Great grades but bast test scores

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. He's only taken the SAT once so far, but it was in 1100's, so low for this area.

he is taking almost all APs and got 1100? what did he get on his AP exams? 2s? 1100 is low for any area

This is what I keep wondering. People on DCUM post that their kids have high GPAs ( 4.2 etc) and say they have a 28 ACT or a 1250 SAT. How is it possible to get such a high GPA and bomb these tests? They can get 95% on a precalc test but a low score in the SAT math section? Are kids in some schools just allowed to retake tests to get higher scores? Or turn in assignments and homework late? How is this high of a GPA and low test scores even possible? If your kid has test anxiety or “doesn’t test well” - how do they get good grades in high school? My kid has tests and quizzes that make up 80% -100% of his grades.

Well, my kid was just like this. So stop telling us there is no such thing as this combination.

My kid has several mild learning disabilities that make standardized (multiple choice) tests, especially timed ones, very difficult.

It exists, even if it challenges your very limited understanding of "intelligence."

But how did your kid get As in school? Do they not count exams in their grades?? Or are you saying kid did fine in school exams but not SATs??

can you say where she got tested? I think my DD might have the same issues and I'm thinking of getting her tested.

When she was younger, and the work was less challenging, she could overcome her difficulties though tremendous amounts of hard work. She was able to compensate.

But every once in a while, she would bomb a multiple choice test, and we never knew why. (She had kept up with all assignments, studied and understood the material). We eventually got her tested, and found out she had cognitive challenges related to interpretation of language. But it was too late for her to ask for any accommodations on the SAT.

The particulars of my kid's case are not important. I just want those of you who think this is impossible to know that it exists.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. He's only taken the SAT once so far, but it was in 1100's, so low for this area.

he is taking almost all APs and got 1100? what did he get on his AP exams? 2s? 1100 is low for any area

This is what I keep wondering. People on DCUM post that their kids have high GPAs ( 4.2 etc) and say they have a 28 ACT or a 1250 SAT. How is it possible to get such a high GPA and bomb these tests? They can get 95% on a precalc test but a low score in the SAT math section? Are kids in some schools just allowed to retake tests to get higher scores? Or turn in assignments and homework late? How is this high of a GPA and low test scores even possible? If your kid has test anxiety or “doesn’t test well” - how do they get good grades in high school? My kid has tests and quizzes that make up 80% -100% of his grades.

Well, my kid was just like this. So stop telling us there is no such thing as this combination.

My kid has several mild learning disabilities that make standardized (multiple choice) tests, especially timed ones, very difficult.

It exists, even if it challenges your very limited understanding of "intelligence."

But how did your kid get As in school? Do they not count exams in their grades?? Or are you saying kid did fine in school exams but not SATs??

can you say where she got tested? I think my DD might have the same issues and I'm thinking of getting her tested.

When she was younger, and the work was less challenging, she could overcome her difficulties though tremendous amounts of hard work. She was able to compensate.

But every once in a while, she would bomb a multiple choice test, and we never knew why. (She had kept up with all assignments, studied and understood the material). We eventually got her tested, and found out she had cognitive challenges related to interpretation of language. But it was too late for her to ask for any accommodations on the SAT.

The particulars of my kid's case are not important. I just want those of you who think this is impossible to know that it exists.

Can you say where she got tested? I think my DD might have the same issues and I'm thinking of getting her tested.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. He's only taken the SAT once so far, but it was in 1100's, so low for this area.

he is taking almost all APs and got 1100? what did he get on his AP exams? 2s? 1100 is low for any area

This is what I keep wondering. People on DCUM post that their kids have high GPAs ( 4.2 etc) and say they have a 28 ACT or a 1250 SAT. How is it possible to get such a high GPA and bomb these tests? They can get 95% on a precalc test but a low score in the SAT math section? Are kids in some schools just allowed to retake tests to get higher scores? Or turn in assignments and homework late? How is this high of a GPA and low test scores even possible? If your kid has test anxiety or “doesn’t test well” - how do they get good grades in high school? My kid has tests and quizzes that make up 80% -100% of his grades.

28 ACT is 88th percentile. The released Harvard admission guidelines show both these scores at the adequate preparation level for Harvard level. A 29 moves you into forecasted cum laude territory. This isn’t “bomb”ing these tests.

Right?! Lol. Skewed perception. In what world is a 28 "bombing" the ACT, other than DCUM?!

My DC’s local private school has an average ACT of 32. That is why we consider a 28 bombing.

Are you that lady in the oversized SUV on River Road? Your roots are showing and it isn’t a good look.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. He's only taken the SAT once so far, but it was in 1100's, so low for this area.

he is taking almost all APs and got 1100? what did he get on his AP exams? 2s? 1100 is low for any area

This is what I keep wondering. People on DCUM post that their kids have high GPAs ( 4.2 etc) and say they have a 28 ACT or a 1250 SAT. How is it possible to get such a high GPA and bomb these tests? They can get 95% on a precalc test but a low score in the SAT math section? Are kids in some schools just allowed to retake tests to get higher scores? Or turn in assignments and homework late? How is this high of a GPA and low test scores even possible? If your kid has test anxiety or “doesn’t test well” - how do they get good grades in high school? My kid has tests and quizzes that make up 80% -100% of his grades.

28 ACT is 88th percentile. The released Harvard admission guidelines show both these scores at the adequate preparation level for Harvard level. A 29 moves you into forecasted cum laude territory. This isn’t “bomb”ing these tests.

Right?! Lol. Skewed perception. In what world is a 28 "bombing" the ACT, other than DCUM?!

My DC’s local private school has an average ACT of 32. That is why we consider a 28 bombing.

well maybe you need to realize that your echo chamber is not the rest of the world. My DD got a 30 on the ACT, took it just once, submitted and into UVA.

Is your DD URM?

No just your average bright white girl. GPA of 4.44 and top 5% of her public school class.

[Anonymous]

Poster 16:54 my child was tested at Stixrud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Poster 16:54 my child was tested at Stixrud.

If you are not in a rush (as there is a 9-10 months waiting list), Children Hospital will test you DC at no cost (compared to around $4,000 at Stixrud).

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Anonymous wrote:Poster 16:54 my child was tested at Stixrud.

If you are not in a rush (as there is a 9-10 months waiting list), Children Hospital will test you DC at no cost (compared to around $4,000 at Stixrud).

Stixrud is currently a 6 month wait and between $5500 and 7500. I called a few weeks ago about my high schooler who a psychiatrist is medicating for ADHD.
We decided to pass on the testing.

[Anonymous]

Are kids in the DMV grades harder in the SAT/ACT then if you lived in South Carolina? I thought the test was scored nationally. I am confused on this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are kids in the DMV grades harder in the SAT/ACT then if you lived in South Carolina? I thought the test was scored nationally. I am confused on this?

It depends. The NMSF cut off is by state. Other than that, what the PPs are referencing is the benefit of geographic diversity, no school wants to have only students from high performing areas. The DMV is extra competitive. It is easier to stand out as compared to your peers when your community is not the crazy DMV, or NYC, or Palo Alto.

Was speaking recently with a cousin who studied engineering at Duke, she graduated 5 years ago. She came from a highly competitive west coast public school and said she was well prepared but that some of her peers from smaller communities were not as well prepared by their high schools.