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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Sat Feb 3rd, 2007 02:39 pm |
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Astrid,
I had been kind of wondering whySon wasn't receiving any mail after the PSATs. Then he registered for the SATs and all heck seemed to break loose within minutes. Our mailboxes, both email and real world, are filled. Guess I shouldn't have worried. They have a way of finding you. 
Of course, last year his first name was spelt wrong by the College Board. This year, it's his last name. He kind of likes that, but I'm envisioning all sorts of potential problems with getting his SAT scores sent eventually....
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Astrid (Moominmama)
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Posted: Sat Feb 3rd, 2007 11:03 pm |
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| Oh, dear, Carolyn, I cna only imagine! We had to gently browbeat the AP folks to combine records for my son -- the first two years he'd not included SSN, and the last year did, but they counted it as two different people. Got it staightened out, but it took a phone call to someone who was a little irritated about having to deal with it.
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Sun Feb 4th, 2007 02:05 am |
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Astrid,
Yes, he tried to register for the March test and kept getting an error message. So I called the College Board for him and was on the phone for over an hour trying to get them to fix his name. *Supposedly* it was fixed there (why am I dubious?) but the mail is all wrong. Since he'll be at least NMS commended, I'm wondering how it will all play out when it comes time for them to send out NMS stuff. I just hope they get the name right for his SATs.
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DesperateDad
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Posted: Mon Feb 5th, 2007 03:26 pm |
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carolyn:
if I recall, doesn't the student test-taker bubble in his/her own name? Are you sure that your son bubbled correctly? [Two for two just defies the odds...]
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Posted: Mon Feb 5th, 2007 03:53 pm |
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Tue Feb 6th, 2007 06:35 pm |
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DesperateDad,
The first year, the mistake was definitely his -- he bubbled in the wrong letter in his first name, making him sound like a Russian spy.
This year, however, the mistake was the College Board - he bubbled in his full last name, but for some reason their scanners didn't "read" the last three bubbles. Ironically, he was extra careful to bubble the correct bubbles this year after last year's mistake.
I *think* the situation is now fixed -- another call to the College Board and they finally now are showing his full correct name in his file and test admissions ticket.
Carolyn
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Astrid (Moominmama)
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Posted: Thu Feb 15th, 2007 03:20 pm |
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Woo hoo! Got the results from the January SATs, and they are good! CR 780, Math 600, Writing 700. This is the child that quit math in October, so I'm relieved she got a respectable score on that section. The total of 1380 on the first two sections qualifies her for a $15K/year scholarship at the school she wants to go to, so I think a little happy dancing is called for 
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Posted: Thu Feb 15th, 2007 04:30 pm |
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The total of 1380 on the first two sections qualifies her for a $15K/year scholarship at the school she wants to go to, so I think a little happy dancing is called for
Absolutely! Congratulations to your daughter on those nice scores, and to you for the sigh of relief you can breathe knowing you will be saving 60 grand!!
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Posted: Thu Feb 15th, 2007 09:35 pm |
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Astrid -- congrats to your daughter! My D got her Jan SAT results in too (math was the weakest link, see my thread about lopsided scores, lol). She's a pretty happy camper all in all. We are still in the early stages of developing "the list," and she's probably going to retake in the Fall, but having those early scores for a starting point is very helpful....now to some serious analysis of those cut-off scores for merit $$....
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Posted: Fri Feb 16th, 2007 12:04 pm |
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| Congratulations to your kids. Those are great scores.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15th, 2007 08:45 pm |
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I just discovered this thread, and then had to read all 8 pages in order to get up to speed. 
My S in also a junior. Like many others, I seem to be more interested in pursuing information about colleges than he is. Last night I was talking with a friend whose S is a classmate--and a similarly intense student--and she said she was experiencing exactly the same thing. Since both of them spend enormous amounts of time on the internet, we can't understand why they aren't devoting even a little bit of it to checking out college web sites!
The latest agony--and I do mean agony--here was that letters informing kids that they had been selected for the NHS went out on Wednesday. My son's friends got them. He didn't. He was absolutely devastated. He was so humiliated that he declared that he would not attend the annual school award ceremony, despite the fact that he would be picking up a couple of language awards at least (we know he placed 1st in the state in the Grand Concours, the national French exam). I mean, he was devastated. Friday night I talked to his French teacher, who was mystified and outraged that he could have been overlooked. I wrote a dignified but passionate email to the two teachers who do the NHS advisory thing, listing his accomplishments and asking then to reconsider.
Then Saturday afternoon, what should appear in our mailbox but The Letter--postmarked Friday.
I have no idea why his letter wasn't mailed until two days after the others, but there was definitely joy in Mudville on Saturday! Of course, I had to immediately write a charming and witty--I hope  --email to the NHS advisors begging their forgiveness for bothering them. Thank doG my first email was very polite. As my son said, "Now I feel like a jerk!"
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Posted: Sun Apr 15th, 2007 09:51 pm |
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Consolation,
I had to smile when reading the first part of your post about you being more interested than your son. My son started off like gangbusters in terms of college interest, and then just sort of fizzled. Last night he told me that he "trusts my judgement" in deciding which schools he might like to visit. AHRGH!
We recently went through the whole NHS shebang too. On the application, they said that they would notify those who had been accepted on March 15. March 15 came and went and no news. I was convinced that he hadn't been admitted, and, to be honest, a little chagrined. Son finally received his letter on April 1. He was happy, but I was even happier because now I could stop being so annoyed with his school for "rejecting" him.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15th, 2007 10:49 pm |
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CarolynLawrence wrote:
We recently went through the whole NHS shebang too. On the application, they said that they would notify those who had been accepted on March 15. March 15 came and went and no news. I was convinced that he hadn't been admitted, and, to be honest, a little chagrined. Son finally received his letter on April 1, as did the other 18 kids who were chosen. The letter included an apology for the delay. He was happy, but I was even happier because now I could stop being so annoyed with his school for "rejecting" him.
A little chagrined, huh?
I was ready to go over there an tear them limb from limb. I told a [saintly] friend to whom I vented at length that if I could pull him out of the school right then I would do so. Luckily I didn't include those sentiments in my email!
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Posted: Sun Apr 15th, 2007 11:02 pm |
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| When are students eligible for the NHS?
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Consolation
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Posted: Sun Apr 15th, 2007 11:11 pm |
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Students can be inducted in the spring of their junior year or the spring of their senior year. At our HS, the kids who also get junior year book awards are usually drawn from the ranks of the junior inductees. But not always.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15th, 2007 11:14 pm |
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Students at our high school are inducted fall of junior year, and fall of senior. They have 20-30 NHS service hours which have to be completed by April, and these are only for NHS sanctioned events or activities. My son just finished his last four today, and now I can breathe a sigh of relief (until next year!).
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Posted: Sun Apr 15th, 2007 11:56 pm |
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Consolation wrote: CarolynLawrence wrote:
We recently went through the whole NHS shebang too. On the application, they said that they would notify those who had been accepted on March 15. March 15 came and went and no news. I was convinced that he hadn't been admitted, and, to be honest, a little chagrined. Son finally received his letter on April 1, as did the other 18 kids who were chosen. The letter included an apology for the delay. He was happy, but I was even happier because now I could stop being so annoyed with his school for "rejecting" him.
A little chagrined, huh?
I was ready to go over there an tear them limb from limb. I told a [saintly] friend to whom I vented at length that if I could pull him out of the school right then I would do so. Luckily I didn't include those sentiments in my email!
Yes, that would be my definition of "a little chagrined" too, consolation.
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Posted: Mon Apr 16th, 2007 12:04 am |
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At our high school, students are inducted in the spring of junior year. They have to complete an application explaining all of their activities, and write an essay about their leadership and community service activities. They also, of course, have to meet a certain GPA (I think it was 3.85 weighted) to be considered. At our school, they typically take 15-20 students out of 400 or so juniors each year, so it is kind of a big deal (well, to me at least). And, yes, they do have to do a certain number of hours of "peer tutoring" in senior year as part of membership, so it's not just a "token" honor, but a serious commitment.
By the way, if anyone is interested, there was a recent discussion on the NACAC listserv about NHS recently. Someone asked how NHS membershipwas viewed by admissions officers -- is it a "boost" on college applications? The general consensus of the admissions officers that replied to the query was that they feel the admissions and participation requirements for NHS vary so widely from high school to high school that they don't see membership as a huge plus. Still, I think it's the kind of thing that is one of those tickets to punch -- nice to have, even if it doesn't reap huge college admissions benefits.
And, I'm certainly proud of my kid for getting in.
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Posted: Mon Apr 16th, 2007 12:24 am |
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Interesting, at our school they are inducted in spring of their sophomore year! Hmmm. He's in NHS but doesn't really do much. He said it's a pretty disorganized group, so I suggested maybe he should lead it next year (!) but the answer was NO.
He has been pretty apathetic & lazy about this whole college thing. I think he just figured he could pick a few schools based on a few qualifications, and let it ride. It's frustrating for us as the parents, because of course we want the best for him and know he could aspire to greatness. But it has to be HIS idea or it's a no-go.
My son skipped 8th grade, so he's young for his grade. I worry about him going off on his own in a year and a half. He's a great kid, but he doesn't seem nearly responsible enough for that!
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Posted: Mon Apr 16th, 2007 04:04 am |
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| At our schools, NHS is extremely political and has little to do with grades. Students need only a 3.5 to get in, but the teachers in charge get to choose, so a student with an unweight 4.0 might be excluded while a student with a weighted 3.5 is chosen.
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