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July 23, 2008

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I hate the SATs, too. Although, I guess if he really wants his license, you can use that as an incentive to get him to study for those horrible tests.

Those state university tuitions sure are appealing, no? We told our kids that, unless they get some sort of all-expense scholarship out of state, that they will just have to settle for not going anywhere too far. I figure they can get out of state for grad school, on their dime.

Oh, that junior year! It's amazing how important it can be - to parents, if not to the young 'uns.

this post speaks volumes to me. i escaped some of the pressures of 11th grade with my first two (oh please dont ask -- it wasn't pretty but they have managed to become functioning, reasonably successful adults), but with thing 3, i thought i would have to commit hare kiri.

thank GAWD i have another two years before i have to go through this again.

You didn't mention ACT & SAT Subject Tests! We just finished the 11th grade year - now on to more stress with the college applications and all that FUN!

I feel your pain. We just completed the 11th grade year, where I know our son got pretty weary of every conversation somehow being tied to college this or SAT that or scholarships everywhere (or nowhere, depending on how those SATs go). Stressful for all involved. AP classes, college visits, pressure and more pressure. And yet exciting too. He fell in love with his second college choice during our visit there, so it promptly moved to the number one spot. Only problem is, it's a private university (albeit a really well respected one, especially in his chosen field), which costs in the neighborhood of 3 or 4 times more than the state university which was originally the number one pick. But, we want him to go where he will feel at home and happy and will thrive and be enthusiastic about all aspects of college life. So, he will take the SAT again (he got a high enough score to get a scholarship, but not as much of one as we need). And we will pray a lot for the school to be so impressed with him at his music school audition (he wants to major in music education) that they will throw a lot more money at him. We want him to follow his dream, but he may have a few loans of his own to pay back as a result of it. Hang in there - that 11th grade year is so tough, but it's also when you actually start seeing glimpses of the adult they will become, in between the bouts of yelling at them for, say, NOT DOING THEIR READING or turning in that AP Calculus assignment. And even at that level, AP classes and all, they are still making them do PROJECTS. The bane of my existence, those PROJECTS. I hope they don't have them in college . . .

I am ...4 years away from my last of 4 children being in 11th grade but well I remember it. Two marriages, two grandkids, one marriage coming in a month...3 college graduations, working on 2 graduate degrees and one associate...and here we sit...in relative quiet with the only shoes and socks being left around being mine...( by the way, they do have projects in college, but we no longer are involved! we just wish we were! ) It's wierd. Enjoy the craziness. It doesn't go away, altogether it just morphs! And your family grows in size...and when you ARE together, there are more sharing the bathrooms, more socks and shoes, and more...of everything. But really, nothing ever seems as face paced and demanding as that 11th grade stuff!

Oh my I remeber those days. Thank goodness ManSon and Oldest Daughter are now high school graduates. ManSon decided to wait on College...now that will totally freak you out! On the other hand Oldest Daughter attended her first class at the college the morning of her high school graduation and still going strong.

I have 8 more years until Snow White is in the 11th grade.

I feel for you. I really, truly do.

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