My daughter bombed her ACT - move on to SAT?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh my. This is why kids can barely function these days!

What do you mean?

30i is a good score.

Not if her practices are higher and she is hoping for merit aid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most public universities do not superscore. .

Completely untrue:

https://blog.prepscholar.com/which-colleges-superscore-the-sat

[Anonymous]

Virtually all schools superscore. It ain't over til it's over with these tests. She's got at least 4 more tries before next November.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We took money out of the college fund we've been adding to for years to set our daughter up with 6 one-on-one tutoring sessions with an experienced ACT tutor for $150 per one hour session and I think it was worth every penny. The good ones book up way ahead of time so you'll need to look into this months ahead of time if it's not too late.

Also, a 30 on the ACT really is well above average. It may not get you into top schools but depending on what else you have to offer it won't automatically keep you out either.

$150 an HOUR????

More like $200.00 p/h in upper NW. You do NOT have to do this to do well on these tests...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most public universities do not superscore. .

Completely untrue:

https://blog.prepscholar.com/which-colleges-superscore-the-sat

Well my child is looking into engineering at bigger public universities and most of them don’t. Wisconsin, Purdue, WVU, UT - Texas, Purdue, Wyoming, Arizona State, Alabama, The Ohio State, etc....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most public universities do not superscore. .

Completely untrue:

https://blog.prepscholar.com/which-colleges-superscore-the-sat

Well my child is looking into engineering at bigger public universities and most of them don’t. Wisconsin, Purdue, WVU, UT - Texas, Purdue, Wyoming, Arizona State, Alabama, The Ohio State, etc....

I guess OSU is trying to be as pretentious as UVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We took money out of the college fund we've been adding to for years to set our daughter up with 6 one-on-one tutoring sessions with an experienced ACT tutor for $150 per one hour session and I think it was worth every penny. The good ones book up way ahead of time so you'll need to look into this months ahead of time if it's not too late.

Also, a 30 on the ACT really is well above average. It may not get you into top schools but depending on what else you have to offer it won't automatically keep you out either.

$150 an HOUR????

More like $200.00 p/h in upper NW. You do NOT have to do this to do well on these tests...

Well, my son's tutor was $90 an hour in NOVA. He was great.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I posted earlier recommending a tutor. The thing is, a tutor is necessary to figure out the strategies and to go over the wrong answers her so she can see what she did wrong. The tutor will provide your daughter with strategies on how to approach certain questions, and what to look for. My DS had a 33 in his mock tests as a rising junior. After a few months of tutoring, he took the test in February and scored a 35. The tutor will help your DD improve her score significantly, especially the lower scores. It is a worthwhile investment.

This is a great example illustrating why the ACT and SAT are of limited value for colleges and why the Harvard lawsuit will fail.

Exactly. High scores have reduced value because they can be bought and/or made into an extracurricular activity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I posted earlier recommending a tutor. The thing is, a tutor is necessary to figure out the strategies and to go over the wrong answers her so she can see what she did wrong. The tutor will provide your daughter with strategies on how to approach certain questions, and what to look for. My DS had a 33 in his mock tests as a rising junior. After a few months of tutoring, he took the test in February and scored a 35. The tutor will help your DD improve her score significantly, especially the lower scores. It is a worthwhile investment.

This is a great example illustrating why the ACT and SAT are of limited value for colleges and why the Harvard lawsuit will fail.

Exactly. High scores have reduced value because they can be bought and/or made into an extracurricular activity.

+1

That is why schools with holistic admissions can see who probably aid for their higher test scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most public universities do not superscore. .

Completely untrue:

https://blog.prepscholar.com/which-colleges-superscore-the-sat

Well my child is looking into engineering at bigger public universities and most of them don’t. Wisconsin, Purdue, WVU, UT - Texas, Purdue, Wyoming, Arizona State, Alabama, The Ohio State, etc....

I guess OSU is trying to be as pretentious as UVA.

Are UVA students as obnoxious as their parents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:if you think 30 is bombing i feel sorry for your daughter.

well said

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd be jumping for joy if my DD got these scores.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I posted earlier recommending a tutor. The thing is, a tutor is necessary to figure out the strategies and to go over the wrong answers her so she can see what she did wrong. The tutor will provide your daughter with strategies on how to approach certain questions, and what to look for. My DS had a 33 in his mock tests as a rising junior. After a few months of tutoring, he took the test in February and scored a 35. The tutor will help your DD improve her score significantly, especially the lower scores. It is a worthwhile investment.

This is a great example illustrating why the ACT and SAT are of limited value for colleges and why the Harvard lawsuit will fail.

Exactly. High scores have reduced value because they can be bought and/or made into an extracurricular activity.

+1

That is why schools with holistic admissions can see who probably aid for their higher test scores.

Honestly - a lot of your kids aren’t going to score better no matter how many tutoring hours you put in. We know tons of kids whose scores didn’t go up.

The smartest kids took the test once, probably a few years early even , and scored very high. Everyone knows who those kids are already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I posted earlier recommending a tutor. The thing is, a tutor is necessary to figure out the strategies and to go over the wrong answers her so she can see what she did wrong. The tutor will provide your daughter with strategies on how to approach certain questions, and what to look for. My DS had a 33 in his mock tests as a rising junior. After a few months of tutoring, he took the test in February and scored a 35. The tutor will help your DD improve her score significantly, especially the lower scores. It is a worthwhile investment.

This is a great example illustrating why the ACT and SAT are of limited value for colleges and why the Harvard lawsuit will fail.

Exactly. High scores have reduced value because they can be bought and/or made into an extracurricular activity.

+1

That is why schools with holistic admissions can see who probably aid for their higher test scores.

Those schools are just desperate for your $$$.

[Anonymous]

Yes, her life is ruined. MontCo School of Cosmetology offers a program starting in July. Kaplan offers a prep course, perhaps that will help her with MontCo's entry exam.
If that fails, Suitland Dog Grooming School provides remedial courses for potential applicants.