Recent content by thomasl

That is an incredible story Pima. Thank you for taking the time to share it here. Others stories I get inspiration from them. At times I sure need it. I feel I have a tremendous responsibility to give my son my very best, Even now I have tears in my eyes thinking about it. For he...

You are correct. I talk to him about that again yesterday. He wants to go to a soccer camp at USAFA to have a look. We are planning on doing that at the end of his sophomore year. I think if he gets started on the correct foundation he will be fine if he happens to change his mind down the...

I am just going by What the school councilors recommended. The said sit down with your son and map out a plan. It can aways be changed. When the school class is around 1500 kids things fill up fast. I would be very sad if I did not put my best foot forward in helping him do something he really...

I will be sending him to SAT/ACT classes starting this summer. These classes are very expensive. I had no idea.

It is very stange, we don't have a Sea Cadet program. We had looked into it. Fort Worth is the closest. That would be a long drive from Plano.

He was in CAP for a year when he was 12. I think he was to young. The other boys wear 16, and 17 years old. It was all about Aerospace. At the time it was way over his head. Our summer classed don't have any Pre AP, or AP classes. This school is tough. Large # on Asians. Most of them go to...

You all are a great help. I am printing all this out so my son can look over it. This info will give him questions to ask the counselor next week. I know he will never quite soccer, that is one of his passions. He is Co-Captain now. His Orchestra gets in the way of him being Captain. I think...

My son is in 8th grade, and my son and I meet next week with the school counselor to plan his high school schedule. He ask me about USAFA, I told him I don't know a lot about it, but I thought form what I have heard that it is a great program. The problem is, It is a huge school, so the...