<p>lmao, as I suspected, he texted me his score!</p>
<p>YDS: yay for him not making you wait ;)</p>
<p>Blueshoe: if they do, they certainly donāt advertise it. D & I came up with a list of a few questions that she needs to ask current teachers & her GC about class sequences, etc. and asking the GC about out of school alternatives to that .5 gym class is at the top of the list. It winds Dās clock to no end that the fall & spring rec softball that she does every year canāt be counted. Ah well, if thatās her biggest problem sheās a lucky girl.</p>
<p>My older D took her .5 PE credit in summer school. It consisted of going to work out at the local community college gym for 5 hr/week for 4 weeks. She actually enjoyed it and it created a good habit (which apparently has fallen by the wayside in college!)</p>
<p>Yeah, well, he didnāt seem happy with his score, but itās already higher than his older brotherās official junior PSAT score, so Iām happy. With some practice, he could get in the NMSF range. :)</p>
<p>At D2ās school all sophomores and juniors take the psat. She is expecting to get her scores back this week. Class rank and gpa are not listed on the report cards, but at the beginning of the year the kids get a copy of their official transcript and it is included there.</p>
<p>I think D2 will do āfineā, but not outstanding on the psat. Plan on having her prep for next year when it counts. This will provide a baseline score for her. She was pleased with her class rank and gpa.</p>
<p>All of you are making me break out in hivesā¦lolā¦I am not yet educated on all of this and it is coming so fast. </p>
<p>We have meetings in the next month with the school where students elect to do either full IB or partial IB. We are an honors school so no student can entirely avoid IB classes. If students opt out of IB, they typically take the AP equivalent. We are leaning toward full IB for D. She can handle the work but it does mean a higher level of committment. </p>
<p>As for class rank our school does not rank, even when pressed. I think the theory is it is strictly for honors students, most of whom whould be in the top 5% had they stayed in the regular publich schools. Not sure if it makes sense but it does help to create an atmosphere that is much more cooperative. Given these types of students it could have turned very competitive. </p>
<p>We are not sure about GPA. But you can figure it out. She hit it out of the park last year but this yearā¦we have had more than a few talks. </p>
<p>We have very little communications from guidance. It can be frustrating but we are not looking at a top tier school. She may have a shot to get in, but we are going to require merit aid so the next level down is a better better for us.</p>
<p>Scheduling classes for next year has just gotten much more complicated. Due to some special needs issues and a desire to participate in Project Lead the Way (pre-engineering academy) my son did not take social studies (American History part 2) Freshman year or his fine arts credit. We have been planning to fit the Fine Arts Credit in by doing a CC class over the summer and taking AP US History senior year.
In the past few days I have learned that things are not as clear as I thought. School no longer offers AP US History (son is currently taking AP US Govāt). So we have 2-3 options: he can take it at a local college over the summer, he can take GT US History with freshmen his senior year or possibly due AP US history as an independent study senior year. SS team leader wants to do last option, pricnipal says no - not sure if I should push.<br>
If he goes to MARS camp this summer, he canāt do a fine arts at the CC dues to schedules. He could do the American History course, if it is offerred (schedule comes out next month) second session of summer school at a local college. We will have to meet with his very good guidance counselor to work this out - itās just very frustrating because we thought this had been settled before he started high school. Just because a course is listed in the course catalogue does not mean it will be given at every high school.
Science question: would you do two years of AP physics or one year GT physics and one year AP Chemistry. He will take Calculus A/B next year and calculus C senior year. His understaning is that AP physics is much more mathmatical, so he would like to do 2 years of that. He is currently in GT Chemistry - will colleges care if he does 2 years of AP Physics or does Chemistry and Physics.
Also if he does go to summer school for the SS credit it opens up 1 spot senior year. I would like that to be filled with another social studies class (AP something), he may push for AP Chemistry - any thoughts?
Kelowna: Your sonās schedule is amazing. My son also started robotics this week and Iām not sure I will be seeing any of him for the next few weeks. His school only has 3 kids actively working on this, a friends school has 30 - I have no idea how 3 kids are going to get all that work done and study for semester finals.</p>
<p>Itās posts like those above that almost make me glad that my sonās school doesnāt have many AP courses available. Itās funny though because I keep pestering him about course selection for next year, asking when are they going to send home the information. Iām starting to think that there isnāt much of a selection until senior yearā¦that 4th year social studies class when only 3 are required for graduation.</p>
<p>On Day 4 of snow days here. Our area is fine but during the bus trial yesterday, 2 buses slid off the road in rural areas. Gotta be safe.</p>
<p>They already have a 3 day weekend because of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. D is ready to go back tomorrow but is afraid to at the same time because she thinks the teachers will pile on the work and she wonāt have any downtime during the 3 days.</p>
<p>Scheduling was supposed to begin for current juniors this past Monday. Well, thatās gotten pushed back!</p>
<p>Reeinaz - Iām sorry if my post came off that way. Itās funny, because we moved to our current home to get away from a more pressure filled HS district and specifically bought our home so that he would not go to one of the top 2-3 HS in the new county if he ever made it back to the public school system. (It also made the commute to his special needs school doable, otherwise it would have been close to 4 hours a day on a bus.) His schedule is close to middle of the road for the high school, it is heavier on science and math, but those are his interests and that has given him a social life for the first time in his life. He has had other issues to deal with for most of his life and this is the first time he has been at a school which he finds intellectually challenging. It has been a blessing, because it has allowed for growth in his maturity and social skills, for the first time in his life he is being viewed as able and not just disabled. College scares me to dealth because he has worked so hard to get to this point and I just donāt want him to fail after so much progress.<br>
We have moved twice to help him and he has come farther then we dared hope. I have one foot in the autism community and one in the gifted community - it makes for a scary and beautiful view.</p>
<p>Momof24boys - I have an Aspie son. Ironically though, his area of āspecializationā is writing. Oh how I wish he were a more typical atypical in that regard. I tried pushing him towards computer science because of his love of video games, but instead of writing script for the program, he was more interested in writing scripts for the charactersā¦lol.</p>
<p>Reeinaz - Wouldnāt it be great if my Aspie could write the program and yours could write the script and have some major sucess with a video game and we could both worry a little less. My sonās writing has a long way to go, he loves to read everything, but not a strong writer, that has made English classes quite a challenge - he thinks all English teacher are evil and take the joy out of reading.</p>
<p>Any kids planning on taking SAT US History test at the end of the year?
Mine is taking APUS and I remember that one of the long standing CC wisdoms was to take both tests at the same time as they are very, very similar.
Anyone experienced in this area?</p>
<p>Yep, D will take US History and Math Level II this year. I have several prep books borrowed from friends for both the AP and SAT IIās. Older D took them both the same year, got a 5 on AP and 750 on SAT II. Younger D is a good standardized test taker, so I am expecting even better SAT II from her. Our issue now is May or June - the AP test is the Friday before the SAT IIās in May, will that be too much, or is it better to just get them out of the way.</p>
<p>D is taking honors Bio this year. What do you think about Bio SAT II? She might not take AP Bio at all, opting for Chem or Phys.</p>
<p>DS took honors bio in 9th grade and took the SAT II at the end of the year. It was a good intro to SAT II tests (and Iām not even sure he will be submitting the bio subject test). Taking honors chem this year and will take the SAT II in May or June. I expect him to do much better on this one, just based on having the experience of last year.</p>
<p>When helping my D (now a senior) choose which SAT IIs to take, I found the official SAT II book to be helpful. Half the book doesnāt apply because she wasnāt planning to take any language subject tests, but the other half was good for getting an overview about what is covered by the tests. Not all AP tests have corresponding SAT IIs, and I think perhaps one would have to take both AP Physics courses in order to cover the material on the SAT II Physics exam.</p>
<p>My son will be taking the Math II this year.</p>
<p>LINYMOM - He was considering taking another SAT II at the same time, but I worried it would āhurtā him at schools that require all testing/scores be sent. FWIW - He is interested in Pomona which requires all tests. Of course, no idea at this stage if heāll have the GPA for Pomona.</p>
<p>S took Math 2 after 8th grade and nothing since. He is taking AP Bio this year but I do not know if he should sit for the SAT Bio, since he is going to do both AP Chem and AP Physics.
On the other hand he is taking Calc based Physics this year which probably corresponds with AP Physics C. Awrrrrr. So many exams to think of and to take, makes me sick.
I am so against all that rush!!!</p>
<p>Ok, I just went to check AP exams calendar and it looks thrilling ;)</p>
<p>APUSH - May 6</p>
<p>AP BIO - May 9, 8 A.M.
AP Music Theory - May 9, 12 P.M.
AP Physics C - Mechanics, May 9, 12 P.M.
AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism - May 9, 2 P.M.</p>
<p>AP Stats - May 11, 12 P.M.</p>
<p>May 9 looks BUSY!!!
Obviously either AP Bio or AP Music Theory will have to be moved to late testing days.
No clue what to do about AP Physics? Will someone enlighten me, please.
S has taken AP Physics B last year and got a 5. I think it is stupid to do both Physics C, isnāt it?
Did I already say that I hate it? (!!!)</p>