<p>Here is a link to the thread on it: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=229585%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=229585</a>
I'll bump it up.</p>
<p>thanks for the info -- he has been getting alot of mail from simon's rock. His hesitation in applying is that he wants the full 4 year college experience, but not at simon's rock. He wants to apply as a freshman to college. I check it out, though.</p>
<p>i appreciate you time, blairt -- and I do take advice with a grain of salt -- I have been on these boards a long time. My son will be calling schools tomorrow.</p>
<p>teacher recs are not an issue -- he has tons and all say he is in the top 1% including their college students. The schools he is interested in take the PSAT, so he is covered there. I have an official transcript and he has a resume -- he has been busy the past few weeks applying to several summer and study abroad scholarships, so he has tons of essays and info ready.</p>
<p>the scholarship at Harvard was a special case and is not available to students right now -- it was for particularly qualified home school students.</p>
<p>He knows that boarding school would be very different -- but that is what he is looking for. Believe me, it can't be much more different than Egypt where he spent last summer</p>
<p>at simon's rock, can't you transfer to a 4-year college as a freshmen (have the school disregard your credits)? it would be a tough program to manage if not.. that might actually go against education policies (because skipping a grade is based on credit)..</p>
<p>if you have been on these boards a long time, why didn't you start the application and research process sooner?</p>
<p>blairt -- really, your immaturity is showing. </p>
<p>as I said before -- my son had not really considered boarding schools as an option but when my younger son started researching them, he was impressed. thus -- the late start to apply. I am sure he is not the only one (just the only one mentioned on CC)</p>
<p>Simon's rock is a college -- you wouldn't go to harvard for two years and then apply as a freshman. acceptance into college does not require a diploma, thus the accelerated option. Simon's bard is not the only one -- my son has been offered admission at two other colleges, one is highly selective. That is not the path he wants right now.</p>
<p>i just asked questions about the simon's rock program because i only heard about it last night and it seems like a great program for me (my question was directed at anyone who knew anything about it)</p>
<p>the second question was an honest, curious inquiry. that's all. i'm not sure where immaturity comes into play here. good luck w/ boarding school.</p>
<p>Hsmomstef- I hope that you do consider a top prep school for your son. My daughter is in heaven- she has never worked harder in her life, but is surrounded by other smart (sometimes brilliant), curious, nice teenagers from all walks of life, and actually from all over the world. She is on significant financial aid, as are many of her friends. She is a 10th grader, and all of her classes use college textbooks. She was ready for this kind of challenge, after public middle school, and is so happy to finally be surrounded by other kids who are just as engaged in their coursework and musical activities. It has been a life changing experience for her (and hopefully her brother, next year.)</p>
<p>Sabooks - I would like to attend heaven as well. Which school does your daughter attend?</p>
<p>My heaven has puppies in it. And snow. ;)</p>
<p>heyy is thaht the outdoor academy by any chance? i thought about it for a bit, but wasnt sure about the intensity- lol i have no experience whatsoever w/ camping.
ur son sounds like he has a very good chance. goodness, everyone on this board is sounding so strong! i say just go for it. what makes 11th grade admissions so interesting is that alot of canidates often have compelling reasons for applying at such a late time- idk thats why 11th grade is sometimes something of a crapshoot.</p>
<p>sabregiel -- the program he is going to is called Rocky Mountain Semester and it is held in Leadville, Colorado at the High Mountain Institute. It sounds fantastic and he is looking forward to it (his brother is very jealous). Once he is there, he is planning on posting more info about it on the board.</p>
<p>After we do some more calling tomorrow, he plans on choosing at least one school to apply to. His quandry is that he also wants to do the study abroad -- he may end up at prep school just for his senior year, but that would be ok with him.</p>
<p>I always believe everyone has a chance. Sounds corny lol, but true. Someone applied to a local competitive school and no one expected she'd even try. Some magic happened. She has been attending for the past three years and is very sucessful w. her studies.</p>
<p>hsmomstef- What did your son decide? Is he applying to prep schools this year, and if so which one/s?</p>
<p>Blair, why are you obsessing over the travel? And why do you think you'd made 8 trips? There are only two breaks.</p>
<p>PSAT is a tat low, i believe totally 186, that's way below average..however, your s has a lot going on for him, being from colarado also helps, so i think he has average chance</p>
<p>Olivia, traveling is a good thing to sell...but I am not sure what exactly you are referring to, but if you have traveled severlely, why not talk about it? lol</p>
<p>No, I meant on traveling to New England and back for breaks. ;)</p>
<p>well -- my son decided not to apply. he has multiple applications into study abroad programs on scholarship and he feels very good that he will be accepted into at least one. His back-up isn't bad -- he will be in a charter school where he takes all classes at the University of Colorado (dual enrollment).</p>
<p>What he is considering is applying next year as a 12th/PG. It gives him more time to look at schools, time to put together a good application, etc. Plus he will have better test scores. His PSAT is lower than he wants -- he didn't do any prep and really needs some math review. He took the ACT without prep and got 35 in CR and W, but again -- needs some practice in math (a 26). some time and focus will help there.</p>
<p>thanks to everyone for the advice.</p>