<p>^^ MImama…the ACT with writing is considered a different test…I wouldn’t risk it having her only sit for the ACT w/o Wr. If the school superscores, there is no risk taking the whole thing over</p>
<p>Prom…</p>
<p>ok so how much do the proms cost near you</p>
<p>prom - does it include a meal?
tux/gown
limo
flowers etc</p>
<p>I was at the florist today.
girls bracelet style wristlets are $42.50, boys boutineer $10</p>
<p>Hi, first time seeing this forum, first time doing a college search. S1 (guessing thats what is implying first child who is a son?) Is a junior at a state school and since he grad when he was 16 we wanted him home his first year or two. Took the ACT once senior year but score didnt matter and transferred where most of hs friends were for sophmore yr.
NOW…D2 grads next year and we are just starting the search. Reading just a couple pages of this (oh my some of you have been posting since 8th grade!) I’m feeling really behind. She hasnt done any tests yet, turned in $ too late the day a prep test wasgiven at school even. We just opened the thought process to include private schools, which is what led me to this site.
My search will be now on the differences of the tests and whether its better to apply before visiting or visit before deciding where to apply. Applications are expensive, but not as much as hotels and either 5 hour drives or plane tix. We live in WI and her ideal would be a BFA in acting somewhere in CA or NY . For non UW scbools I’d only consider Cnristian (nondenominational). Happy hunting to me.</p>
<p>fogfog- Prices are going to vary wildly by geographic region, I would imagine. Last year, our prom was $60 per person and included dinner. There is a local florist here who has a prom special- wrist corsage and boutonniere together for $28. It’s quite a deal. Last year, my son went to reserve a tux early and became a prom rep for his school. If he got 5 kids to turn in the card with his name on it (which gave them $40 off their tux), he got his tux free. He ended up with a free tux. I think we’re too late to do that this year though.</p>
<p>Prom is $80/person, and dinner must be included as the event starts at 7pm. Wrist corsage was $45 and tux rental was $120, both before tax. I don’t know that limos are used all that frequently. The current trend seems to be groups in luxury coaches or sometimes even a yellow school bus. Parents host photo parties at home or at a club prior to bus pick up.</p>
<p>Can’t comment on girls’ costs but assume they are much higher: dress, shoes, hair, etc.</p>
<p>This was just posted on the NY Times. Pretty much a lesson plan for writing college application essays with examples. Looks worthwhile. [Getting</a> Personal: Writing College Essays for the Common Application - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/11/getting-personal-writing-college-essays-for-the-common-application/]Getting”>Getting Personal: Writing College Essays for the Common Application - The New York Times)</p>
<p>Thanks go2mom - definitely worthwhile!!</p>
<p>Welcome caribbound and your D! Does Wisconsin have reciprocity (or a tuition agreement) with Minnesota? I know MN has one with WI. So thus maybe your D could attend MN schools at the same low price of a WI state school.</p>
<p>One good way to find schools is to create your own “thread” in the Parents Forum where you describe your D, her GPA, class rank, interests, your budget, location preference and field of study, and ask other parents to give you names of schools she might want to consider. </p>
<p>The only Christian school I have any familiarity with is Wheaton, where a dear friend’s daughter is graduating from, and she loves it and has been very happy there.</p>
<p>Please keep posting on our thread. We’re a very friendly bunch and all on the same bumpy exciting road with our kids.</p>
<p>Welcome caribbound! CC (college confidential) people are often early with things, so don’t feel behind.</p>
<p>For your D, try searching for BFA and Acting in the college search forum. Or use the Super Match search on the main page to enter the major (Acting) and states, plus D’s stats and other factors of interest such as religion. I think it’s the best of the many college search sites you can find on the web.</p>
<p>Double good news this week for DD. In addition to her NHS induction, she was one of ten girls selected for her school’s summer immersion program and service trip to Ecuador. She will be gone for ten days at the beginning of July. One more thing to schedule college visits around. She almost didn’t apply as she doesn’t care for rice and beans which are the basic local diet staples in the community where they will be living and working. She said this will be her chance to lose a few pounds without a lot of workouts this summer. :D</p>
<p>Welcome aboard to caribbound and all the other new posters. Enjoy the ride. Its gonna be a lot of fun with a little bit of agony and heartache thrown in for good measure.</p>
<p>Only 111 days until the Common Application is released for the Class of 2014. :eek:</p>
<p>Only 233 days until ED/EA applications are due. (November 30th)</p>
<p>Only 264 days until most RD applications are due. (December 31st)</p>
<p>Only 353 days until decision day. (March 30th)</p>
<p>Only 355 days until the 2014 SS Indecision sets sail. 
(April 1st)</p>
<p>Looking at that countdown AvonHSDad, not sure whether to laugh or cry…this is our second time around and you are spot on with your decription of the “ride”
Congrats to DD!</p>
<p>Congrats to DD of AvonHSDad re the summer immersion program - sounds wonderful, even the rice & beans :)</p>
<p>avondad - congrats to your daughter! My daughter went to Ecuador and The Galapagos last summer for a few weeks. It’s not just rice and beans, they also eat guinea pigs as well.</p>
<p>For those who had not heard (like me), here’s a note from DS’s counselor about AP test scores:</p>
<p>As you may have heard, students will receive their AP scores ONLINE this July. This convenient new system replaces the old paper score reports, which will no longer be mailed.</p>
<p>To help with this transition, here are a few helpful guidelines:</p>
<p>• Students must have a College Board account in order to access their AP scores online. If you don’t already have an College Board account, students should sign up for a free account at apscore.org as early as possible.</p>
<p>• Many students, however, will already have a College Board account if they’ve ever registered for the SAT or participated in other College Board programs. Those students that already have one should sign in and confirm that they have the correct username and password. Remember to keep your username and password in a safe place! College Board will email your accounts about how and when you can access your scores.</p>
<p>• Make sure you pay close attention to the AP proctor’s instructions, particularly those that mention entering your student ID number and email address. This will help identify and notify you when your scores are available.</p>
<p>• For security reasons, you will now need to provide your AP number (or your student ID number, if you remembered to provide it on their answer sheet) in order to view your scores online and send scores to colleges. For this reason, it is imperative that you keep your AP number. Please do not rely on us to do so! Our suggestion: peel off one of those AP stickers and affix it to some place safe that you can refer back to like your calculator, wallet, etc.</p>
<p>Keep an eye out; some of you may also receive email directly from the College Board about AP Online Scores for Students.</p>
<p>AvonDad, you’re a hoot. Loved your countdown for the class of 2011, and look forward to it here. Congrats to your daughter!!!</p>
<p>Welcome to all the new posters.</p>
<p>Fog: prom costs here: prom tkt $80/ea, at a local country club and included dinner and bus to and from high school parking lot; standard tux: $165, plus tx (don’t remember what i ultimately paid for it, i think around $180); wrist corsage: $30. </p>
<p>Re: SAT/ACT. I tried to get my son to take a practice ACT to see if he would prefer the test and/or perform better on it. Unfortunately, I asked him to do this after he spent time practicing the SAT, and he just didn’t want to learn a different test. He’s taken the SAT twice and super scored he now has scores that are fine for his reach schools. But, since he outperformed all section scores on his practice tests, we’re wondering if he should take it one more time, pressure-free.</p>
<p>We’ve also received an email from D’s school regarding AP online scores. Here’s the link that they have sent us:</p>
<p><a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/AP_Online_Scores_for_Students_Student_Flyer_B-W.pdf[/url]”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/AP_Online_Scores_for_Students_Student_Flyer_B-W.pdf</a></p>
<p>2014novamom, wow, thanks for the AP news. Your guidance dept is really superb (i’ve also been impressed w/ the guidance related stuff you’ve posted earlier). We haven’t received any info re: the APs, other than the request for payment.</p>
<p>@lillypod
RE: Cornell’s Writing Score
We attended a local info session and somebody asked the presenter about this. The presenter said that they don’t consider it but they can still see it. So not sure really what that means. The school of ENG’G though explicitly said that they don’t consider it.</p>
<p>I haven’t posted on this thread in awhile, but now it is time to get more serious about helping my D2014 get ready for college.</p>
<p>She is taking the ACT tomorrow, but hasn’t prepared much at all. My older D only took the SAT, so I’m curious to see what the ACT is like. I will let her decide whether to focus on the SAT or ACT for June.</p>
<p>We live overseas, but will be in the U.S. for 6 weeks this summer. My older sister has offered to take D to visit Duke (her alma mater) and a few other schools of her choice. D is very independent and doesn’t want me to be involved much, so I’m excited that my sister is helping!</p>
<p>Hope to post more often from now on.</p>
<p>Thank you 2018Dad…the info session we attended made no mention of it but then again nobody asked and we were not aware of this issue at that time. Son not applying for engineering, so hopefully they will at least glance at his W score;)
pamayawaa, good luck to D with ACT</p>