How much do test scores really matter?

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Anonymous wrote:Even a 36 (with 4-36s subscores) didnt do much good for DC. Asian though.

Can you define "didn't do much good"? Where did your child apply and where did they get in? I'm assuming you didn't have your child apply to just HYP schools, which are always going to be hard to predict, so what other schools were on the list? Did the grades match the 36's?

He got rejected by Ivy league and few other top tier schools that practice holistic admission process. He was accepted with a lot of merit $ to schools that use more stats driven admission process. He took a full ride to one of those schools. His other stats match his test score. GPA 3.95/4.75 (MCPS scale), 4s/5s on 13 APs, NMF/NMScholar, Presidential Scholar Candidate, AP National Scholar...etc.

Bottom line? A very good student but one of many Asian kids with similar stats. I guess Adcom didin't see what they were looking for in his app. He is very happy where he is though so it worked out okay.

Which school was that?

Where is he at? He is at UMD w/ B/K scholarship.

To me that sounds like it worked out actually. My DD is Asian/Caucasian mix with similar stats and would be thrilled with that outcome. We could stretch to afford Ivy League but hope we don't need to and she gets UMCP honors.

Good luck. As a no FA family, I wasn't too upset about getting rejections from top-tier schools. I think it worked out for us. He wants to go to med school after college so we plan to use 529 for that.

Thanks. And I agree that as a no FA family we might be happier not to be in a position to choose between paying a lot for Ivy and having her at UMD. She already knows that grad school is in her plan for the future and is being surprisingly practical about using the 529 for that instead. Best of luck to your bright son!

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Anonymous wrote:Impressive scores indeed. Presidential?

Made the first cut but wan't one of two finalists.

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Wow. 2 finalists

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Were qualifying scores higher for DC or VA?

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Anonymous wrote:Were qualifying scores higher for DC or VA?

For DC, MD, VA area, it's 800 verbal and 800 math to be nominated.

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Are you sure? DC is the same as VA? What about ACT?

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Hardly at all these days