>YDS - congrats on your S’s final grades! I’m so jealous that your S and others are already done. D still has almost a full month left. :P</p>
<p>So, how did you get out of buying your S a suit until now? My S is only 12, and has gone through several. Luckily, some of them have been hand-me-downs from his cousin. </p>
<p>missypie - thanks for the advice. I have a D, and girls tend to have a few more dressy options available, but it’s a good reminder to be prepared.</p>
<p>S has only needed an actual suit for his bar mitzvah. Once he grew out of that he’s been fine with charcoal gray wool slacks, navy jacket, shirt, and tie. He’s still growing, so we’re trying to put off a suit purchase for as long as possible!</p>
<p>We aren’t church-goers, so no dress clothes needed. Ever. Dressing up in our household means closed-toed shoes. 
But two grandparents are now over 80, and what with college interviews happening and all, I thought it was time. Also, he’s begun to notice that sometimes his laid-back style isn’t always the most appropriate. He really wanted a suit. Yeah for growing up!</p>
<p>We attend a very formal church - men in suits, women in dresses - but for some wonderful unknown reason, the boys and teens wear khaki shorts or slacks, not suits. Even the Perot and Hunt boys wear khakis and button downs, or polos and shorts. God bless them!</p>
<p>The difference between Texas and NY, I guess. 
S had needed suits for weddings, christenings, communions, bar/bat mitzvahs, school presentations, and funerals. Nice that he wanted a suit and you haven’t had to force him into it.</p>
<p>S1 grew out of his Bar Mitzvah suit long ago, but we held off til fall of senior year when he needed one for some science competition presentations. Took him to Men’s Warehouse, brought the funky binary tie we bought online, and they made it all sing. He stood two inches taller with that suit on and shone with confidence (not typical with this kid). He wound up getting a LOT of use out of it throughout the year and it will probably fit him for a good while yet. </p>
<p>S2 is doing the blazer and khakis thing right now now for debate and MUN. He says he’s not ready for a new suit yet.</p>
<p>This is where it is so much easier and cheaper to have boys.</p>
<p>Our crowd does the navy blazer & khaki pants thing, fortunately! DS would prefer to wear cargo pants and a t shirt year round, however…</p>
<p>This discussion reminds me, I’ve been meaning to buy a cool tie online–physics, math, or computer themed.</p>
<p>We have purchased numerous geeky ties from [url=<a href=“http://scienceteecher.com/all_ties.htm]scienceteecher.com[/url”>http://scienceteecher.com/all_ties.htm]scienceteecher.com[/url</a>]. Lots of math T-shirts and Pi-Day hats as well. Unfortunately, now the only Ts S1 wants are Greek (as in fraternity)!</p>
<p>My son needed nice pants and a white shirt for orchestra. He had a whole slew of sweet sixteen parties which required suits. He wanted a new tie and often a new shirt for each one and often wore one of his old fashioned hats. (He has a fedora, a homburg and a top hat.) He actually loves dressing up - he and a friend of his got all dressed up for the latest choral concert - he wore a three piece suit and a top hat. I’ve notice that a number of his friends and he like to wear jeans with suit jackets - sometimes with real shirts sometimes with t-shirts.</p>
<p>At D’s school, they give the boys tuxedos to wear for the concerts. I guess they have to give them back at the end of the year. The girls in some of the choral groups got gowns, but the girls in band and orchestra had to supply their own clothes. Not sure that was fair, but D was probably happy not to have to wear one of the ugly gown. She wasn’t in chorus. :)</p>
<p>At our school, the boys in choir are issued tuxes and the girls get black dresses. The older girls’ dress is pretty nice. The dress the younger girls wear is a rather thin knit which is fine if you weigh 100 lbs and have no buldges anywhere - otherwise it is pretty horrific. </p>
<p>Of course what was unspeakably terrible is that at the last concert, the heaviest girl had to wear her own skirt and blouse because I guess there wan’t a dress large enough to fit her. If I was her mom I’d have absolutely demanded that one be made. There is a very small dress that was made to fit the little person in the choir. Why can’t there be a very very large dress? With obesity rates as they are, I can’t imagine that it wouldn’t be put to use again in the future.</p>