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Math Engineering Science Achievement Program?

yella600rr

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http://www.ucop.edu/mesa/home.html

My daughter received a letter inviting her to consider joining when she enters 7th grade next year.

Anyone have experience with this program? Either been in it or had a kid in it?

She doesn't want to be in a "nerd" group! :rolleyes

I'm not familiar with it enough to be able to sell her on the fun/excitement level of the program. The orientation meeting is April 8th.

I'm wondering if this is something I should push her into trying for one year.

Thanks!
 
make her go to orientation... if she doesn't like it after that then it's something you two can talk about
 
That is wonderful. I'd encourage her to join, she will have an up on every other college applicant who didn't when the times comes.
 
check it out, if it's legit make her go. doesn't matter if she doesn't want to.

i took extra math classes (from grade 4 to university) and i got the top grades in almost all my math and science classes during my high school graduating year (i got the 7th highest overall grade out of all graduating students in the 3 high schools in our area). the extra math homework helped hugely, i would've got average or less grades but i had top marks and got my pick of any university in canada.also, i didn't apply for any but still somehow got one small scholarship.

kids in these programs, if it's any good (and that's a big "if") will have a huge advantage over "regular" kids. i can't stress this enough how much that extra work will pay off.

she's not really in a position to say if it's good for her; her reason that it makes her a nerd should make it obvious she doesn't know what she's talking about.

you're the parent, tell her why it's good for her and explain it so she understands the importance.

when opportunity appears, some people walk by, others take advantage of it.
the difference?
some recognize the opportunity, what it means and take advantage of it.
others are asleep, pass it by not realizing it was a missed opportunity.

pm me if you're interested in details.
 
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Show your daughter a slide show of nerds who are now billionaires.

Wish I was more of a nerd.
 
yella600rr said:
http://www.ucop.edu/mesa/home.html

My daughter received a letter inviting her to consider joining when she enters 7th grade next year.

Anyone have experience with this program? Either been in it or had a kid in it?

She doesn't want to be in a "nerd" group! :rolleyes

I'm not familiar with it enough to be able to sell her on the fun/excitement level of the program. The orientation meeting is April 8th.

I'm wondering if this is something I should push her into trying for one year.

Thanks!
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No idea what this program is like, but I did similar programs growing up and I can say that they were always valuable. Yes, they are with nerds, but no, it won't make your daughter a nerd unless she already is one. Which is not such a bad thing. Bill Gates is a nerd. Kevin Federline is not a nerd.
 
I wish I was a bigger nerd in my younger years. They may get laughed at in HS, but they're the ones doing the laughing while the "cool kids" bag their groceries.
 
7-9th graders are the most anti-intellectual age, if my experience is anything to base on. By 10th-11th grade people no longer make fun of 'smart' people, they stick to them trying to pull up their own grades.

The advantage of a program like this is that she'll be surrounded by like minded people, and, in her mind, will probably be less nerdy than the other people in the program, so she won't feel too nerdy. By the time she gets to college, college level math will seem doable and not daunting.

Yeah, she'll get some flack from people at school, but help her understand that letting your intelligence HURT your self esteem is ridiculous. I wish my parents had when i was that age. Second, being surrounded by smart people, some of whom are smarter than you, is a good lesson for gifted kids to learn, as early as possible. The most antisocial prickish nerds are the ones who can't deal with anyone because, in their minds, no one is as smart as they are. I'm not saying your daughter has that frame of mind, or would, but to know you aren't the awesomest is a good thing.
 
Agent Orange said:
She can laugh at those other fools who aren't in it when she's 25 years old and designing world class bridges.
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lol. yeah cuz thats how engineering works.

Anti-Hero said:
I wish I was a bigger nerd in my younger years. They may get laughed at in HS, but they're the ones doing the laughing while the "cool kids" bag their groceries.
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I'm an engineer and I usually try to use the self check out lanes. so who is laughing now? cool kids 2 me 0
 
number_6 said:
I'm an engineer and I usually try to use the self check out lanes. so who is laughing now? cool kids 2 me 0
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Incidentally, there needs to be some sort of requirement to use those fucking things. I can't believe how many morons shouldn't bother doing it.
 
number_6 said:
lol. yeah cuz thats how engineering works.
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I dunno, I'm 25, an engineer, and I was just responsible for a major part of a military contract demo that will probably make/break our multi-million $ program and 300 jobs. Heh, and I'm not even one of the high achievers. The guy running the whole deal was 26. But yes, I admit that we're the exception to the rule.

And I do laugh at 'those' people. But I'm an asshole.
 
xtasie99 said:
I dunno, I'm 25, an engineer, and I was just responsible for a major part of a military contract demo that will probably make/break our multi-million $ program and 300 jobs. Heh, and I'm not even one of the high achievers. The guy running the whole deal was 26. But yes, I admit that we're the exception to the rule.

And I do laugh at 'those' people. But I'm an asshole.
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Yes, but demos are like movie trailers :rofl

Katrina is really bright. She would benefit from the program AND have fun. Math is best learned before you turn 18 or 19. It's another language, the younger you are the easier it is.
 
Thanks Ernie! She has really strong artistic skills also and I want to make sure she has opportunities to develop both, all the while just being a kid that likes animals, playing on an average soccer team and watching TV. Balance/Balance!
 
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