NCS Reception
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Anonymous
| Not preposterous. And she doesn't have to convince you. To do so, she'd out herself and her kid. You can believe her or not -- or choose to ignore what she's said or act on it regardless of whether it's true. It's not a credibility contest; it's a cautionary note. And the incredulity with which her claim has been met is precisely why she felt it was point that needed to be made. |
Anonymous
| A girl who is smart enough to get those test scores is smart enough to do well at NCS if she puts in the effort. What is the reason that a smart kid gets mediocre grades? Does she do the homework that is assigned and turn it in on time? Does she participate in class? Does she put time and effort into her papers, projects, labs, etc? Or is she busy partying and/or spending a lot of time on social media, or maybe she just doesn't care? There is a lot of support available at NCS through the Teaching and Learning Center, approachable teachers, etc. If a student is trying hard, but struggling, they will try to help her figure out how to do better. But if a student doesn't try hard or doesn't care, are her teachers going to write her a strong recommendation? Is that the kind of student that colleges want? |
Anonymous
Hey it's on DCUM! It must be true! |
Anonymous
| No, it's on DCUM so you can't tell whether it"s true. But badgering the poster for more details won't change that, so you either decide to pay attention or to ignore it. |
Anonymous
Thanks Obi-Wan. Same could be said of practically every thread on this forum. |
Anonymous
She doesn't have to out herself, but the information is quite useless without more relevant details that explain the situation more completely. It's merely the flip side of someone asserting that their B student with mediocre test scores got into Michigan - "so so can yours" - without revealing that the child was a heavily recruited football player and a legacy. |
Anonymous
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I'm not sure why people find her results so surprising. NCS girls tend to do well in college admissions because these schools find the girls to be very well prepared. If a smart girl has been a slacker, with lower than expected grades, does a college care if she was at a school that expected a lot, if she clearly wasn't willing to put in the effort?
Even though it seems counter-intuitive, the high test scores could actually be a disadvantage. A girl with a 3.2 who wasn't as naturally bright but worked really hard and persevered, showed a lot of grit, etc, is going to get better teacher recs and will be a more attractive candidate than a bright girl who wasn't willing to work very hard. |
Anonymous
| Wow. So it's a disadvantage to be able to crush these tests. I was gonna ask hypothetically what she could sell these scores for as they didn't do shit for her. |
Anonymous
| Unspectacular athletics. Strong though no starring roles in the arts. Great scores that didn't do shit. |
Anonymous
| The USC that the PP was referring to was the University of South Carolina, which isn't even the best university in one of the most poorly educated states in the country. Frankly, barring some spectacular f*ckup, which the PP still hasn't had the wherewithal to disclose, the notion that a kid with a 2310 on his/her SAT is getting wait listed from there having attended ANY of the top 10 privates in this area, much less NCS, is ridiculous. Lemme guess, the only school in the area for which this would be a "ridiculous" notion is TJ, right? Seriously, just f*ck off. |
Anonymous
| I do not think this outcome is preposterous at all. My daughter graduated from NCS and the test scores are absurdly high. Unfortunately, this makes a good gpa even more significant. Unlike publics where there might be 20 valedictorians and so test scores can help illustrate natural ability, privates have the opposite problem. Average SAT my daughter's year was around 2100. I think it was a little more actually. The head of the english department used to call the writing score "gaudy". But you can see that the high scores become a "checked box". Gpa does not need to be a 3.8 but 3.2 is below average. So it could lead to all kinds of surprising outcomes in college admisssions. |
Anonymous
A better question is, why would someone who attended and graduated from NCS -- and her parents, who footed the bill - even apply to a school like the University of South Carolina? I can promise you, if that was my DD's desired school after the time and money I'd invested at NCS, I would be very disappointed. |
Anonymous
| High scores, no hooks, and average grades will not do well with any school. That student from a top ranked public school would not do any better. |
Anonymous
| The list in Facebook of where grads are actually going doesn't support this discussion. |
Anonymous
Agreed. Here is complete list: https://www.facebook.com/NationalCathedralSchool/ Note: The list is only the individual colleges (doesn't include number attending) but I do know 4 grads are going to Stanford and 4 are going to Yale. Many other multiples attending top universities. 75 graduates. All attending strong colleges. OP is either a fraud or her daughter was the bottom of the class. ( |