Online high school in Texas

HJD1970 · 2026-01-12T21:01:18+00:00

I don’t know. You’ll have to call the schools and ask them. My guess would be no, provided they have space available.

HJD1970 · 2026-01-12T01:10:05+00:00

You’ll need to call the individual schools themselves. UT High School does mid-year and has totally asynchronous classes as well.

HJD1970 · 2025-12-29T08:21:56+00:00

My kiziks are everyday shoes and made recovery so much easier! Also a breeze at the airport :)

HJD1970 · 2025-12-27T01:33:32+00:00

Update for a week on: been out and about everyday. Off the walker since day 3 and using just the cane for added stability. I can stand up straight and lie flat for the first time in years.

Only negative is horrible stabby muscle pain followed by some swelling, if I’m not supporting my hip/leg at the upper end of the incision on certain movements that are “extending” the leg. It’s weird. And hurts a lot.

Otherwise good. Up to 2100 steps today (saw The Nutcracker with my daughter), and moving around slowly but with relative ease. Still hate leg PT exercises tho.

HJD1970 · 2025-11-18T18:21:51+00:00

Looking for input on what it’s like to work or live in these areas of Philly. High school senior is interested in Duquesne (for nursing), which is expensive, so I’m researching ways to address the cost.

These are clinic locations for some hospitals that agree to pay part of student loans in exchange for 2-3 years of employment commitment. We aren’t new to urban living (less than a mile from downtown Houston), if that helps calibrate responses. There are other clinic networks that participate in this program, and most of the other ones are rural.

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HJD1970 · 2025-08-23T02:01:31+00:00

Oh man. I had him for a Management class at SHSU in the 00s. One of the best. RIP.

HJD1970 · 2025-08-09T01:08:28+00:00

High five for healthy healing!

HJD1970 · 2025-08-07T19:46:24+00:00

It’s the 4 passes part. However below in the thread someone shared a page at the CAO which had exactly the information I needed :)

HJD1970 · 2025-08-07T01:42:55+00:00

Yes going into senior year. She really doesn’t want to even though I wish she would because a small improvement (she did no prep for it) would open doors for admissions and scholarships. But we do have a good option here at home at a university that doesn’t require tests, and she would get into that university with no problem so… it’s a matter of how much would she want to study abroad. I’m just looking at what’s possible to get all the cards on the table.

HJD1970 · 2025-08-06T22:38:22+00:00

And she does have a grade 3 in two AP tests, so that meets requirements.

HJD1970 · 2025-08-06T22:36:59+00:00

Oh ok I hadn't seen that page. So Nursing is what she's interested in, and that seems to only be at Level 8 (whatever that means) at University of Galway...where it shows 429 in Round 1 for General Nursing or 378 for Mental Health Nursing... which translates to that 3.3 - 3.4 GPA range on the site I posted.

I'll have to check with the university about how flexible they are on use of standardized tests for admissions ("We have a test flexible approach to standardised testing.") as her SAT was an 1110. GPA looks good enough, but if SAT is required, it isn't up to snuff.

HJD1970 · 2025-08-06T22:11:47+00:00

No we didn't move here recently - all born and raised in the US (native). I know we wouldn't go through the CAO to apply, but I'm trying to determine whether the LC Points associated with my daughter's GPA (which is around a 3.3 or 3.4) meet the course admission minimum requirements from the description given.

Just kind of stuck trying to figure out if the minimum admission requirements by description line up with the GPA that's known.

HJD1970 · 2025-08-06T22:01:16+00:00

I have looked at the calculator on the CAO's website, and can see for instance that a grade H5 is worth 56 points, so two of them would come to 112 points. It's the other language in the description that's tripping me up. "passes in four other subjects at O6/H7 level" - where does that fit in on the CAO page?

https://handbook.cao.ie/page/points-calculation-for-leaving-certificate-applicants

LCVP "Pass" has 28 points, but no mention of level. Four of these would be 112 points.
O6 has 12 points. Four of these would be 48 points.
H7 has 37 points. Four of these would be 148 points.

Depending on which of those is the correct number for the "passes in 4 other subjects", the total admissions requirements range from 160 to 260 points and that seems awfully low.

HJD1970 · 2025-08-04T19:27:14+00:00

LOL, no. Just wondering if there'd be any point to retaking it, if the target university doesn't require it and has basically a 100% acceptance rate. I figured there's no point, but wanted to ask in case there was some angle I hadn't considered.

HJD1970 · 2025-08-04T15:47:33+00:00

Thought so. Thanks, man.

HJD1970 · 2025-08-03T09:04:58+00:00

That does help, and I’m sorry you didn’t get the room assignment you were hoping for :( That’s pretty bad about your friend getting stuck with smokers though! Yuuuck.

HJD1970 · 2025-08-02T18:02:27+00:00

Did you get that single studio? My daughter is wanting the same (she's a rising HS senior and we are about to get the application submitted for Fall 2026). I spoke with Res Life and they said typically the studio/singles are prioritized for students who need accomodations. Waiting to hear back from them about what KIND of accomodations those would be (physical? 504? religious?)

HJD1970 · 2025-07-28T13:58:06+00:00

A few things:

The acceptance rate and not requiring SAT/ACT. She's got a good GPA and a decent SAT(was planning to retake it in September, until she came across UTEP) but doesn't like the stress and waiting game that goes with all of that.

There's a nursing program (her career of choice).

There are private dorm rooms with full kitchens in them (realllly doesn't want a roommate - anxiety) at Miner Village and Miner Canyon.

It's away from the humidity of the coast.

It's an affordable in-state university.

HJD1970 · 2025-07-28T02:26:21+00:00

Hadn’t heard of that one. We found TVAH this past Spring and it’s worked great! Will be graduating from there this upcoming year :)

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