What did you (parent) score on SAT/ ACT? Your child?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Me: SAT 1250 in 1987

Kid1: 34 ACT (Covid. Was unable to get a SAT test date)
KID2: 1560 SAT

Same poster. I learned that where a kid attends school makes a ton of difference.

At my high school, we had no AP classes and only 50% of the kids attended a four-year college. My kids attended a high-school with tons of APs and everyone went to a four-year college.

The combination of exposure to more challenging course work earlier in their school years and friendly school mate competition provided my kids both the learning and the ambition to do well in classes, tests, and college admissions.

[Anonymous]

I got a 1360 in 1992 and went to an Ivy. dc got a 1510 last year and is at Wisconsin. His grades were also better than mine!

[Anonymous]

The scores really aren't comparable over different eras. Back in my day, anything over 1200 was pretty exceptional. Over 1300 was genuinely brilliant. It's very different today.

[Anonymous]

1300 SAT in 1986. Straight As. Went to Duke
Daughter got 690 V, 680 M - had two months of 1:1 tutoring last summer.

[Anonymous]

Get a life. Who remembers this shit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get a life. Who remembers this shit?

I do, because it was the peak of my academic accomplishments, lol. It was a steady roll downhill from some stellar PSAT and SAT scores.

[Anonymous]

Me: 1280 SAT + 3.5 UW GPA + 2 APs got into Cornell
Son: 35 ACT single sitting + 4.0 UW + 13 APs waitlisted at Cornell and rejected at Brown

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Me: SAT 1250 in 1987

Kid1: 34 ACT (Covid. Was unable to get a SAT test date)
KID2: 1560 SAT

Same poster. I learned that where a kid attends school makes a ton of difference.

At my high school, we had no AP classes and only 50% of the kids attended a four-year college. My kids attended a high-school with tons of APs and everyone went to a four-year college.

The combination of exposure to more challenging course work earlier in their school years and friendly school mate competition provided my kids both the learning and the ambition to do well in classes, tests, and college admissions.

Disagree

1370 in the early 80’s 98th pct. Got into Cornell but could only afford the local SUNY. I went to a rural HS that sent 20% to college. I retired from a 7 figure job in the Silicon Valley. You need to learn how to grind and nobody grinds harder than a farmer.

Kid got a 1560 without effort and goes to a T10.

[Anonymous]

I started to reply and then realized I couldn't recall, which is either good or bad. . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The scores can’t really be directly compared, but i think that since the National Merit Program is set up on percentages, it gives a better idea. I was a NMF, one of my kids was also a NMF, and one was a Commended Student. So, even though the actual scores were different, the scores reflected a similar level of success with that particular test.

Who cares OP? Slow news day (not likely).

I likely scored at the chimpanzee level SAT; GRE same; I am a terrible standardized test taker and I own it. And I have a few advanced degrees with high honors and am highly successful. Testing means nothing to me. My DC applied to test optional colleges. They will be just fine too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The scores really aren't comparable over different eras. Back in my day, anything over 1200 was pretty exceptional. Over 1300 was genuinely brilliant. It's very different today.

This. My brother got close to 1300 with zero prep. All of a sudden, good colleges were interested in him. He ended up at Penn State and he failed out. He rarely went to class and partied a lot.

I just broke 1000 (I was very happy about that). I got a Bachelor’s and Master’s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get a life. Who remembers this shit?

I do, because it was the peak of my academic accomplishments, lol. It was a steady roll downhill from some stellar PSAT and SAT scores.

literally peaking in HS. Pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Me 1992: SAT 1310 "superscore". Went to an Ivy. Was a NM commended student but don't remember the PSAT score.

DC1 ACT 34, no SAT. Mediocre high school grades, did not apply to T30.

DC2 SAT 1380, no ACT. Is a rising senior, has worse grades than DC1 and is applying to programs where he will submit a portfolio, so not planning to retake, because that score is relatively high for where he can realistically apply, and will count for less because of the portfolio.

[Anonymous]

I can't imagine being this consumed. I have no idea what I scored, my husband, or either of my kids. (My kids graduated high school 2 and 7 years ago).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get a life. Who remembers this shit?

I do, because it was the peak of my academic accomplishments, lol. It was a steady roll downhill from some stellar PSAT and SAT scores.

literally peaking in HS. Pathetic.

It could happen to your kid, too!