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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have gotten stacks of postcards and mailings and my DCs 10th grade PSAT scores were abysmal (about a 175-180).  Agree that they are trying to gin up their application numbers.  We've also gotten some mailings for summer programs at the colleges, which are money making operations.  No reason you can't look at the colleges, but I wouldn't assume that the mailings mean anything in terms of fit or acceptance.[/quote]

This score is not abysmal. It's in the 80th percentile nationally.

Your poor child.

So what IS an acceptable percentage for your child to fall into?[/quote]

SATs need to be in the 2100 range for the target schools.  This just happens to be a really smart kid (4.0 GPA, 5s on AP tests) who does not take standardized tests that well. [/quote]

Uh, APs are standardized tests, so the standardized test methodology is probably not the problem.  5s are good, although meaningless for admissions.  Not everybody gets 2100s but most kids do improve a bit between their first SAT and their retake.  Is your DC a junior?  Juniors haven't taken the real  PSATs yet.  Or is DC a senior, in which case DC should have taken the SAT last spring?[/quote]

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