<p>Thanks. Probably not his thing anyway. Now I don’t have to feel compelled to convince him. :-). </p>
<p>It worked! DS has agreed to look at a school beyond his current acceptable radius from home while we are vacation. I think his last campus tour made the lightbulb go on that these schools can be REALLY different and he might as well see which ones he likes best since he will have a vote in this process. That list of 5-6 schools he is willing to apply to may get done by Christmas after all. :-)</p>
<p>@Cheeringsection - Have your kid find out if his school is already sending someone to HOBY. If not, he can propose they send him (just some registration-type paperwork - no biggie). My kid did that and paid her own way (about $200 - a good deal for a long weekend). She LOVED it (and she’s a pretty “alternative” kind of gal — not your classic HS rah-rah). She’s now trying to convince other schools to send kids. Very diverse conference. (Alert the Parents of Class of 2017!)</p>
<p>My kid loved HOBY too and wants to help out next year.</p>
<p>Just a bit of information. HOBY asks for $250 donation as a requirement for next year to volunteer as a junior counselors. D liked HOBY this year, but I do not thing she will be involved with them next year. I know that there is a program like this one just for juniors, but I do not remember the name.</p>
<p>You have to pay to volunteer?</p>
<p>They call it “fundraiser”. You are required to fundraise $250 to secure your spot as a volunteer next year.</p>
<p>Has anyone’s kid ever done Boys or Girls State? I know it is only for students the summer between their junior and senior year. We are looking into for next summer.</p>
<p>Not my kid, but I did. I am guessing it has not changed much. </p>
<p>Hey just checking in: he didn’t fare well at the end but no C’s yeah to that!!!</p>
<p>He will be participating in Boy State and hopefully run for an office. This activity looks favorable for those who are looking at Academies. It also let people know you are interested in government, politics, civic activities.</p>
<p>You need to look at requirements through your own state.</p>
<p>Summer reading going own reviewing Grammer for ACT then will concentrate on Math and follow up with reading and science. We do only one section at a time until we are in target range with constency then more to the next. This includes timing once the mistakes are less than his target. He then will add a new section and will continue timing the old section once a week. This work with my D. </p>
<p>What time they will release SAT2 scores tomorrow?</p>
<p>@seal16 – According to the College Board website, one can view scores online after 8 am EST.
<a href=“College Board Will No Longer Offer SAT Subject Tests or SAT with Essay – College Board Blog”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/sat-subject/scores/receive</a></p>
<p>Out here on the left coast, that would be after 5 am. Seeing as S16 will be up for swim practice at 5:30 am (and we’re not driving the morning car pool) he’ll be the first to see them in this household.</p>
<p>Hoosier, congratulations on your son’s grades. Nothing wrong with a B average. I remember with my daughter I would be happy if she just went to school and got C’s. </p>
<p>Is anyone having trouble with getting SAT 2 scores? Collegeboard website says my son hasn’t registered for any SAT tests and when I click on the SAT Scores link it goes to the test registration page. Their website says to contact them at 8:00 am, but when I call the recording says they open at 9. </p>
<p>@mysondad thanks, but this year has been very trying…he did not like his classes and did little or no studying. His Gpa took a hit.<br>
It shocked him when he finally looked at his cumulative decreasing to the 3.5 range from a 3.7. Hopefully this was a wake up call.</p>
<p>@Mysonsdad – We had no problem logging on and getting my son’s Chem Subject Test score.
Are you able to log in to the site using your son’s username and PW? If so, did they somehow fail to link his online registration to his test registration? Good luck. Keep us posted.</p>
<p>@Hoosier96 – A 3.5 is by no means awful. S14 waited to get C’s until the last semester of his senior year, giving us mild angst about his college admission now being in jeopardy. Obviously junior year is the most critical year vis-a-vis college admission, so your son has time to recoup. When S14 didn’t do so well his sophomore year he said, “Well, now I’m set up for that ‘upward trend’ everyone keeps talking about.” (!!)</p>
<p>He has two accounts and I didn’t know that. I got his scores. His World History he knew he bombed as soon as he left, his math he didn’t do as good as he hoped.</p>
<p>Well. Got her SAT Math 2 score. Do not know what happen there. It is not even close to her math section on ACT or PSAT. Wish I can cancel it. I guess it is too late now.</p>
<p>You don’t have to send these scores right? </p>
<p>@Mysonsdad – Correct, typically you do not need to send these scores. The College Board allows you to pick and choose, even within one Subject Test sitting, which scores to send to which schools.</p>
<p>The only caveat is that some highly selective/lottery schools request/demand that the applicant send ALL standardized test scores, i.e., the scores of all tests that were taken.</p>