<p>Oh, and D got her invitation to the NSHSS. I had to explain to her that it wasn’t exactly “all that.” She laughed and said that I should still put the bumper sticker - “Proud Parent of a Scholar” - on my car. ;)</p>
<p>Ha-ha, got up to use the bathroom and decided to check my son’s SAT scores. For a first attempt and for someone with disabilities, I’m so proud of him. He got a 2090. He broke 700 in CR and got a 690 in math; for him, that’s huge! Writing was the weakest area at 670 but I think we can work with that.</p>
<p>It gives me a little glimmer of hope for the PSAT, though it would have to come up 100 points. Still, if there’s no essay, that might help. We’ll get the report that has the breakdown of problems missed and essay score and that should help.</p>
<p>BunHeadMom, your daughter sounds amazing and mature. Let us know what happens.</p>
<p>Suzy your daughter is taking her road test already? The earliest that my daughter is permitted to take it is November. Yesterday went well- he taught her how to adjust the mirrors and how to hold the steering wheel etc. they also drove on a few side streets and on one slightly main road. She will have one more private lesson followed by 6 weeks of intensive drivers Ed , followed by a few more private lessons- maybe 2 or 3 unless I feel she really could use a few more. The last lesson includes the one hour lesson plus the road test- I am happy that the driving instructor takes her and I am not involved. It would make me nervous. So far she is not ready to be driving with me in the car-I am happy because once I let her drive with me sitting there I will be crazy! </p>
<p>So it’s 5:24 and I have not yet checked the score… I can’t decide if I should check it or wait for her…!!</p>
<p>Sbjdorlo EXCELLENT!!!</p>
<p>Congrats Sbjdorlo to you and your son, I remember that he had a marathon of a test so congrats on his endurance as well!</p>
<p>I checked D’s score and now I’m caught–do I tell her I checked? Or wait til she gets up and checks herself? Arrgghhh…WWYD?</p>
<p>^ I checked too, but for now I will keep it a secret!! I could not resist checking LOL</p>
<p>Thanks twogirls, I feel so dumb, never thought of the consequences until after I checked. I was going to rush up and wake D with the news and then I remembered…teenager…privacy…oops!!!
Of course if she finds out she may be mad I didn’t tell her. Sometimes I feel like eveything I do in parenting is “damned if you do, damned if you don’t.”</p>
<p>Meanwhile, yes, we’re done with the Regents, no more tests, when do those scores come out? </p>
<p>D is going to a fancy Sweet 16 at a catering hall tonight…ugh, the joys of living in NYC burbs. At least she didn’t ask for a new dress.</p>
<p>LOL I don’t know when the scores come out. In previous years they used to post the test with the answers, but that does not seem to be the case anymore. Yes I am familiar with these extravagant teenage parties as well- catering halls, fancy hotels, boats- you name it and my kids have done it!!
Mine are still sleeping. I am going to keep this a secret for now!</p>
<p>twogirls, my D started her driving lessons in January and turned 16 a few weeks ago, so the road test is all that’s left. I’m nervous - that maneuverability part is hard!</p>
<p>Great news on the scores sbjdorlo!! twogirls and crepes, I totally would have checked also. If it was me, I wouldn’t say anything and I’d let my D check. I would own up to it if my D asked, though. This is a good reminder to me about this. I’m going to tell her that I won’t be able to resist checking, and then let her decide if she wants me to tell her the scores or check herself.</p>
<p>Congrats to your son, sbjdorlo! That’s a great score, period. </p>
<p>I checked my youngest’s math score and then clicked over and signed up my oldest for the general GRE in a couple weeks. LOL - It never ends! And the GRE costs way more than the SAT. ($180). </p>
<p>mihcal - hope you got your D’s scores before taking off. Have a wonderful trip!</p>
<p>Our school does the yearbook and newspaper in journalism class. Is that counted as an EC? It was always a club when I was in school. My DD worked on both during the class, but she didn’t like it and won’t be taking journalism II. I’m glad they do their clubs during school and make yearbook a class because otherwise, my DD would be SOL on any of those. I remember when she was at another school and it seemed to be assumed that all the kids had a parent at home to deal with the after school activities. I was working in NYC and living in NJ so she was left out of a lot of activities since she had to go home on the bus. Living where I do now - her school is 30 minutes from home in one direction and I work 30 minutes from home in the opposite direction, so there is no way for me to pick her up after school, which makes me glad they do their non-sport activities during the day.</p>
<p>My DD has an awful case of strep which has thrown off a number of things. She was doing an intense karate class this week to accelerate her belt promotions and now she can’t be there which means she might miss getting her first degree in August. I think the school will probably work with her, but she’s very disappointed. The next time she could test would probably be January. And our SAT practice has gone completely out the window.</p>
<p>Speaking of which - has anyone ever used Shmoop? I was having issues with the BB since it’s more descriptive of the requirements than explanatory. My DD seems willing to work through the Shmoop exercises more than doing the prep books, but I haven’t seen much about it here. I figure anything is better than nothing.</p>
<p>My D left for school (last day of finals) w/o checking her scores, so I went online and checked surreptitiously. Privacy-wise it’ll be moot by the time I get done with my long long flight – she will surely have checked for herself by then.</p>
<p>I’m obviously in the minority here but I wouldn’t even consider checking D’s score. She’d be furious with me and I have to admit, it feels like an invasion of her privacy. This kid gets annoyed when I comment aloud to her about something I’ve seen on her facebook page! Maybe she’s unusually protective of her privacy or you all have more relaxed relationships with your kids. 
I’m not even sure whether to tell her that I know the scores have been released. Do they get a notification? I do not think I want to wait weeks!</p>
<p>Sbjdorlo, great score! Congrats to your son! </p>
<p>Laclos, I’m so sorry your D is sick with strep. I had strep twice as an adult and it knocked me for a loop. I hope she improves quickly once those antibiotics kick in and that she’s able to get back into her belt prep. My middle dd earned her first degree black belt at about the same age and I know how much goes into this. </p>
<p>My older girls’ school had an activity period built into the day for regular meetings and also allowed those who couldn’t meet then for one reason or another to be part of the club on an afterschool or more flexible basis. I really don’t like the clubs being transformed into classes. It keeps kids out who might well be interested and valuable to the club because of scheduling conflicts and it grades activities that IMO shouldn’t be graded. I’ve never heard of shmoop but I love the name.</p>
<p>Ha-ha, yeah, I don’t think my son even knows when SAT scores were coming out, and he probably didn’t care! Maybe it’s a boy thing but my boys don’t care a bit if I go into their accounts. I think they are just lazy!! </p>
<p>He’s been super busy with playing cello a ton and he starts his AoPS Alg II math class next week. He’s not looking forward to that but it’s best to do it in the summer since he can’t handle a full school load during the year. He’s come far but has miles to go…</p>
<p>What does BB stand for? I’ve never heard of shmoop, either, but I see it’s a homework help site. Is it free? Looks like a fun site.</p>
<p>Laclos, I am sorry to hear about strep throat. 
Someone else I know had it recently and it took a bit to kick it.</p>
<p>Just so you all know, I am now burning with curiosity, haha. It’s going to take all my restraint to keep from peeking.</p>
<p>I’m in your camp, sbjdorlo - my guys are just fine having me as their secretary. They’d have to ask my what their log in info is for college board. I checked my S’d Math II score this morning and sent him a text about it, since he was off at summer school.</p>
<p>If my daughter asks me then I will tell her that I peeked, but so far she has not asked. I feel terrible but I could not contain myself. I am going to try not to peek when she takes her SAT/ACT- that will be hard!! Laclos - I hope your daughter feels better. After school activities can be difficult for working moms- I totally get it. When my daughter stays after she usually stays til 3.00 ish and I get there at 3:40- not horrible. </p>
<p>Does BB stand for Barrons book? My daughter talks about shmoop a lot and seems to use it frequently, but I have no clue what it is.</p>
<p>Don’t feel bad! My middle daughter would have been fine with me checking. This daughter and the eldest are both pricklier. It is killing me though.</p>
<p>My daughter’s collegeboard account was created with my email address and password, so I have access to check out her scores whenever she takes her exams. I can’t imagine she would care since it’s not like I’m reading her text messages. She did however punch me when I told her I took the quiz they have on there to help place you in the right college. Not that she would ever take it, haha. I was bored.</p>
<p>BB stands for Blue Book - it’s the official college board SAT prep book. Shmoop.com is a site for all kinds of prep. We used it for PSAT prep last year but started so late it would be difficult to assess if it was helpful. It has a kind of goofball attitude and tries to constantly do things to make the chore funny, which is good, but not if the trade off is poor preparation. The PSAT and SAT prep are not free, but you get a 6 month subscription for about $20. I’m still having to bribe the kid to do any work at all though.</p>
<p>Thanks for the sympathetic concern. She seems a lot better this afternoon after 24 hours of antibiotics. </p>
<p>Summer just started but it feels like it’s flying by…</p>
<p>For whatever it’s worth, our SAT tutor recommends the College Board blue book. He claims that it’s the most realistic.</p>