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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Better to have a low test score than a GPA lower than 3.75UW. They say our kids shouldn't stress about grades -- then they make it ALL about grades. You can't have a bad day or a bad year because your 1500 SAT won't make up for those Bs even if was in AP classes. [/quote]
 This is why TO should go away. Someone who has a UW3.6 but took high rigor classes and gets a 1560 on SAT belongs in a elite college, someone who has a UW4.0 but took easier classes , or has grade inflation, and gets a 1290 does not.[/quote]

Says who? We see your bias, but it doesn't make it so.[/quote]

I think what a lot of people who cling to test scores as the end-all be-all don't want to admit is that they are malleable too.  The difference between the 1300 kid and the 1500 kid is often $10,000 in test prep or a fake diagnosis that gives the latter extra time.  I'm not saying test scores don't matter or shouldn't be part of a holistic review but as a parent (with two kids that score pretty well on these things) I would hate for the highest scorers to get in...but not as much as I hate the bumps to legacies and athletes.[/quote]

Nah you can't test prep a 1300 into a 1500. [/quote]

Sure you can, especially if the 1300 was early and truly cold.[/quote]
dp.. that doesn't happen.  If it did, it's an outlier.  Most cannot go from 1300 to 1500 with prepping.[/quote]

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