<p>3’s dad…I used to read that board all the time when I coached travel ball. Gave it up a few years ago when the girls got too good for my coaching and the parents drove me insane. I remember you bc there weren’t too many east coasters and 2015’s on that board. The only kid I actually figured out was Raven I believe.</p>
<p>As far as summer programs, we’ve never really looked into them as summer was always all about softball. I’m not sure what this summer will bring as D isn’t sure she wants to even play. I found a great program that would be perfect for her but it conflicts with our family vacation that we’ve been planning for a year. Maybe she can just get a paying job. With 2 travel sports she’s never really had one before. That might be the best summer experience at this point.</p>
<p>Suzy…I would reach out to the teacher by email. You can pretend that you don’t know that your D is at the top of the curve and just express your concern that your D isn’t doing as well in the class as they usually do. Gives you the chance to feel the teacher out and puts it in his head that his grading is too low.</p>
<p>KMC: I’ve also retired from coaching, much to the pleasure of the DD. </p>
<p>As you can see, DD is still playing - she enjoys it & why not let her; she keeps her grades up at a very demanding private school. DD’s had looks from the very academic DIII’s in both FH & softball. If lucky & her scores are high enough she could perhaps play in the Ivy or Patriot League. Given a preference, DIII where she could take a semester abroad & major in whatever she likes is where I’d prefer she head.</p>
<p>I have little control other than mailing the required tuition checks. She needs to work through this on her own.</p>
<p>Where is your dd looking at applying/matriculating. If you don’t want to post in the public forum PM me. We both have enough posts to do this.</p>
<p>suzy, I hope it works out somehow. When my D. took AP gov the freshman year, one term the teacher gave a very tough test at the beginning of the term, nobody did well. I remember she got something like 60 for that test. Toward the end of the term, her grade is a low B because that was the only test recorded. She emailed the teacher and asked if there would be another test, and said since that was the only test, she and some of her friends were sad they’d get a bad grade. (I remember her sending that email because she asked me if she could send it. I said why not!) The teacher actually thanked her for reminding him. Teachers are different. If either you or your D. contact the teacher, hope he will consider, esp. most likely she is not the only one who is having trouble. </p>
<p>Homecoming today. No PSAT is ever mentioned. pretty typical - although in our area, from time to time there are kids who get into ivies or MIT, and once there, they’re doing really well.</p>
<p>I’m familiar with a lot of programs with January deadlines (or effective deadlines) but I’m not familiar with anything filling up in November, except for NSLI-Y. What sorts of summer programs are we talking about?</p>
<p>mihcal, is that Lain program 8 weeks long? NSLI-Y summer is 6 weeks long. I thought that was very long. But of course, to learn a language and culture, it’s never long enough.</p>
<p>Maxwellequations – Girls Who Code is the 8-week program. </p>
<p>The school Latin trip is 8 days (Rome, Sorrento, Pompeii, Capri) in early July. She’s got a dance competition July 16-20, and then NJCL is July 28 - Aug 8/02. I’m frustrated that our HS gets out so late (June 26th!) that it rules out anything in June. </p>
<p>Anyway, July is all fragmented. Also, I haven’t a clue what to do with her in August, especially the last two weeks while her dance studio is on vacation. Maybe more college visits?? I know for sure that if she sits around the house without <em>something</em> to use up all her energy that’s a recipe for disaster. A whole month with nothing to look forward to except procrastinating on college apps would be the end of both her and me!</p>
<p>My S15 is going to try to get a counselor job at Concordia Language Villages in Chinese or Spanish. The pay would barely cover his plane fare but he’d enjoy the immersion camp environment. He spent a month there before 9th grade. If that doesn’t work out we’ll try to find a way for him to go back to China or he’ll stay in Wales and teach outdoor skills. He’s done enough academic programs.</p>
<p>Mine works at a camp and loves it. We will also do some more college visits and get the essays done. Thankfully writing is one of her favorite activities so I won’t have to bribe her. With my older one we spent an afternoon sitting outside and I asked her to write some thoughts about things that she did over the years. It turned into a great essay that showed who she was. </p>
<p>I am pleasantly surprised - my daughter just announced that she will be starting her SAT work shortly and she will complete the ACT science as requested by me ( shocking). </p>
<p>Today was not a pleasant driving experience. She drove home from her game with dad in front and me in the back. Although she really did a great job, dad felt that she braked too hard while approaching a red light, and that’s when the trouble began. I will not elaborate, but the conversation was not pretty LOL. My daughter got a bit defensive.</p>
<p>Right there with many of you on the driving adventures. My D is not so excited about driving , has her permit but has not practiced that much. She is very nervous and thinks it is a bit reckeless that 16 year olds are allowed to drive at all. She has also figured out that when she gets her license she will be asked to help out with errands once in a while, which would include occassionally driving her sister to soccer practice.</p>
<p>As far as the APUSH goes, her school has great test results for the AP test in the spring and it is the same teacher as the last several years, so her methods must work. D is a lover all history of all sorts though…</p>
<p>How about AP Bio for your kids? In our school, kids usually don’t do regalar Bio and then AP bio- they just jump right in. Chem and Physics too, but D just took those as honors and not AP. AP Bio is being run very much like a college class- definitely need to read the material before class, not all topics are covered in class but they still are on the test. Her test last week had a class average of 70…she was barely above that and is stressed about it. I wonder if the curve will compensate at the end. These are mostly kids who would think getting a B is the end of the world. My D would be ok with a B but would rather have the A :)</p>
<p>I will be glad when the PSAT is done. She prepped quite a bit on her own for the SAT last week and this weekend is buried in homework with not much time to study for PSAT. She should be in range for NMSF if she has a good day, if not that is not the end of the world for the colleges she is looking at, but it sure would be nice!</p>
<p>My daughter took honors bio in 9th grade and will take AP bio senior year. She took honors Chem last year. This year she is taking AP physics and seems to be doing fine… Knock on wood! </p>
<p>She just completed a math SAT test and is now doing English. Tomorrow she will do some ACT work. Besides her two tutoring sessions this week, I don’t see her doing much more PSAT prep, but it’s fine. I am not expecting her to be a NMF, but hey- you never know. </p>
<p>Her new fixation is on the AP Spanish listening. That seems to be difficult- I got her the Barron’s book and she is listening to the audio. It’s really a matter of practice.</p>
<p>There are two large college fairs near us this month and I am trying to decide whether to convince my daughter to go, even if it’s only for an hour at the most. A few schools that track interest will be there and I think it’s a good idea for her to show her face and introduce herself. I know it might be difficult to convince her to leave the house, but I am beginning to think it might be worth it. Any thoughts? Are these college fairs worth the time? The good news is that fall sports will be over so she will have time to come home first and get some work done.</p>
<p>@MittenTigger–I do not think our daughters attend the same school, as BunHeadGirl’s school does not offer any AP courses although the majority of students sit AP exams that correspond to their coursework. I think I know which school your D attends in the western metro area. I think our daughter’s schools are the only ones in the metro area with a house system. BHG attends school in the east Metro area. Her school is in the Pioneer Press and StarTribune often. If you read the article about a metro area debate team stranded in Brooklyn, NY during Hurricane Sandy and worrying about missing class and assignments, then you will know the school BHG attends. </p>
<p>The AP homework load many of you mention sounds overwhelming! The only course that causes BHG grief is advanced chemistry that is beyond AP level according to BHG. She states her adv. chem. teacher claims anyone pulling a C in the semester course should earn at least a 3 on the AP exam. We will see this spring if Mr. B’s assessment proves true, because that means BHG should ace the AP chemistry exam. The school also handed out AP prep books to which BHG gave the eye roll to when I picked her up on Friday.</p>
<p>@Apollo6-- you should have your son get his application and secure his LORs ASAP to have a chance at the Language Villages. The Concordia Language overnight positions fill up quickly and usually with those who worked the camps previously or by students attending Concordia College, other MN colleges, and MN high schools. I am not certain about the day camps, though.</p>
<p>Regarding summer programming- BHG’s summers consist of SIs (summer dance intensives) and community service. I do not expect any changes this coming summer with the exception of more company dance and no SIs. Oh, she does meet often with EC club members to work on projects and plan for the next school year.</p>
<p>@OHMomof2 We have been arranging summer programs for D and S since she was in 8th grade. This included ID Tech, Digital Media Academy, Cushing Academy (took geometry for credit), and spent a summer in Seoul to learn Korean language. Next summer she wants to do an internship for 1 month, but hasnt decided where yet. But in all of these programs we usually apply as soon as the registration opens because the classes get filled quickly. When she was in 7 th grade we spent a summer in Chicago and all the top programs were full by February! That was a learning lesson for us.</p>
<p>I would make her go just to have face-to-face interaction with the adcoms for schools of interest to your daughter. If the adcoms see a student often, they DO remember them. BHG has met with the adcom from a former CTCL school at least 5 times, and the adcom now knows her by sight and name when she sees BHG at the college fairs or at BHG’s school. The last few times, the arep had to email answers to BHG’s questions as the information was not easily found on the college’s website or had to come from a professor. </p>
<p>WHY does the PSAT HAVE to be this coming Wednesday RIGHT in the middle of homecoming week?!
And, of course, it is also the morning after a late night game(varsity soccer). She probably won’t even get home til 10pm</p>