Time to do the donuts. Time to do the donuts.
Remember the commercial?
Well, in my case, it's time to do the FAFSA.
I took ED to college on Monday for a tour. Yes, she's only a sophomore, but she has to make some scheduling decisions now for next year, and those decisions need some planning.
Economics majors don't just happen, they're calculated.
ED has the option of taking stats and trig next year. This would be enough to make me hyperventilate and crawl into a hole, but she's confident with her current math abilities to tackle both. Taking 2 math classes requires dropping another class. With this is mind, we scouted out the Local Private College (not the Local Christian College where D'Argo did his post-secondary work and my alma mater) which offers an econ major.
We got creative. ED needs a government/econ class for high school graduation, but why not take those at college - they're required for the major at LPC. If she drops the AP Government class (or even the non-AP Government class) and takes them at college, she'll get the credit. She needs her 4th year of English - get it at college. The way things look right now, she'll only be on the high school campus for band.
We're torn about taking post-secondary classes. Passing them guarantees getting the credit. Taking AP classes boosts the GPA but doesn't guarantee the passing score for the college credit. The University where D'Argo goes waffled on which was of more value in admissions consideration. "Do what the guidance counselor tells you" is not good advice when you know that the counselor is going to say "take AP" because it doesn't cost the school district anything and post-secondary does.
But college credit is college credit.
Off to the FAFSA.
Well, in my case, it's time to do the FAFSA.
I took ED to college on Monday for a tour. Yes, she's only a sophomore, but she has to make some scheduling decisions now for next year, and those decisions need some planning.
Economics majors don't just happen, they're calculated.
ED has the option of taking stats and trig next year. This would be enough to make me hyperventilate and crawl into a hole, but she's confident with her current math abilities to tackle both. Taking 2 math classes requires dropping another class. With this is mind, we scouted out the Local Private College (not the Local Christian College where D'Argo did his post-secondary work and my alma mater) which offers an econ major.
We got creative. ED needs a government/econ class for high school graduation, but why not take those at college - they're required for the major at LPC. If she drops the AP Government class (or even the non-AP Government class) and takes them at college, she'll get the credit. She needs her 4th year of English - get it at college. The way things look right now, she'll only be on the high school campus for band.
We're torn about taking post-secondary classes. Passing them guarantees getting the credit. Taking AP classes boosts the GPA but doesn't guarantee the passing score for the college credit. The University where D'Argo goes waffled on which was of more value in admissions consideration. "Do what the guidance counselor tells you" is not good advice when you know that the counselor is going to say "take AP" because it doesn't cost the school district anything and post-secondary does.
But college credit is college credit.
Off to the FAFSA.