Brilliant idiot of a child

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ha! My DS scored under 1000 on the PSAT because he said he got bored and started filling in the ovals randomly also . His schools are all test optional this year, and because of ADHD he would qualify for the accommodation that would allow him to take the ACT over 4 days -- and it's hard to find a location for these accommodations now-- so he opted not to take either the ACT or SAT. He just got his first EA acceptance at a school he really likes, so fortunately all good. But yes, hard to believe how idiotic my supposedly bright DS can be, I completely emphasize!

Are all of his college professors going to give him 4 days per exam too? Maybe 9 months per term paper and semester project.

[Anonymous]

Did he blow off all the sections except science or did he just blow off reading?

If he just blew off reading, and the other two sections match/are close to what he got the first time, ANY school that sees ALL of his scores will do a subconscious version of super scoring. Most will automatically assume that he accidentally skipped a question or wrote the answers in the wrong spaces. It happens all the time.

So while he won't get credit at anywhere where a computer program says 32s are thrown out, any ad com that is actually reading his file will give him the benefit of the doubt. This is much better than getting a 30 in reading that puts his original reading 36 down as a statistical fluke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did he blow off all the sections except science or did he just blow off reading?

If he just blew off reading, and the other two sections match/are close to what he got the first time, ANY school that sees ALL of his scores will do a subconscious version of super scoring. Most will automatically assume that he accidentally skipped a question or wrote the answers in the wrong spaces. It happens all the time.

So while he won't get credit at anywhere where a computer program says 32s are thrown out, any ad com that is actually reading his file will give him the benefit of the doubt. This is much better than getting a 30 in reading that puts his original reading 36 down as a statistical fluke.

I hope you are right.

He tried on the other sections because the scores weren't perfect. He got a 36 on the reading so he didn't try, because "it was already perfect."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ha! My DS scored under 1000 on the PSAT because he said he got bored and started filling in the ovals randomly also . His schools are all test optional this year, and because of ADHD he would qualify for the accommodation that would allow him to take the ACT over 4 days -- and it's hard to find a location for these accommodations now-- so he opted not to take either the ACT or SAT. He just got his first EA acceptance at a school he really likes, so fortunately all good. But yes, hard to believe how idiotic my supposedly bright DS can be, I completely emphasize!

Are all of his college professors going to give him 4 days per exam too? Maybe 9 months per term paper and semester project.

NP. Possibly. Most schools have accommodations through the disability office.

[Anonymous]

"I hope you are right.

He tried on the other sections because the scores weren't perfect. He got a 36 on the reading so he didn't try, because "it was already perfect.""

There is little doubt that poster is correct about the tippy top schools but maybe not at state flagships where admissions are more based on statistics because they rely on their large class sizes to bring different types of kids to campus.

At tippy top schools GPA and scores only act as a bar that you either clear or do not.

Once you clear the bar, it's about how your other accomplishments stack up to others applicants.

You got your acceptable scores/grades in rigorous enough classes while doing 3 varsity sports vs they got their scores/grades in rigorous enough classes while being class president for 3 years vs the accepted student who got acceptable scores/grades in rigorous enough classes while singing well enough to make any group/musical on the college campus.

[Anonymous]

Super scoring doesn’t work like you think it does. What he did is going to set off huge red flags. For either fraud or they’re going to assume he’s got acute ADHD.

[Anonymous]

Family member napped during psat. Later got a near perfect gre score with no test prep. All really funny until it’s your own kid. I’m not even gonna talk about mine.

[Anonymous]

I can totally see my ADHD son doing this. I’m not telling about this option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ha! My DS scored under 1000 on the PSAT because he said he got bored and started filling in the ovals randomly also . His schools are all test optional this year, and because of ADHD he would qualify for the accommodation that would allow him to take the ACT over 4 days -- and it's hard to find a location for these accommodations now-- so he opted not to take either the ACT or SAT. He just got his first EA acceptance at a school he really likes, so fortunately all good. But yes, hard to believe how idiotic my supposedly bright DS can be, I completely emphasize!

Are all of his college professors going to give him 4 days per exam too? Maybe 9 months per term paper and semester project.

Funny. I guess people with disabilities are the last group that it's just fine to make fun of.

Are you ok with the hearing impaired to have an ASL interpreter? Or extra time for a person in a wheel chair to get between classes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ha! My DS scored under 1000 on the PSAT because he said he got bored and started filling in the ovals randomly also . His schools are all test optional this year, and because of ADHD he would qualify for the accommodation that would allow him to take the ACT over 4 days -- and it's hard to find a location for these accommodations now-- so he opted not to take either the ACT or SAT. He just got his first EA acceptance at a school he really likes, so fortunately all good. But yes, hard to believe how idiotic my supposedly bright DS can be, I completely emphasize!

Are all of his college professors going to give him 4 days per exam too? Maybe 9 months per term paper and semester project.

NP. Possibly. Most schools have accommodations through the disability office.

yep and it'll last through grad school. Once they start working is when they have to compete with everyone else on equal terms

[Anonymous]

This is more than just a silly story. This is a disgusting show of privilege. I would address this seriously.