Pace it is

All the forms are in and now we wait. Orientation is in July!

Only 6 weeks left in the school year - I really can't believe its almost done!

Pace bound - NYC we came we saw we conquered!

We went to Pace for preview weekend in NYC. We had a blast! Pace is an incredible school with a great staff and awesome students. We learned alot about the school and I got to show Nick the area. Springtime in NYC is one of the best times to bet there. The weather was awesome!

Nick got to attend a full 2 hour class and it turned out to be a junior class - Intro to Marketing and he got to particpate. The thing at Pace we bothed liked was the small size classes - no more than 25 max per class - that is unheard of! Also the internships are amazing - being in NYC there are more interships to apply for especially in what Nick wants to study.

So now - Nick makes his decision this week!

Haven't posted in 3 months! yikes

Lots has happened the biggest is that he got accepted to Pace University in NYC!!!! We are headed up there so he can check it ou and see if he likes it. In addition he got a scholarship and a grant for the tuition which believes me is highly needed!!!!

He didn't get accepted to FAU which is a bummer but it didn't get him down. So now the decision is his and its due on May 1st! along with all the deposits - can I please hit lotto!

He did pass his chemistry so thats another thing out of the way. Now its on to making sure he finishes strong and keeps up the good work.

I am so proud of Nick! I totally cried when he got the scholarship letter and acceptance!

Finals are over

Finals are over and I am happy to say - he passed everything and the tension level is gone! He did well in all of his classes. The new semester will now include Chemistry. I am going to buy him Chemistry for Dummies as Nick does not do well in science and I am no help as that was my worst subject in high school.

College scholarships are in as well and now its my turn to figure out how the federal aid works. When I filled out my paper work it was simple, get my parents taxes and fill in the blanks, now with the age of the Internet everything is get a pin, fill this out, wait for emails, and fill more out. I am hoping he will qualify for something - heck even 100 bucks would be great!

We are also getting ready to help teach karate again which is actually a good thing. He gets to teach the kiddos and train at the same time. As much as he says he gets frustrated when the kids don't behave - part of him really likes it when he teaches! Also this month we will be helping with the LoneStar Naska Open. Nick won't be competing but I will be.

Until next time!

Finals are coming

Nick is eligible to exempt all his finals but he is choosing to be smart and only exempt those he knows will not hurt his grades and take the finals that will bring up his average. I am now starting the financial applications and finding out what moneys he will be able to get.

We wont know about colleges til the letters will start coming in which I believe will be late Feb/March. So the waiting game begins.

SAT is over now applications and the wait

The SAT's are now done and scores are in - not what he wanted. Its hard to tell my son that its not the end of the world when they really wanted a better score but life goes on. He is still applying for Pace & FAU. I have my fingers and toes crossed that he gets excepted to one of them.

Christmas break is going on and so that means over the holiday homework which most will know that means procrastination! LOL He is getting better but I have to keep pushing him. I will post after the break!

Happy New Year everyone!

SAT's take 2

Second SAT taken on Saturday - keeping fingers crossed that the scores are much better this time. This whole thing is just so frustrating especially as a mom. I can only support him and hope he did much better. College applications going out - a bit late but we need to wait for the new score. We are leaving all options open and going from there.

Karate is soon going to start again and the LoneStar Open will be here before we know it. He is thinking of helping out this time instead of competing. I am trying to talk him into competing at least in kata - we will see. I am going to compete in my first black belt level NASKA tournament and see how it goes. I have a month & 1/2 to get ready so hopefully I don't get crushed!

Christmas is coming and with that is time off for Nick - where he looks forward to sleeping in but I have to remind him that he also may have school work he may have to do - oh the fun part of being a mom!