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you post all your family business on here huh..
My genius son, is killing em (part 2)...
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you post all your family business on here huh..
hah, you don't have to read it. Some people use twitter/facebook.... I like forums.After years of doing it, I haven't lost anything by being an open book. I like to bounce my ideas off people across the country.
I dont think I was able to read in 7th grade 
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If he studies for the SAT, he'll destroy the ACT. If he reads a lot, essay questions are easy. Best idea I can think of is to get a practice SAT book from any major book retailer (Barnes & Nobles, Borders, etc.) and just let him go through it every other day to get used to the format. Otherwise, most High Schools have SAT-Prep courses/tutors available.
For God's sake, get him OUT of public school.
For God's sake, get him OUT of public school.
congrats on having a smart son. make sure you take every opportunity possible for him to succeed to the best of his abilities. some cant afford private school but if he passes the ACT with a good number id really look into HOW to do that. . . it would be the best for him.
Field Marshall Bradley
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OK, The Florida 529 plan was gonna start dumping money into it in 8th - 12th so his college is paid. Should I take the college money and put him in private in hopes he gets a full ride scholarship?
If that don't work...
If his moms would let him live with me fulltime, it'd be cake. I do everything else on top of the C.S anyway
This is tough and it depends on the quality of the public high school he attends. If the high school he attends has produced some scholars who have received free rides to some nice schools in the last 2-3 years, I would say stick with the 529.
I compared the Florida 529 plan to a similiar plan here in Alabama and the 529 plan shyts on our plan.
First of all its backed by the credit of the state which means their is a slim chance of the program going south and you losing all of your money. Second, if he ponies up a lot of scholarship money on his own, the difference of what's left over from your plan can be completely refunded back to you.
If he is looking at going to a decent high school, I'd say stay on his ass and your BM and make sure he hitting the books and keep contributing to that 529 plan
OG_StankBrefs
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Dem books....he gettin all up in em. Some good shyt right chea. 
Field Marshall Bradley
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Brother man, we gonna have to disagree. I went to a magnet public school for high school and I still have to say it's nothing like regular public school.
Partying in big ass mansions
Gettin' drunk as fukk in 9th grade off of your friend's mama's wet bar in the basement
Ridin' in BMWs and Benzes gettin' at older women and scoopin' ya girls, or havin' your girl schoop you in one
Minimum parental supervision cause they are always out of town on business trips
Having access to the best athletic facilities
The drugs
The fake IDs
All the fine women
The clubs
The house parties
Spoiled freaks who hate their daddy
I wouldn't have my child grow up any other way
Man, private school is the shyt. I didn't go for middle or high school, but because I was in the magnet program of a nearby school, we partied with them all the time. Especially the black students, created a very well connected network. Me and my best friend are some of the best known negros in Atlanta because of the shyt we pulled in high school, so I'd say if you could even get him in a magnet or IB school that would be great for him socially AND academically.
He's gonna be able to naturally gravitate towards other black people across the city/county who are in the same position as him.
I can believe all of this
SouthernBelle
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OK, The Florida 529 plan was gonna start dumping money into it in 8th - 12th so his college is paid. Should I take the college money and put him in private in hopes he gets a full ride scholarship?
If that don't work...
If his moms would let him live with me fulltime, it'd be cake. I do everything else on top of the C.S anyway
It's hard to say. My undergrad (and a lot of other top 20 schools) offers full tuition depending on how much money the parents make (that is without taking merit into account...I'm salty because they instituted this after I graduated). As far as high school, the key is to get him into a good school period (whether it be public, private, or charter). If you are going to go the charter route, please do your research and go with one that has been around for a while/has good funding. A lot of charter schools open and fail or do not have a proven track record. You do not want your child to have to go through trying to transfer credits and all of the bs.
The key thing to remember is that you really don't want your son to be a big fish in a little pond academically. He should have to work hard to be the top student in his class. If him being the top student is a breeze, you need to find another school.
Btw, I also participated in the TIP program in middle school.
A lot of educated people on here. I can ask any thing and Coli-heads be on it. Love this site.
Kenya you said "parents make". I'm getting remarried and eventually his moms will too (I hope for her)... they look at biological or household for income requirements. If he goes with his moms, he will be better off.
Researching the high-schools. Wouldn't pull him out of middle-school... he's in a gifted program and they whooping him. He's not the "best". An asian girl and another asian dude is. She dominated the award ceremony I went too.
His "killing em" stage ended after elementary school when he went into the AP program, with other gifted kids. But in Elementary he was a beast.
Kenya you said "parents make". I'm getting remarried and eventually his moms will too (I hope for her)... they look at biological or household for income requirements. If he goes with his moms, he will be better off.
Researching the high-schools. Wouldn't pull him out of middle-school... he's in a gifted program and they whooping him. He's not the "best". An asian girl and another asian dude is. She dominated the award ceremony I went too.
His "killing em" stage ended after elementary school when he went into the AP program, with other gifted kids. But in Elementary he was a beast.
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Kalik said:
The one I went to, I was the ONLY 'Black' kid in all-Caucasian classes, but that was waaaaaaay back. Hopefully, things are different and he won't have to spend so much time explaining why he likes/doesn't like certain things, why his hair grows the way it does, etc. 'Culture Shock' doesn't come close to describing the experience, but I'm better for it.
SouthernBelle
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To the top question, it depends on whether his mother will file jointly or separately. If they file separately, then the info can be excluded and some financial aid counselors will not ask for the information. I remember one financial aid counselor wanting to use my step dad's info but she had mercy on me and let me exclude it (all the black people at my school were assigned to the same black financial aid counselor).
Although my dad helped me financially throughout college, they never asked for his info so that didn't count against me. Most private colleges/universities will make you submit additional financial info outside of the FAFSA (a CSS profile). Again, if they exclude your info on the forms many time the offices won't seek it out.
To the bolded. He is probably being challenged a lot more than he was in elementary school. You just have to make sure he stays in the books so that he confidently compete with is classmates. If he were to ever start struggling then use some of that money for tutoring. You want to make sure he stays in the gifted program and the AP track.
shyt in elementary i was told to enter the gifted program so that i could go to the gifted highschool but i couldnt do it. My parents couldnt tell me nothing man, the kids in the gifted program were too irregular for me. fukk it though...still on the right path.
My one really good friend though went to U of Waterloo for Computer Engineering and has had great internships with Broadcomm currently and RIM in the past. He making moves but nothing special ...the rest of them seem like avg joes that have been caught up to. I imagine USA is more serious though whith their gifted kids as far as setting them apart.
My one really good friend though went to U of Waterloo for Computer Engineering and has had great internships with Broadcomm currently and RIM in the past. He making moves but nothing special ...the rest of them seem like avg joes that have been caught up to. I imagine USA is more serious though whith their gifted kids as far as setting them apart.
CharlieLuciano
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I live in Miami ..
Magnet schools are not like this clown is saying with mansions and shyt ..
They are usually in the worst of neighborhoods .. WTF lol
Magnet schools are not like this clown is saying with mansions and shyt ..
They are usually in the worst of neighborhoods .. WTF lol
DaChampIsHere
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Have you ever considered that I maybe don't live in Miami and that other people don't as well? Have you also ever considered that more than just "magnet" schools were listed? Have you also considered that I never said the school was by a mansion?
