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nwhikerPerry's rowing schedule has changed a bit and so now he and Linnea will row together on Saturday mornings.
Perry's coach has also said she could come Tue or Thur (the days she doesn't row with her team) and row a single with them. I don't know if she can do it (school is a bit of an issue, LOL), but she was thrilled that he asked.
Anyhow, after they rowed, Perry was giving a private lesson to two teens and Linnea rode in the launch with him. It was a beautiful sunny morning in Seattle and she took some Coach Perry photos.
In other news, as we kinda expected, she did not get accepted at UW. She was pretty upset. Since warning her of bad potential outcomes is called "being negative" and we're not allowed to do it, I fear she thought she had a shot. So blah on that.
In other only semi-bad school news, she is wait-listed at UW Bothell, which is close to us (but impossible to get to, now that they've cancelled busing entirely), and the branch campus. It is, to be totally honest, a good fit for her: not as high pressure as UW, still a Husky education, and close to home. She immediately indicated that she wanted to be on the wait list. The list isn't ranked and they've invited the kids to send an email indicating why they want to be at UW-Bothell etc. Dh and I see that as begging, and we're not proud. Now might be the time to tell them... Look that GPA and those AP classes? Were all from a kid who, while quite bright, has a laundry list of learning issues.
I'd love for her to go to Western, but considering the amount of support we still give her, I'm not sure she's ready to be in a dorm room yet. She's great at self-advocacy, and she's decent NOW, after years of work, at getting organized. What she is terrible at is chunking a project down to basic components. As part of her IEP teachers can help her with that, and we do too. In the high pressure quarter system which all WA state universities follow, I'm afraid she'd quickly get overwhelmed.
And here is where Perry not having much of an ego about his high school stuff helped: when she was berating herself for being stupid and not getting into UW, Perry told her that he hadn't either. And that being on the wait list for UWB was great. And that -this one really made her feel better- he'd gotten into WWU off the wait list whereas she was accepted outright.
Perry is aware that he limited his horizons by refusing to apply himself in high school, and I think his good ACT/SAT scores allow him to feel like he can own the horrid GPA because he can show that he can learn. Dunno if that makes sense.
Anyhow. That is where we're at.
Perry's coach has also said she could come Tue or Thur (the days she doesn't row with her team) and row a single with them. I don't know if she can do it (school is a bit of an issue, LOL), but she was thrilled that he asked.
Anyhow, after they rowed, Perry was giving a private lesson to two teens and Linnea rode in the launch with him. It was a beautiful sunny morning in Seattle and she took some Coach Perry photos.
In other news, as we kinda expected, she did not get accepted at UW. She was pretty upset. Since warning her of bad potential outcomes is called "being negative" and we're not allowed to do it, I fear she thought she had a shot. So blah on that.
In other only semi-bad school news, she is wait-listed at UW Bothell, which is close to us (but impossible to get to, now that they've cancelled busing entirely), and the branch campus. It is, to be totally honest, a good fit for her: not as high pressure as UW, still a Husky education, and close to home. She immediately indicated that she wanted to be on the wait list. The list isn't ranked and they've invited the kids to send an email indicating why they want to be at UW-Bothell etc. Dh and I see that as begging, and we're not proud. Now might be the time to tell them... Look that GPA and those AP classes? Were all from a kid who, while quite bright, has a laundry list of learning issues.
I'd love for her to go to Western, but considering the amount of support we still give her, I'm not sure she's ready to be in a dorm room yet. She's great at self-advocacy, and she's decent NOW, after years of work, at getting organized. What she is terrible at is chunking a project down to basic components. As part of her IEP teachers can help her with that, and we do too. In the high pressure quarter system which all WA state universities follow, I'm afraid she'd quickly get overwhelmed.
And here is where Perry not having much of an ego about his high school stuff helped: when she was berating herself for being stupid and not getting into UW, Perry told her that he hadn't either. And that being on the wait list for UWB was great. And that -this one really made her feel better- he'd gotten into WWU off the wait list whereas she was accepted outright.
Perry is aware that he limited his horizons by refusing to apply himself in high school, and I think his good ACT/SAT scores allow him to feel like he can own the horrid GPA because he can show that he can learn. Dunno if that makes sense.
Anyhow. That is where we're at.
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