Agree. Test scores will go down. Once you reach the 25% threshold, the score itself is not determinative of anything. |
This sounds like my kid. Can you share acceptances and rejections and where you ultimately decided to attend? |
+1 Weighting one bad test day heavily over years of hard work, especially if high-rigor classes, makes no sense. I would question whether students who get Bs in high school courses are capable of doing the work at an elite school. Their classes will be far more challenging than APs. |
I was told a 1550+ is necessary for elite school admissions. |
My 1390 kid is thriving at Swarthmore! Schools look at more than test scores. My DS had great extracurriculars and a fantastic essay. |
I love this - I thrived at Swarthmore 30 years ago with a lower SAT score than that so I'm glad they're looking holistically. Obviously they could fill the class with 1600s but why would they want to? |
My DS will be residing in a van down by the river. |
this is spot on |
Unhooked kid with a 1320 SAT but perfect grades, good rigor, strong extracurriculars, and over 500 service hours:
University of Georgia - Accepted (no merit) University of Florida - Accepted (no merit) University of Central Florida - Accepted (10.5k merit per year) University of South Florida - Accepted (8k merit per year) University of Tampa - Accepted (18k merit per year) University of South Carolina - Accepted (10k merit per year) College of Charleston - Accepted (12k merit per year) University of Arizona - Accepted (32k merit per year) |
As are completely inflated since 2020 covid. The SAat is a much more accurate indicator of potential and ability than grades. |
The UCs don't look at SAT scores. |
This is encouraging. Congrats! |
Mine got an 1130 or around that. He’s at La Salle and loves it. |
What made you decide to submit? Counselor recommendation? Figured it couldn't hurt at that point? Took the test again and earned a score within their range? |
Doesn’t that the progressives, the hope of humanity, consider SAT racist? How dare SAT outcome is not perfectly the same for all races? |