robinb
DIS veteran
- Joined
- Aug 29, 1999
https://www.disboards.com/threads/you-can-now-upload-a-picture-directly-in-to-your-post.3376079/Beautiful!!! I still cant figure out how to put a dang picture on here!!
https://www.disboards.com/threads/you-can-now-upload-a-picture-directly-in-to-your-post.3376079/Beautiful!!! I still cant figure out how to put a dang picture on here!!
We have been shopping and packing all week. DS is out right now with his two best friends (he's been friends with them since elementary school) to say good-bye. We are leaving tomorrow and moving him into his dorm on Sunday. It's surreal to me that he's starting college and everything that we've been discussing this year is really happening!! He is taking 2 classes over the summer - they begin on Wednesday. Penn State has activities for all of the Freshman summer students beginning on Sunday afternoon. I'm sure he's going to have a blast - I'm just not sure I'm ready.
We visited FSU in late April to make her final decision by May 1st. She chose FSU! They require the student to return for orientation/scheduling of classes over a three day period. We live in NJ and we are going June 27-29 which means flights/hotel/rental car AGAIN. So late April, late June and then once again mid Aug to move her in. Can you say BROKE
My DD is in placement testing right now for English, Math and French. She *hates* standardized tests and she spent less than 1 hour preparing for all three tests, barely looking at the three 90-minute practice tests last night. After I told her about them weeks ago. Oh well. She'll either do OK on the tests and test out of Freshman Composition and Pre-Calculus math or she'll waste her time and energy doing remedial (for her) classes because she couldn't be bothered to put in a few lousy hours into studying last week. She missed out of testing out of college Calculus AB a couple weeks ago for the same reason. It frustrates me so freaking much that she doesn't seem to understand the importance of doing well on these tests so she doesn't have to take additional classes in college when she could be concentrating on something more important. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for a Calc AB Advanced Placement test miracle for next month.
I really thought that she was showing signs of maturity. This really bums me out. I warned her of the consequences of her (in)actions and she's going to have to live with it. She seemed nervous this morning ... it's a little too late for that missy!
We had a nice surprise in the mailbox today- a letter from a national scholarship awarding DD $1500! I don't know how many were awarded but the letter said there were over 600 applicants. We thought it was weird though, that they require her to send them a transcript after every semester and keep in touch with her donor- even though the money will be sent this August. It is a printing industry Foundation (her major is graphic design), so maybe there will be further opportunities if she obliges? We will certainly try to get the transcripts sent. She already has a thank you card and her acceptance form ready to mail back.
Tonight we reviewed keeping track of her new checking account and signed her up for online banking so that was productive. I should have paid some bills, but we went on a walk and she talked, then we sat on the patio all evening and talked. That was nice too.
Oh does anyone have advice on a good laptop for college? She's always used our desktop so we're clueless. TIA!
Don't stress. These things have a way of working themselves out. My son didn't open a single book before his Calc placement exam and did poorly on his test. He then got a "special invitation" to Trig review the week before school started (meaning he had to report a week earlier than he was expecting). He was NOT happy. Turns out the trig review was really helpful and he did much better in in his Calc II class that fall because of it.My DD is in placement testing right now for English, Math and French. She *hates* standardized tests and she spent less than 1 hour preparing for all three tests, barely looking at the three 90-minute practice tests last night. After I told her about them weeks ago. Oh well. She'll either do OK on the tests and test out of Freshman Composition and Pre-Calculus math or she'll waste her time and energy doing remedial (for her) classes because she couldn't be bothered to put in a few lousy hours into studying last week. She missed out of testing out of college Calculus AB a couple weeks ago for the same reason. It frustrates me so freaking much that she doesn't seem to understand the importance of doing well on these tests so she doesn't have to take additional classes in college when she could be concentrating on something more important. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for a Calc AB Advanced Placement test miracle for next month.
I really thought that she was showing signs of maturity. This really bums me out. I warned her of the consequences of her (in)actions and she's going to have to live with it. She seemed nervous this morning ... it's a little too late for that missy!
We have started cleaning out closets and packing for vacation and college at the same time. I forced the boys to go shopping for college stuff, they wanted several things until I told them they would be using their graduation money. The shopping slowed down once they found that out. I just can't decide if they need a printer when there are computer labs in their dorms and they do not have to pay for copies. It is items like that I are trying to get them purchase with college money, that way they are learning the difference between want and need. Is that being stingy?
Just back from dd Orientation tour, registration, and bookstore sticker shock! She is just about ready to pack and go. I'm not ready!!!
No, they are learning to weigh their options. I wouldn't get a printer when they can use one elsewhere. It would take up space and ink is expensive too.
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The book prices in the bookstore are crazy- last year my daughter found one online in PDF form that she needed for her summer course free so that saved me a few hundred. We had went and bought the one she needed and that night she found it online so she returned the book and they refunded all the money! I am waiting until the first day of class to see what she really needs and the school said most of the time you can rent them from anyplace you want.
I wouldn't take a printer either until you know for sure that they would need it. My daughters college has printing kiosks in every dorm building, the library, dining halls and other places so there are plenty of places they can print things. You send it directly from your computer to the kiosk and when you go to the kiosk you swipe your id card and it prints out what you sent it. They give them a large printing budget to so it should cover most of the year.