Low test scores, good GPA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate humble-brag. It really makes those of us with real issues feel like crap.

+1
What an idiotic post. 1900 is wonderful.

1900 is wonderful, but not if you're aiming for top 25 or in some cases even top 50. I think that's what the OP meant.

[Anonymous]

1900 accepted at UPenn and Columbia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1900 accepted at UPenn and Columbia.

+ hook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1900 accepted at UPenn and Columbia.

+ hook.

There is no f'king way that school will get your DC into Penn/Columbia without having a strong hook. I suspect PP's child was URM.

[Anonymous]

^national honors on an instrument and huge independent community service commitment for one cause beginning in middle school. No other "hooks."

[Anonymous]

It means your child is a hard worker but not THAT smart. A standardized test is like a scale. The numbers don't lie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1900 accepted at UPenn and Columbia.

+ hook.

There is no f'king way that school will get your DC into Penn/Columbia without having a strong hook. I suspect PP's child was URM.

They will if they are black.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It means your child is a hard worker but not THAT smart. A standardized test is like a scale. The numbers don't lie.

The numbers actually do lie. Study after study has proven that. High HHI, high score.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It means your child is a hard worker but not THAT smart. A standardized test is like a scale. The numbers don't lie.

The numbers actually do lie. Study after study has proven that. High HHI, high score.

Not all HHI kids get high scores and not all low HHI kids get low scores. It's like saying all Asian kids are smart and all AA kids are dumb.