Conference moira::parenting

    My son also received information on this program.  From what
    I can gather John Hopkins is interested in children that have
    demonstrated strong math or english skills.  My son had scored
    98% in math when he took his CATs (California Aptitude Tests)
    as a sixth grader.  He then qualified to take his SATs this
    pass January as a seventh grader.  We felt that this would
    be a good experience for him to familiarize himself with
    what taking SATs was all about so that he could be better
    prepared when having to take them for college.  I believe
    the cost was $20. to John Hopkins and $25. for the actual
    SAT application.  If you score well on the SAT John Hopkins
    then provides you with many opportunities such as earning
    college credits early.  My son did well however not well
    enough.  He still however periodically gets mail from
    John Hopkins with various information.  
    
     My son also received an opportunity to participate in the
    Student to Student Ambassador Program.  I believe this
    was in relation to having his name with John Hopkins.
    We went to a meeting on this and basically what it was
    was that students who had received an invitation to participate
    in this program could select to go through a series of interviews
    to actually get into the program.  If accepted, they would have
    an opportunity to travel to another country for 3 weeks during the
    summer.  This year they were going to visit Great Britain and Scotland.
    They have gone to places like Russia in the past.  This was costly..
    I believe it was in the vicinity of $3000..  My son decided not
    to try to get into this program ... I must admit I was rather
    relieved when I realized the cost.
    
     I guess if your child has the opportunity to be recognized by
    John Hopkins he has nothing to lose.  Granted taking SATs can
    be intimidating but it is good experience.  The information
    that you received can also be of benefit.  
    
    Nancy
    
    

  A few years back, at the request of his sixth-grade teacher, my son took
  the upper-level SSAT test for the Johns Hopkins CTY (younger) program.
  Based on his scores, he qualified in math and verbal to attend the summer 
  program, but, he really wanted to go to soccer camps instead... so that's 
  what he did.  ...nothing like a bright soccer player, right?

  As the teacher put it, "there's nothing to lose, even if he does poorly on
  the test."  And, as it turned out, there wasn't.  The fact that he did
  qualify, even as a sixth grader, was a positive when he applied to
  secondary schools. 

  I saw a show on TV within the past year on the Discovery Channel 
  discussing the Johns Hopkins CTY program and was totally blown away with 
  the kinds of kids in the program.  They were "way out there...!"

  And in my ramblings, I came across this URL (used with Mosaic or LYNX)
  for information about Johns Hopkins' CTY program:

    		gopher://jhuniverse.hcf.jhu.edu:10005/11/.gifted

  - Jim

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    	I am not a internet user. Would you shed some lite how can I get
    those information thru a dec terminal here ?
    
    	Thanks
    
    Steve

   >  I am not a internet user. Would you shed some lite how can I get
   >  those information thru a dec terminal here ?

 The easiest thing for you to do is to contact your system support group and 
 ask them if they can provide you with LYNX access to the World Wide Web.  

 Good Luck...