<p>New to site and have been enjoying various threads here. DD submitted her application package for Stanford's EPGY OHS 7th grade. Any parents here who have experienced this journey? Any info on how many students are currently enrolled for the OHS program? Is there a cap on how many students they accept? For those who have/had a 7th grade enrolled, did you attend the summer session? How was that experience for you and your student?</p>
<p>DD currently attends distance-learning program of out-of-state private school. While the school provides transcripts, I am her official teacher so we are a blended style of schooling: accredited school supplemented with homeschool programs in our community. We've exhausted all local options for gifted programs and am looking forward to hearing from Stanford.</p>
<p>Tic toc - 3 weeks until decision is announced.</p>
<p>Second what hmschparent says - community college classes were wonderful for my son, now a “high school senior”, officially homeschooled since fifth grade. He has already been accepted into one very tough school, several other schools, and has as good a shot as anyone at another very tough school.</p>
<p>The local community colleges won’t consider anyone unless they are in junior year of high school. What exactly have you said to your local colleges to get them to entertain your D’s enrollment at 7th grade?</p>
<p>I have a senior in EPGY-OHS. She started in 10th grade. While our experience didn’t start with 7th grade, it is has been an interesting experience. The courses are very, very rigorous - especially the core sequence required for high schoolers.</p>
<p>She has taken courses in CA (at the ages of 8 and 9) and in MA (at the ages of 12 and 13). She received permission to take course in TN as well - but we moved before she had the opportunity to do this.</p>
<p>I would ask around to see if there are any schools that would consider letting your daughter take courses. Sometimes, it is possible to make it happen.</p>
<p>PhotoOp - is your D full or part-time? Do know anything about the OHS FA program (is there a specific salary cap)? Do you live in CA or out-of-state?</p>
<p>hmschparent/were the college classes your D took credit-bearing classes?</p>
<p>hmschparent - how did the process work for your D when she was 8/9… the local colleges here require SAT scores to be submitted prior to enrolling in any classes, unless someone is taking a continuing education class. Did your D have SAT scores to provide?</p>
<p>What types of classes has she taken so far? Did you stay in the classroom with her when she was 8/9?</p>
<p>My DD just turned 10 and is finishing up 6th grade. Her goal is to graduate HS early and enroll into college asap. We are exploring early enrollment options outside of the state of GA.</p>
<p>I emailed 3 colleges close to home inquiring about any opportunities for a gifted middle school student attending some of their classes and no response.</p>
<p>I’m so interested about the path you and others have taken and appreciate your feedback.</p>
<p>My son had taken the SAT. Our state requires that homeschoolers take a nationally-standardized test every other year (the state’s NCLB test isn’t nationally standardized, of course), so we figured it might as well be the SAT. I highly recommend the SAT for advanced children because of its leverage and proof. Your child can take it either through “talent search” programs or just like all the other kids, although if the child is less than 13 you can’t register online. His SAT scores at that age were above 500/500. Our CC also allows students to take their internal placement tests if there are no SAT scores.</p>
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<p>He has taken all kinds of academic classes, more than enough for an AS. He started the semester he turned 12. We will have him graduate if his 4-year school gives the OK. We never stayed in the classroom with him, although I actually TOOK a class with him (Interpersonal Communications - I figured it couldn’t hurt me either!). I did typically hang out outside the class waiting for him, but that was more for my own convenience - what ELSE could I do for an hour and 15 minutes - they didn’t require it.</p>
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<p>Finding a school was a bit difficult. We live near Denver, CO so there are several CCs near us. We called them - didn’t email - and played a lot of phone tag. Two of them said “it’s illegal for someone under 16 to take college classes”. The other said “what are his SAT scores?”. The school he ended up at has a “director of high school relations” or something of the sort who coordinates Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) programs; that’s who we worked with.</p>
<p>It turns out that there is NO law in Colorado forbidding children from taking college classes. The schools were apparently saying that there is no PSEO before 16. I don’t know the truth of that, but we paid for all the CC classes anyway. It was much cheaper than a private school.</p>
<p>Other people have gotten their kids in through the back door - find a professor who is willing to take the student and get a toe-hold like that. I don’t have any personal experience with that.</p>
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<p>He just turned 17. He’s been accepted to Caltech, Colorado College, and a few others.</p>
<p>His first two classes (same semester) were Interpersonal Communication, which the entire family took, and Intro to Computer Science. He had some programming experience already - just little toy stuff - and I am a programmer.</p>
<p>He didn’t have study skills at that time - that was part of the reason we wanted him to take classes that would be difficult for him. He still doesn’t really know how to study, but he is developing better time-management skills to get his work done.</p>
<p>When he started, he was little. But everyone treated him like a real person with a right to be there. He got a couple questions, but not many. It has been a totally wonderful situation all around.</p>
<p>It sounds like the previous poster is ■■■■■■■■, but regardless, I disagree. I would have been the happiest kid in the world had I been able to take community college classes in middle school. Not every kid likes TV and Barbies. I have always loved learning above all else.</p>
<p>To the above poster. I have been taking CC classes since the 8th grade. I wasn’t deprived of a childhood in the least bit. Now, I wish I could take more than two classes at a time, but rules are rules. Through taking those classes, I was able to finish all my English requirements for premed, and half of the math requirements. After the summer session, I will be able to be considered a sophomore once I go to college.</p>
<p>Not sure if this is the right place but it was being discussed. Right now my son is 8 and we are looking into OHS for him. Not for next year but the year after next he will be 9 turning 10. The only thing that I would be worried about is his writing skills. He can dictate to me a 2+ page report but getting him to do it well it just goes all wrong. I would like to take next year to really develop his writing skills. Does anyone know of a good program? </p>
<p>Also, I have asked the local CC about enrolling son next aug into math classes and they said that he was probably capable of doing the work but that they didn’t think it was right for him taking college classes. However, I found on their website that they can not discriminate on admissions based on age. Now, this is through the continuing education and not full enrollment but I figured if he got in and proved himself they would enroll him for full credit.</p>
<p>Doreen, My 14 year old daughter is in her 2nd year as a part-time student at Stanford OHS. Last year the hardest part for her was learning how to organizing her time and to study. Earlier coursework hadn’t required her to push herself. She greatly enjoys the classroom comraderie – even though it’s an online experience, the students see each other on video and participate in a steady text stream during class. </p>
<p>She may take a CC class next year to round out her coursework at much less expense, but I do have concerns about having her on a campus with much older students, and it’s more efficient time-wise to study at home.</p>
<p>UPDATE: We received Stanford’s acceptance email on Friday! DD is super-jazzed, as are we. She’ll have part-time status with 3 classes: writing, history and math, but won’t know any specifics until placement tests are administered. We’ll supplement with a private tutor for Latin using the same textbooks as OHS does, and DD will also attend a science program in our community. I spent all day Saturday filling out the financial aid info, never did that before and wow - what a process! </p>
<p>I really appreciate everyone’s comments because I’ve learned how to be a bit creative in getting DD to where she needs to be to satisfy her crave for education.</p>