@MA2012 Thank you for the info! Will look into it a little bit more.
Last year, S20 applied to NASA intern (not chosen), A research program at a local college (waitlisted) and CMU’s gaming academy ( accepted but didn’t go). But instead he did the EMT class. It will be ideal for S20 to get into the summer governor schools. But that is extremely competitive and one needs to be nominated by the school first. It is a long shot so we have to look into alternatives.
S20 will most likely be working in a lab at a local university. He hasn’t started looking yet, but many kids from his school do this, so there are professors used to working with HS students.
DD20 would be so happy to work in a lab but those positions are next to impossible for HS students here. Professors have their pick of both in and out of town college students that line up for those positions.
D20 is struggling a bit in her calculus class, so I’ve been looking for a tutor for her. Every tutor that I’ve contacted - from her school’s recommendation list - said that they “aren’t tutoring calculus at this time.” WTH? Honestly, I never got past Algebra 2 in high school, so I don’t know anything about calculus, but for the life of me I can’t figure out why professional math tutors wouldn’t or couldn’t tutor calculus. Frustrating!
Just guessing but I think there is probably a bigger market for math classes lower than calculus since Geometry and Algebra 2 are needed for graduation. Calculus is not.
Thanks for all the comments about summer activities. It’s interesting how some high schoolers are already participating in research. I guess it depends on location and receptiveness of the local lab mentors. DS is hopeful he can get an internship either this summer or next fall.
@hgtvaddict have you considered online sources for tutoring? I don’t have personal experience, but I knew someone who worked at one of these (tutor.com, I think). Or your local community college? Maybe there’s a local college student who could help and the Math department at the college could give you some names. Also does the teacher have any suggestions? Hope you’re able to find someone quickly.
My daughter has spent the last 3 summers at ballet intensives - 5-6 weeks. I’m not sure if she’ll audition again this year or choose something academic this year. She’s considering taking a course at the local university.
I cannot believe I’ve never heard of the Concordia Language Villages. I clicked over to take a look, and also cannot believe the cost, probably among the most affordable I’ve seen for weeks-long programs. Now, to speak with my son about it.
Last summer he did a Summer Quantitative Research Institute program at Carleton, which he survived. (He did well, but I’d had no idea how truly intensive it was until he returned and talked with me about it.) At the end of the day, he was just where I’d thought he would be, among kids from all over the globe, making new friends, and exploring college campus life. Says he could see himself there.
@waiting2exhale Not all of the language villages are equal and for the cost, there might be better options. My Dd did attend the French program for multiple weeks and learned very little bc most of the kids just spoke in English. We spent a fraction of the price for her to attend BYU’s French camp and made significant progress. Her Russian tutor told her not to attend the Russian village bc they taught so many things incorrectly that she had had to work with her students for weeks correcting them. It is why I didnt mention them in my post. (But my Dd is a very serious foreign language student, majoring in French and Russian in college, so we are pretty biased about what we consider worth the $$.)
@Mom2aphysicsgeek : Uh-oh. Thanks for that. He has been self-studying Russian, making progress with pronunciation, knowledge of the alphabet formation and syntax. He wants to focus on it, but is not presently taking any classes. Thanks for that piece of information.
@Waiting2exhale If he is a serious student and wanting an excellent tutor, I can recommend one if she has any openings. (I don’t know if she actually does.) She is fabulous, but she does not tolerate kids who don’t put in full effort, and she will drop a student without hesitation. (My Dd won international awards under her teaching.)
I would recommend looking into StarTalk or university summer programs before Concordia for Russian.
@Mom2aphysicsgeek…StarTalk, yes. I am familiar with that organization, though it has been quite a while. I will speak with my guy, and then reach out if he thinks he can commit to serious instruction and follow-through. I think it sounds wonderful. I’m excited. Thanks!
Anyone else going crazy waiting for the release of the OCT SAT scores?
Found this count down timer, not sure if it helps or makes it worse!
Do they seriously release at 5 am Eastern time? I so hope my daughter doesn’t know that - I fear she’d be up at 3 am our time.
They say they release at 5:00AM in each time zone but they have been know to release early;-)
Last month’s SAT scores came out in waves throughout the day and I think some even didn’t come out until a day or two later, so I wouldn’t be too eager about that 5am time… that’s just the first batch.
Yes, like @washugrad said, my DS got his August SAT results around noon time (we are on the east coast).
Hope everyone who is waiting anxiously to have happy results! DS is waiting for his Math II subject test result!
Most of the class 2019 swimmers in DS’ swim team have already verbally committed to their colleges by now. Quite a few of his classmates who play field hockey have also made commitment! Trying to keep calm and living one day at a time, but the outside world is rushing ahead!
@washugrad you were right, we didn’t get the scores until 4:30. I’m happy I think we are done with testing <:-P
Now I can start stressing out waiting on PSAT scores, only 52 days until Dec 10 and 54 day until Dec 12
Awesome, @3scoutsmom ! My kid did well enough on EBRW and math to be done with those parts and be possibly in range for NMF as well if the PSAT went as well (or just under, since the EBRW was the lower of the two scores but counts double there and CA has a really high cutoff). But the essay score was only 15, which I read somewhere is probably high enough but I need to look into that a bit more (anyone have advice on that? It would be nice to be done with testing. The UC system still requires SAT with essay, not sure any of the other schools on our list will).
When do they get their October PSAT results?