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Where is he ranked on rivals ( intended )My youngest son is going into his junior year of high school. He just received his first D1 basketball scholarship offer this morning. Needless to say we are fired up.
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SignUp Now!Where is he ranked on rivals ( intended )My youngest son is going into his junior year of high school. He just received his first D1 basketball scholarship offer this morning. Needless to say we are fired up.
He isn’t ranked as of yet. I could be wrong but I think they only have ranked out to 125 thus far. If he goes out and plays well in the EYBL session in Kansas City next weekend and in the peach jam hopefully that would change.Where is he ranked on rivals ( intended )
The military colleges aren't for me, however, they will turn him into a man real quick. If he can make it through it will be a great accomplishment and serve him well!My oldest is in the middle of hell week at VMI. We got to talk to him last night for five minutes. He said it sucks which is predictable but it’s fine. A couple kids of already quit because it was too hard. I told him they’ve had decades upon decades to perfect the art of making hell week suck so just win the day and move on to the next. He sounded good. His basketball coaches are allowed to be in the area and observe some of the shit they do and he’s had a chance to talk to them some. That has helped. Here are the before and after photos from Saturday when we dropped him off.View attachment 129134
My younger daughter (no pics ever) was accepted into two of the most prestigious public high schools here in NYC. The process here is a little different than just picking a good neighborhood. She had to take 2 placement exams, write 5 essays for different schools, a video self-interview, 2 audition videos and a callback live audition.
First is LaGuardia High School. It’s the HS in the movie Fame. They have singing, dancing, music, acting and fine arts, but also great academics. Kids that do well here in academics here can basically write their own ticket to college in the Northeast because of the reputation of the arts programs. She’s one of 59 dancers they offered out of over 2000 that auditioned. In addition to the video submissions, they had a full day of callback auditions where teachers reviewed their barre, basic techniques, pointe techniques, recall and more. They also had to perform live one of their submitted video dances. Also the new Principal has been a dance instructor there for 35 years and will be the opposite of woke as for as achievement goes.
Second is Brooklyn Latin, which is a public school focused on languages and has an IB program. It’s one of the top 8 academic high schools in NYC, based solely on a single assessment score. It’s also the only public school in NYC that requires uniforms so the kids can focus on academics. We were initially leaning in this direction but the commute on public transit there is hell and after going out there, the area does not appear to be the safest.
Good thing about both of these schools is that because they are achievement based, they won’t be dropping in any ESL migrant kids like they have been doing to middle schools.
Thanks! 9th grade but LaGuardia is a pretty easy commute that could be done via buses. Her current commute is an easy city bus ride, so this will be a little longer. If we take the subway I will end up going halfway and then she’ll go in the opposite direction than me at the halfway mark. There are also a lot of kids out commuting in the morning and mid afternoon. My older kid did it and was always on the lookout. It’s just part of growing up here, just like having a 16 year old driving alone in a 2500 lb chunk of metal everywhere else. Also it is maybe a 35 minute walk in an emergency and Uber’s and cabs are readily available as a last resort. The Latin school commute and neighborhood I am wholly uncomfortable with.This is awesome. Congrats to her and y’all for raising a great student.
Does high school start in 9th grade? The only reason I ask is because it seems crazy to me that you’d let a 14/15 year old ride public transport (presumably alone) in NYC. Of course I have zero experience with NY public transport so maybe that’s totally normal.
This is awesome congrats. Sounds like a stressful situationMy younger daughter (no pics ever) was accepted into two of the most prestigious public high schools here in NYC. The process here is a little different than just picking a good neighborhood. She had to take 2 placement exams, write 5 essays for different schools, a video self-interview, 2 audition videos and a callback live audition.
First is LaGuardia High School. It’s the HS in the movie Fame. They have singing, dancing, music, acting and fine arts, but also great academics. Kids that do well here in academics here can basically write their own ticket to college in the Northeast because of the reputation of the arts programs. She’s one of 59 dancers they offered out of over 2000 that auditioned. In addition to the video submissions, they had a full day of callback auditions where teachers reviewed their barre, basic techniques, pointe techniques, recall and more. They also had to perform live one of their submitted video dances. Also the new Principal has been a dance instructor there for 35 years and will be the opposite of woke as for as achievement goes.
Second is Brooklyn Latin, which is a public school focused on languages and has an IB program. It’s one of the top 8 academic high schools in NYC, based solely on a single assessment score. It’s also the only public school in NYC that requires uniforms so the kids can focus on academics. We were initially leaning in this direction but the commute on public transit there is hell and after going out there, the area does not appear to be the safest.
Good thing about both of these schools is that because they are achievement based, they won’t be dropping in any ESL migrant kids like they have been doing to middle schools.
Thank you! Was stressful indeed. They are fucking up the standard high schools with “diversity initiatives”!so we had to get a good placement in one of these, and stressful for my kid because the amount of work my she had to do. She’s super focused though.This is awesome congrats. Sounds like a stressful situation