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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]this is for current Juniors? my kid has no interest in Harvard, but this seems really really late to make this call for this class[/quote] Tend to agree. I think it’s a reflection of how ill prepared TO kids were. [/quote] There is zero evidence of this or else schools would be releasing the hard data [/quote] Huh? Just the opposite. Schools are embarrassed by this failed TO experiment, which they were so proud of instituting for equity purposes. Only UT released the hard data - TO kids were on average a full GPA point lower once enrolled. [/quote] Oh my god, you are going to be so sad when you find out that [b]kids with underperforming GPAs are now going to get in because their test scores are so high[/b], instead of high GPAs and no or lower test scores. And ermagherd, A LOT of those kids are going to be minorities. Gasp! A lot of you live in this bizarro world, looking for justifications and excuses and rationalizations for why your poor kid wasn't admitted. Talk about victim mentality.[/quote] While I would maybe believe that you can be smart and not "test well," it doesn't work the other way -- you cannot be dumb and get a high score. It's not possible. Kids with low GPAs and high scores are usually very smart rebels who refuse to do busywork in subjects that they hate. These people then go to college and do very well, because they can choose their classes. [/quote] Pp above is 10000% correct. [/quote] Or they still don't do the best, because they only do well in courses they like. So Gen Eds and their major required courses they have no interest in they do poorly in. I've seen it both ways. Me personally, I'll take a kid who is a hard worker and gives 120% versus someone who only does well if they have an interest in what they are assigned. [/quote]
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