<p>shoboemom there are programs like that one all over the country. Some great ones in CA that i wish she could go to…but it’s too far :)</p>
<p>At my S’s high school - “Honor” Pre Calculus is call “analysis” - not sure if it is the same at OHMomof2’s d’s school.</p>
<p>Getting ready to take D2 to an interview for Governor’s Honors program ( GHP) She has been nominated by her High school and is having a county level interview. She was nominated last year in Communicative Arts and didn’t advance beyond this interview. This year she has been recommended for Chemistry. She is taking AP Chem at a local science center and has more on her application related to science. Hoping this makes her more competitive.</p>
<p>GHP is a free 4 week summer program at a state college . The students have classes in their given areas. Kids that have attended the program love it.</p>
<p>SlackerMom, That’s an amazing list! At risk of sounding like a broken record (
I’ll add the University of Mississippi’s Summer College for High School Students - real college courses for credit, supervised housing in dorms and fun weekend activities, merit scholarships available</p>
<p>Short rant about SATs: I’d never really paid attention to the score reports before but I am shocked that my kid could miss/not answer 4/50 questions and it would equal 690! It seems like that few missed should equal a score in the 700s.</p>
<p>Good luck to Sally22’s daughter! I hope this time’s the charm.</p>
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Both sons did the wilderness canoeing trip in the boundary waters in MN through Boys Scouts. S1 canoed 75 miles and S2 65 miles. It was definitely an experience of a lifetime.</p>
<p>S2 wants to staff at summer camps again next year. This will be the third summer in a row for him being away and living in a tent for 6 weeks. :eek: He loves it! I, on the other hand, really want him to stay home and find a local job or an internship.</p>
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<p>Based on your reaction I’m going to say “no, not real Analysis” since she’s not taken Calculus yet.</p>
<p>At her HS there is an option to take Analysis and Physics together, in a double period, team-taught by two teachers. The pre-req is Alg 2 so I’d say it’s a trig/pre-calc sort of Analysis.</p>
<p>Edited to add: the course description from our HS handbook:</p>
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<p>OHMomof2, Ohh, I see. Some people here have kids in quite remarkable high schools, so I don’t know what is even possible anymore. I wouldn’t be so surprised at one student being that gifted, but a whole class full is jaw-dropping. It’s a post diff eq class.</p>
<p>sunnydayfun, he gets paid to do that, no? And it’s ‘leadership.’ Better than bagging groceries like my S. He is loathe to switch because the place he works actually has good benefits/pay. It’s employee owned. Time and a half on Sunday, (one of his regular days), vacation for part-timers, a huge raise as soon as there is a checker opening. He won’t move until he finds better pay, even if it’s something that looks better on college app. or is more pleasant or better chance at making good connections. Trying to get him to apply for an opening at the local real French bakery/cafe, where he could practice his French, but no, pay is bad, or clean rat cages at the university, again, bad pay.</p>
<p>appollo6, that is why I can’t believe the SAT essay is really worth 30% of writing as they claim. When one wrong question can bring you down to a 770, shouldn’t an 8/12 essay bring you down more than that? (Not that I’m complaining mind you, just don’t get it.)</p>
<p>Speaking of the SAT essay, I read elsewhere that the CB is thinking of changing it…along with the rest of the test…</p>
<p>[College</a> Board president gives some hints about changes in the SAT | Inside Higher Ed](<a href=“http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/20/college-board-president-gives-some-hints-about-changes-sat]College”>College Board president gives some hints about changes in the SAT)</p>
<p>*appollo6, that is why I can’t believe the SAT essay is really worth 30% of writing as they claim. When one wrong question can bring you down to a 770, shouldn’t an 8/12 essay bring you down more than that? * </p>
<p>Oh, it does.</p>
<p>Celesteroberts, it’s a mystery to me…My son missed one question on writing and his hurried essay added up to 9 and he scored 750.</p>
<p>Last year D got a perfect MC in writing and 8/12 essay gave her a 770.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link, OHMomof2. Interesting. I’d like to see them get rid of it or make it optional like the ACT.</p>
<p>When you get up to a high SAT score the questions are worth a lot. My kid got a 730 on a practice writing section but if she answered one more her score would have been 770. Sometimes it’s just luck. Her score in math can vary by 80 points - it’s absurd. Her CR and practice ACTs have been consistent. Her practice ACTs have pretty much been what the PLAN test predicted. She is just taking practice tests on the weekends. </p>
<p>Today they had a National Honor Society meeting. Basically they filled out their in-school community service/clubs and they were asked to bring in their letters ( for hours) for their outside organizations, and then once they fill out the simple application they are done. The teachers do the rest. </p>
<p>My kids both work at a camp during the summer. My junior loves it and she makes some money. I know kids who go to the expensive summer programs at top colleges and they are not competitive to get into, but they are pricey. My kid loves being at camp and would not have much interest in these programs, but she has friends who love them. Some kids do community service in other countries, but these programs are also pricey.</p>
<p>D’s high school offers analysis as a senior-year math course. It’s not really a replacement for a college course, though it is at a very high level.</p>
<p>celesteroberts - I agree. The experience S2 gains at the summer camps is better than bagging groceries or scooping ice cream like some of his friends are doing. In addition, he was promoted and given more responsibilities each summer. He did (will) get paid. My grocery bills were also lesser for just H and me at home. What I didn’t like was the amount (:eek:) of mosquito bites he got at the summer camps, no matter how many types/containers of insect repellents I sent. Of course, S2 does not care while I do. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Hey now, no dissing the ice cream scoopers! 
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<p>D’s practice SAT with a perfect MC in writing and an unfinished essay earned her a 740. I think she would happily accept such a score if she achieved it in real life but she’s terrified that she won’t be able to write and finish and will end up with a much lower score. I do think she’s been encouraged by the number of schools that don’t pay attention to the writing section of the SAT. </p>
<p>I read the story about the changes in the essay and I’m even more annoyed. This CB guy really thinks the looming issue is that kids aren’t penalized for inventing facts? Is he kidding? The requirement to craft an intelligent, well written, lengthy essay in 25 minutes doesn’t trouble him? </p>
<p>I don’t know whether substituting DBQs for the current form addresses the problems in the SAT. It depends at least in part on how long the kids are given to analyze the material and address the question(s) and how long a grader looks at the essay. Prior to the institution of the essay, kids used to take the optional subject test in composition. Why not just reinstate that separate and optional test with a reasonable essay that tests writing ability and shorten the SAT? Or (this is directed at the colleges) allow kids to use an English AP, whether lit or language, to demonstrate writing ability?</p>