<p>Its not for everyone but it is possible to self study some APs.</p>
<p>I feel sorry for our 16ers, drmom123, so much stress so early. Better to self study the âeasyâ APs than the hard ones. If you wonder which are which, take a look at college websites for the ones they count for credit and which they donât. But maybe that defeats the purpose taking APs. Depends on whether youâre taking the APs for the college application or for the college credit.</p>
<p>My DD has started her own âgreen lawncareâ business. I would be enthusiastic about this, but since she is 6 months away from driving, guess who has to tote her to and from her clients? Oh well, I know Iâll be wishing these days back in ten years or so.</p>
<p>Speaking of ten yearsâŠcollege graduation today at our local state flagship, where DS19 takes a piano lesson every week. Lots of grads taking pictures and proud parents straightening and pinning graduation robes. DS19 and I were talking about how ten years from now, that could be him! So, no more complaining from me about toting around DD16, who I am starting to miss already. ;)</p>
<p>So glad to have this list and see so many friendly names from the '13 list and so many friendly names I look forward to knowing better.</p>
<p>DSâ16 got himself a job a scout summer camp. Because he isnât 16 yet it will be volunteer this year. Oh well, lots of volunteer hours for the college application. AND it should make him a shoe-in for the paid position next year. The guy he is working for really really likes him. Iâm looking forward to not feeding DS for 7 weeks. </p>
<p>DS isnât in the IB program but is following the pre-IB class schedule so he took AP Gov this year. He is currently studying for the exam coming up soon. Next year he plans to take AP Euro and possibly AP Computer Science. </p>
<p>Braces- we are hoping he will get them off before summer is out. Lucky kid doesnât have any wisdom teeth so no worries there :-)</p>
<p>:waving at the other '13 parents:</p>
<p>Well, D did not make it into the show choir. Only took one freshman for 8 spots. She is disappointed but determined to try out again next spring.</p>
<p>She is also studying for the AP gov exam and class time is now spent in daily review. Sheâs holding an A- this semester, better than the previous B. She has also done a LOT more work, learning the lesson that earning an A requires work above and beyond the bare minimum.</p>
<p>drmom - I wouldnât worry about no APs in sophomore year. Our local HS didnât do that either - so D (class of 2011) only took APs in her junior and senior years and she did fine. Sâs school (a private boarding school) offers the option to take APs in sophomore year and heâs keen on trying them.</p>
<p>dentmom - sorry to hear that your D didnât make the choir. Hopefully, she has better luck next year.</p>
<p>My Dâs school doesnât offer any AP classes prior to junior year as well. However, she goes to a small school that only offers about 8 AP classes, so it works out. </p>
<p>dentmom- sorry your D didnât make the choir, but it sounds like she has a great opportunity for next year.</p>
<p>weâll see what happens next year for DS. I think some of this is just having to let him grow and find his own wayâŠmaybe with DD13 out of the house next year, he will feel more motivated to search for what makes him happy and motivated, as opposed to just ânot wanting to be like her!â⊠At this point, he has no interst in self study, let alone studyâŠha!</p>
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<p>Hello to all! New to this website and hoping to learn some tips and tricks to ease the process with my oldest. Iâve read some, but not all, of the previous posts re: course selection. We had numerous discussions last summer about continuing with Honors English into Freshman yearâhe hated it in JH and lost a lot of self-confidence. I ultimately let him choose Honors Biology instead. I had limited Honors to 2 classes even though qualified for all 4 offered since wanted to play 3 sports and was not going to have a study hall. The good news is he got to play his 3 JV sports, only got 1 B each semester (in Alegebra II Honors), did well on the National Latin Exam, and won the English CP award. Now need to make final decision on sophomore classes. Right now signed up for Honors English II, Honors Pre-Calc, Honors Chem, AP Computer Programming, Latin III, and World History II CP, with a study hall. Still will play at least 2 sports (possibly 3). Did very well in CP World History I this year but would have less desirable teacher next year.</p>
<p>Need your comments re: switching to AP Euro History. Interested in pursuing engineering or computer science in some form. Likes to do things well, or not at all, so I am concerned about overloading him.</p>
<p>AP world history in Texas is one year. So if he already finished one year, it might be a lighter load to do AP world history.</p>
<p>Just popping in to wish everyone a happy summer. </p>
<p>My 16âer is going to 5 weeks of summer camp in his academic interest (math). We will pick him up and have a family vacation in Me-NH-Vt. Weâre not from this area of the country and are probably unlikely to get back there before itâs time to apply to colleges.</p>
<p>So my question is this, for those of you been there, done that. Are there any schools he should see? It seems early to be looking at specific schools. We will see Dartmouth and probably one of the Maine LACs. Is there anything else we shouldnât miss? Probably math or physics major. Possibly CompSci.</p>
<p>I really donât know schools in that area very well so am open to suggestions.</p>
<p>S came home from boarding school this past weekend. He had a great freshman year - academically and socially. Loved the school - he hated saying goodbye to his friends for the summer. Heâs very excited at going back in August.</p>
<p>piesquared - are you looking at universities or LACs primarily? Comp Sci is usually best at one of the geeky schools (like RPI/WPI). RPI specifically has a great program and I know a couple of kids there who have gotten great internships during their stay there. But it would be for kids who know they want to major in Comp Sci.</p>
<p>Piesquared - Middlebury, Bowdoin, University of Vermont, University of New Hampshire come to mind.</p>
<p>dont forget Colby�</p>
<p>Bates, Bowdoin, Colby and Middlebury are all good LACs. UVM is a nice school - slightly pricey for an out of state resident. Not many scholarships for OOS students. Thereâs also Champlain(?) in Vermont.</p>
<p>My guess is that heâll end up at a university, and not a LAC. But because weâre at the beginning of the college journey, I sort of want to give him a feel for different types of schools rather than making those decisions for him. So he can get a feel for size and fit, etc. and begin to shape his own opinions.</p>
<p>Thank you for all the suggestions! Do those Maine schools â Bates, Bowdoin, Colby â have different cultures? Or do they feel very similar?</p>
<p>Arisamp, thatâs so great about your son and his experiences. Itâs terrific when they find their people.</p>
<p>I think the three Maine schools have different feels to them; but, they are all great schools!</p>
<p>D (class of 2011) loved Dartmouth (or the idea of Dartmouth). So we did visit there. But it was soon apparent that she preferred a university , more a research university with close access to hospitals. So, we never did visit the LACs in Maine. From what I know, the schools are all slightly different, but good LACs in general. I have friends who have kids at Bates and really like it.</p>
<p>Checking in to say hi now that Iâve found you all againâhidden in a subforum! Look forward to your report, piesquared. DDâ16 is in the middle of Summer Driversâ Ed, and we have now logged about 5 of the required parent hours, too. The fifth hour was a noticeable improvement over the first! ;)</p>
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<p>arisamp: I forget where you are from, but University of Rochester is a good University , near hospitalsâŠ</p>