<p>2 weeks is better than 3 weeks- talk it over with your parents and decide soon.</p>
<p>finally, if I want to place in AP Calculus, would it be bad to have a letter of recommendation from an Algebra I teacher? (there are no geometry or algebra ii and beyond teachers at my school) I am still willing to take a placement test.</p>
<p>Again, time is of the essence here. If you are going to do this, do it now. You can always send the letter of recommendation several days later, but get a move-on! :)</p>
<p>thanks, sg12909. been ill, but wanted to thank you for your last reply. It is quite task, is it not? Just who my daughter is once layers of expectations, real and imagined are peeled off, is surely the $64K question for any parent. And to a large extent, I am not sure if she truly knows or can know for some time yet, making the next few years a balance of risk taking/experimentation and developing time-tested fundamentals, OHS or elsewhere.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what field I want to study, either, and I’m still discovering myself, as many teens/preteens are. The OHS does provide an excellent education overall, and all the courses improve basic critical reasoning skills, so I think that taking courses in fields I am not necessarily interested in is less a “risk” than an experiment.</p>
<p>Well, the EPGY 2013 early notification should be sent by email today, but I haven’t got it…Anybody who has received the notification?</p>
<p>Do you mean OHS? They are very different.</p>
<p>Hi sg12909, i am curious on a few of questions. Answer at your leisure. One, of the full time crowd middle schoolers, what % take four classes? five? six? Two, I notice that the course catalogue has added a number of honors classes. While sensible from a number of POVs, it seems to move OHS a couple steps toward being a normal school with more requirements and less flexibility. Any sense of the buzz on these new editions (such as honors chem and honors physics)? Three, the new tuition schedule was posted. Curiously, it seems to incentivize part time attendance (per course price for 3 (P/T) or 5 (F/T) are virtually the same. The move raised the question of identity on “campus.” Do you sense there is more attention/care given to full time students? Or less? Are full time students catered to? Or treated the same as part timers. It is a question that every young institution must grapple with. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>I am an international high school student (live outside US) and have been accepted for EPGY (3 week prog) as well as Stanford High School Summer College program (8 week prog).
I have to pick one. Can someone advise me what is better and why?
Any help will be much appreciated as I am not very familiar with American education system but have plans to join an undergrad science/engineering program in fall 2014.</p>
<p>@TigerFree
Most middle schoolers take 5 courses. The admin strongly discourages anyone, especially middle schoolers, from taking 6 courses, although they occasionally do allow a student to do so.
I am currently taking Honors Chemistry, and it seems comparable to the Honors experience at a brick and mortar magnet school. We have quite a bit of homework (although it may vary from class to class), labs, quizzes, etc.
There are many part-time students at the OHS- I’d say the ratio to full time students is about 1:2, and it might be even larger. They are treated the same as others, but the school administrated a survey recently about workload and our academic experiences. The results indicate that full-time students are generally more stressed and have more difficulty with the coursework than part-time students. Perhaps prospective students have been expressing concerns about the rigorous coursework, so the admin is encouraging part-time enrollment.</p>
<p>@saifullahmir
I don’t have experience with the summer college, but I disliked the EPGY program when I took geometry last summer.</p>
<p>@sg12909, Thanks. It seems hard to whittle down a full curriculum to one of five or less per semester, without summer classes. Interesting on part-time vs full-time.</p>
<p>Does anyone have experience with OHS’ Multivariable Calculus class and Phyiscs C? I have heard varying opinions about the math and science classes at OHS. Would love to hear from anyone with personal experience – how capable are the teachers, the workload, the creativity of the curriculum, etc.</p>
<p>hi Roseystoney, what have you heard? Anything specific?</p>
<p>The only specific information I have is from older posts on homeschooling groups. So I don’t know how accurate that information is. Any information from the school and current students (e.g. the ambassadors) is enthusiastic.</p>
<p>On MVC, I would imagine the pool of OHS students who have taken it cannot be very large given the youth of the school and level of the course.</p>
<p>@TigerFree, are you enrolling? As I understand it, we have to send a postmarked registration commitment with a hefty sum of $$. Once that is completed, then you are assigned an advisor who helps determine the course selection. The $$ is non-refundable. This is a leap of faith, at best.</p>
<p>rosey. my daughter will enroll. expensive, but good value.</p>