@jennie11 , why have AP scores removed? Schools will only see those scores you send. I don’t think it’s like the other tests and score choice.
Anybody have a kiddo taking AP Chem tomorrow? My D is but is surprisingly calm about it. The other one she’s taking is APUSH at the end of the week - that one she seems nervous about.
Just for another data point, I have a D15 (so current college freshman) and she did self-report her AP scores.
S’18 is taking AP Capstone this week and AP World next week. he’s studying, but calm.
Our DD is taking the SAT this Saturday. She is studying . . . not so calm. 
@labegg… are you not ever going to report the AP scores, even to the school she is attending?
Just signed S’18 up for SAT Subject test for June. Been meaning to do it for a while.
Good luck to your daughter @glido
my DS has AP Physics 1 and 2 this week, SAT Physics and Math level 2 on Saturday and AP world next week.
To all parents on this thread,
These next two weeks can be very stressful on your children. I would say to make sure they are well rested and mentally well. Encourage them to do there best, maybe even them a good luck treat. Just make them feel as comfortable as possible before the leave the house. I would highly not recommend having them start the day all frazzled up, worrying about homework and if they left their calculators at home. Just a little PSA! Based on the way you guys have described your kids, they all seem up to the task.
I’m not @labegg but I do have a senior. We will, now that she knows where she is going, report her scores. She self-reported them on her applications. I do believe that doing well on these was helpful to her. My kids go to a small rural HS that no one outside of my state has ever heard of. Hopefully S18 will do as well. He is home sick today–hoping that passes soon. He’s got 2 exams this year-am gov and ab calc.
Haven’t been here in awhile. I’ve been too focused on S16. Hello to the fellow 16er parents!
Anyway, D18 has only AP Stats. She just signed up for the June ACT.
I think my S won’t take SAT unless he is in NMF range. Hard to predict with him; usually rocks tests, but at times muffs badly. Anyway, he took the April ACT and rocked that, so he may be done with standardized testing already. Lucky boy.
First time here. S’18 is taking APUSH this Friday. He is also registered for SAT USHIS and MATH 2 in June but hasn’t spent any time preparing for them. Anyone knows how tough these exams are? He took the April ACT and scored 36M. But I am sure MATH 2 is much harder than ACT math.
Welcome @ak200008! Sorry I can’t answer your question, My DD’18 is my oldest one, so I am learning from CC parents, they are very helpful!
I have a question, anyone also introduced CC for their DC? I visited High school class of 2018 and was really amazed on how active that group is, helping each other. Also our @ak2018 is definitely demonstrate great leadership there, encouraging and engaging! I want to introduce my DD’18 but I worry that I will overwhelm her. She is a good student but she doesn’t know what she wants yet, and she has not much interest looking into colleges and majors and she is terrified by the idea of picking a career for the rest of her life. (Which I told her that’s not gonna happen)… Just wondering what’s the pros and cons of having our DC also in college board?
@ak200008, I have an older D but she did not take those two subject tests. My D18 will be taking Math2. I would just have your son try to study between now and then and take some practice tests. Is he in pre-Calc now?
@jjkmom , I personally do NOT want my kids reading this site. I think it can put a lot of unnecessary pressure on them. Just my opinion.
@ak200008 my S15 took the US History SAT2 and scored 780 (I am not sure if they have changed the scoring on these but that was out of 800). He took the Calc SAT2 and scored an 800. Hung over. Not something I am proud of but he claims jokingly that it helped him. We were so mad we could not see the humor in it. He was a 35 on the ACT. Raising teenagers is not fun… too much of a roller coaster for me. But I am very honest about my kids and that they are not perfect. They are kids who do stupid teenager things. UGH!
@ak200008 - S’18 is signed up for Math 2 and World History SAT in June. He is in pre-calc. I think he’ll review some geometry before the test (maybe Khan Academy). He’s in AP World now, so I think he’s probably ready for that. My older son never took the ACT, so I have no idea how the math there compares with Math 2. My sense is that a pre-calc kid should be pretty ready for that test.
@jjkmom - I am not interested in having S’18 on CC. I can relay any experiences I think are useful to him. I’m mostly out here to learn and give myself an outlet for this kind of talk (and so I am not driving my family crazy).
Welcome @ak200008 ! My D hasn’t taken any tests yet so I have no input on your question but she will also be taking Math 2 in June. Sounds like a lot of our kids will! She’s also going to do her first ACT in June. Her school is offering free ACT prep class after school this month so I told her she’s going and then she’s taking the June sitting. fingers crossed all goes well and she can be done!
No CC for my DD @jjkmom , she knows roughly of it’s existence because I share info with her, but I also told her it’s not a place that would be great for her, and why. She’s not interested, and is happy to leave this part of the college research to me. I just think there’s a lot on here that can lead to unnecessary stress and she already puts way too much stress on herself. She doesn’t need that. When I see useful info, I’ll share it with her. For example I’ve bookmarked a thread about calculator tricks for SAT math. She may or may not already know them, I’m guessing they’ll also be handy for ACT math, and she struggles a lot more with standardized test math so I’ll probably show that to her.
Agree with @dadotwoboys it’s an outlet for me, to spare my family from my obsession 8-}
Thank you @suzy100 and @dadotwoboys! I’m here for the same reason, learning from all of you and getting outlets for my frustrations. I was so amazed by the HS Class of 2018, how they discussed about their summer plans, internships, sharing study tips, etc. I thought maybe this group of kids will be able to help my DD’18 so she can hear more about how her peers are doing from different places, making some friends (they are pretty supportive and positive and most of them are high achievers), or even use that forum as the outlet to ask questions, complain about the stress, etc. The only concern is that they are too active, so it will be hard to catch up on reading all the chats and discussion. But I thought that’s still good since she seems pretty detached from this whole thing…we had a good conversation last night and she asked me why there are so many people (her friends) already know what they want to do in their lives, which school they want to go, what major they will be choosing… I told her that it comes from exploring, researching and self-realization. Since she already knows that social studies (history), English, and science (Bio, Chem) are not her strength, she has more confidence in Math, Arts (web design, computer graphics, video editing, etc), then she should pursue something she is good at.
Thanks @dadotwoboys. Great to hear @Booajo
@jjkmom Thank you for the compliments. I try my best to keep the thread alive and kicking.
@dadotwoboys @1822mom @suzy100 @jjkmom I wouldn’t recommend introducing your DC to CC if they usually compare their academic performance to the performance of others and are easily stressed. I understand your hesitation and not wanting to your kids to join CC as there is definitely a bad side to this website. However, the thing I’ve seen with CC is that as long as you stay away from the Chance Me threads, you’ll be fine. CC, if used correctly, can actually be very helpful. In my family, I’m usually the one who searches up colleges and learning about the process. It’s become sort of a hobby. Compared to the pressure I feel from school, going on CC is a cakewalk. I can see how someone would stess here, but since I stress so much about school, I don’t have the time to stress over that many over things. I definitely like how you all also tell your DC about what you see on CC, so they don’t really have to worry about it. As the child of two African immigrant parents, of which only one went to college, I’m very motivated to learn all I can learn about the college system. I also love the thread I participate in, The HS Class of 2018 Student Thread, as I feel like I’m able to talk with like-minded who have the same level of interest in higher I do. We may all live across the world, but I love how we are all connected together by one topic, higher education. And we don’t just talk about topics pertaining to our school lives, but also to our personal lives as well. This one girl on our thread just recently got accepted to a summer program at the University of Michigan and we all congratulated her. It’s kind of weird how we’re all thousands of miles apart, yet we’ve created this close knit little online community. It reminds of Facebook Groups. One of my most favorite things about the thread is how when we do start to feel stressed out, almost always someone is able to an encouraging message telling us to keep moving on. I also like how we all keep up with the news, like we were just recently talk about how Donald Trump pretty much secured his spot as the Republican Nominee. We discuss a lot more than our school lives.
I understand how this thread is partially used as a way to vent, as to not annoy family members and think that is a pretty good idea. I agree with jjkmom, the kids on HS2018 Student Thread are high achievers and most of us all have aspirations to go to an Ivy League school, even though we know the chances are highly unlikely, but hey, we can certainly dream.
Again, the choice to let your DC on CC is completely up to you. I just wanted to share my perspective on how the thread has helped me. Our thread is truly for some, and not meant for others. I am also amazed at how supportive we are of each other. I definitely agree with the point about a lot of students are starting to form pictures in their minds of what they want to do with their lives, but your DC shouldn’t be pressured as everyone starts to image these things sooner or later. I am one of many who try to keep our thread a safe and organized place to discuss different topics. Again, I was just stating my perspective on this.