If your exceptionally average child went to a great school… where did they go?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m interested in this thread too. My kids iq is 138, was out in gifted&talented track, takes all honors plus 1 AP in 10 grade- gets solid Bs due to ADHD (won’t consider meds). Scored 1050 on 10ths grade psat - shockingly low. Very laid back, friendly, sports loving kid but I’m at a loss as to what colleges to look at.

Allegheny U
Drew
Northeastern
Washington and Jefferson

Go away NEU troll

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Anonymous wrote:How do you know they are average intelligence? Did they get a 1000 on the SAT?

The SAT is not an intelligence test like an IQ test.

There's a correlation.

Sometimes, not always.

I tested at 147 IQ and got a 1390 on my SAT. However, I graduated with honors from a top NE boarding school (Andover/Exeter). I’ve never done well with standardized tests.

1390 is 92nd percentile or higher..

And even higher percentile if this is a parent (ie took the SAT in the 80s/90s)

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Virginia Tech

It was his reach school and he got in to the surprise of everyone. He just finished his STEM-heavy first semester with a 3.0.

Apply to the reaches, folks.

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My smart but not exceptional kid with so-so test scores is at W&M. She is surrounded by kids who are smarter than her (her words), which is motivating her to work harder.

I was tested at a pretty high IQ as a kid. It's really pretty meaningless. School came easy to me and I went to a highly regarded SLAC but never really learned how to work hard until later in life. I have a good job but nothing spectacular. It's much, much more important to future success to learn how to work hard, set goals, etc.

[Anonymous]

OP, your DC should go to a public flagship university out of state. Out of state they are likely to get merit aid, if you look where other's aren't. Apply widely. Apply to schools that may appreciate some geographic diversity.

[Anonymous]

I would look at schools based on her gpa and test scores - or go test optional. Doesn’t matter what her IQ is. It’s not that relevant

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Anonymous wrote:Virginia Tech

It was his reach school and he got in to the surprise of everyone. He just finished his STEM-heavy first semester with a 3.0.

Apply to the reaches, folks.

+100
It was our daughter's reach school too - we were thrilled she got into her first-choice school and is doing great there.

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NYU

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Anonymous wrote:My smart but not exceptional kid with so-so test scores is at W&M. She is surrounded by kids who are smarter than her (her words), which is motivating her to work harder.

I was tested at a pretty high IQ as a kid. It's really pretty meaningless. School came easy to me and I went to a highly regarded SLAC but never really learned how to work hard until later in life. I have a good job but nothing spectacular. It's much, much more important to future success to learn how to work hard, set goals, etc.

I am glad that my above average but not stellar child chose one of the lower ranked schools that accepted her.

I think it would be sad to spend 4 years believing that you were surrounded by people “who are smarter than you.”

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My smart but not exceptional kid with so-so test scores is at W&M. She is surrounded by kids who are smarter than her (her words), which is motivating her to work harder.

I was tested at a pretty high IQ as a kid. It's really pretty meaningless. School came easy to me and I went to a highly regarded SLAC but never really learned how to work hard until later in life. I have a good job but nothing spectacular. It's much, much more important to future success to learn how to work hard, set goals, etc.

I am glad that my above average but not stellar child chose one of the lower ranked schools that accepted her.

I think it would be sad to spend 4 years believing that you were surrounded by people “who are smarter than you.”

I think there will always be smarter and not as smart people surrounding our kids at universities (and in life!). My DD is at UCLA and says most of her friends and classmates are wicked smart and highly motivated. She loves being surrounded by them and they help motivate her to work hard and also explore interests and areas she wouldn't have thought of on her own. She's in a sorority and contrary to all the stereotypes, I'm amazed at how smart and accomplished her sorority sisters are. They go off to top med and law schools, other top grad programs and some impressive jobs after graduation.

I think it's a very positive thing to be surrounded by smart, motivated people.