|
 What are the advantages of taking Advanced Placement
Classes instead of Honors Classes?
There is no comparison. AP (advanced placement)
classes are college classes. AP exams are administered in May
throughout the U.S.A. If you score a "3" or higher out of a
possible score of "5", you can receive college credit for
that course. It is the prerogative of each university or college
whether to accept that credit.
What does "class rank" mean?
A student's class rank is determined by the total grade point average
from ninth through twelfth grade. All course work is included.
What is your opinion on freshmen taking their cars
to college?
Very simply put - No!!!
My son and his friends who are all freshmen in college
want to get an apartment next year and live off campus at UF. What are
the benefits?
As far as I am concerned this is a NO-NO. Getting
adjusted to college is difficult enough without the added pressures of
cooking, cleaning, paying bills etc. Apartment life is great for one's
social life providing one is mature enough to handle all types of new
pressures and situations.
I graduated from high school three years ago. I wasn't
ready for college then but I am now confident that college is for me.
Are my SAT scores still valid?
Yes they are still valid, however you must provide the
College Board with the following information:
-
1. Current name, address, sex, and birthday
-
2. year you took your last SAT
-
3. your name and address at the time you took the
SAT
There is a $10.00 fee plus $ 6.50 per report to the
different colleges.
Please explain the University of Miami's "Baby
Doc" program.
This is the honors program in medicine in which a
student can earn a Bachelor of Science and a Doctor of Medicine. It is
a six year program. Students are admitted simultaneously to the
College of Arts and Sciences and to the School of Medicine. In other
words, in a students' senior year of high school, he is admitted to
medical school, thus the term "Baby Doc".
The requirements are an SAT above 1360, class rank in
the top decile, and three SAT II's, one in English, Math and a
Science.
In order to be formally admitted to medical school,
the student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.4 in all college
courses with a 3.2 in science classes. In addition,the student must
continue to demonstrate high moral conduct.
My daughter is in tenth grade, is a cheerleader and
she is very popular. The problem is that she gets home at 7 PM after
being at school at 7:15 AM. She seems exhausted and has very little
time for her schoolwork. Do you recommend that she drop cheerleading?
Cheerleading does take up an incredible amount of time
and energy. Numerous other parents have questioned me about the same
concern. To answer correctly, it is necessary to look at the big
picture. Grades and high SAT scores are much more important than any
after school activity. I have seen too many desperate students, in
their senior year of high school, trying to cram four years of
education and an SAT prep class into a few short months. All of the
students with whom I have worked and who left cheerleading, were
rewarded with higher SAT's and GPA's. It takes a great deal of
maturity to leave an activity that means so much to a young person.
My daughter's friends all go to South Beach at the
incredible hour of 11 pm every weekend. So far I have resisted giving
permission for her to accompany them. The pressure from her is
continuing and I am losing my resolve. Could I possibly be the only
parent who says No?
I am quite aware of the "South Beach Scene"
which includes fake ID's, alcohol consumption and worse. Stay firm!
You are the parent, but don't forget parenthood is not a popularity
contest.
Toby Rose is President of Toby Rose's College Prep and
is an Independent College Counselor. She was Dade County's Outstanding
Teacher, directed the High School in Israel Program and was the
Chairperson of the Dade County School Board's Academic Advisory
Committee. Toby's professional affiliations include membership in both
the National Association of College Admissions Counselors and the
Southern Association of College Admissions Counselors and the Higher
Education Consultants Association. She is also a member of the
University of Miami Women's Guild and the American Association of
University Women.
If you have any educational concerns or questions you
can contact her at 305-238-7737 or www.tobyrose.com
.
|
