PrincessKsMom
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- Feb 9, 2008
As my daughter begins her junior year, thought I'd reach out to those who have been down this road before.
DD is a good student. Freshman year took all honors courses. Sophomore year was honors with a college prep level (lower) science. Junior year will be AP English/History, college prep level math and science. Her lowest grades are about and 83-84. Her weighted average is approx. 93. Good student, not great. And I'm learning to be okay with that. Had her take the SATs this pasted June as I thought it would be her best opportunity since she just finished Alegebra II/Geometry. Well her total for 3 sections was a 1560 (I think I'm remembering correctly). Minus the writing portion it's a 1030.
We've already discussed the fact that she is not willing to kill herself to get substantially better grades. I'm hoping she'll be able to bring each section up about 100 points by the next test.
She also wants to go away to college. And doesn't know what she wants to study, although she tends to enjoy artistic things. So what are our NJ options? I can't see her getting any scholarship money so I've told her I believe the reality is she needs to stay closer to home and take advantage of in-state tuition. I also told her that community college for two years might also have to be an option. She's not happy about that and I don't think our community college is all that good, but if it means saving money and not coming out with astronomical loans, so be it.
So please, if you have any first-hand knowledge of the NJ colleges and universities, I'd love to hear from you!
DD is a good student. Freshman year took all honors courses. Sophomore year was honors with a college prep level (lower) science. Junior year will be AP English/History, college prep level math and science. Her lowest grades are about and 83-84. Her weighted average is approx. 93. Good student, not great. And I'm learning to be okay with that. Had her take the SATs this pasted June as I thought it would be her best opportunity since she just finished Alegebra II/Geometry. Well her total for 3 sections was a 1560 (I think I'm remembering correctly). Minus the writing portion it's a 1030.
We've already discussed the fact that she is not willing to kill herself to get substantially better grades. I'm hoping she'll be able to bring each section up about 100 points by the next test.
She also wants to go away to college. And doesn't know what she wants to study, although she tends to enjoy artistic things. So what are our NJ options? I can't see her getting any scholarship money so I've told her I believe the reality is she needs to stay closer to home and take advantage of in-state tuition. I also told her that community college for two years might also have to be an option. She's not happy about that and I don't think our community college is all that good, but if it means saving money and not coming out with astronomical loans, so be it.
So please, if you have any first-hand knowledge of the NJ colleges and universities, I'd love to hear from you!