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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did the kid from Buchanan County have AP courses, SAT study class, private tutors and multiple opportunities to take the SAT and ACTs?  Did the same kid have the time and opportunity to play club volleyball, train with professional coaches and play tournaments all over the world?  Has the kid seen in person the Taj Mahal, the Himeji Castle and attend the Pope's Easter Mass?  I could go on and on and on. 
So, yeah, if that kid gets an advantage in college admissions, I won't cry foul. [/quote]

Apparently, yes :) http://www.wyzant.com/Buchanan_County_VA_ap_economics_tutors.aspx

So wealthy kids should be penalized. Got it.  By the way? My kids have done none of those things. My husband helps with math and science. They are not world-traveled and do not train with coaches or play tournaments all over the world. Matter of fact, none of my friends kids have, though some have gone on service trips.

I'm beginning to see the animosity towards kids from schools like Langley, from some in Northern VA and from some teachers. No wonder these kids feel it![/quote]
Your kid had not SAT prep at all? No opportunity to take the test more than once?  No AP classes?  Interesting. 
Some consider it "leveling the playing field" to give an advantage (not a penalty for those more fortunate). But I see you disagree but why?  
What's your point about animosity?  Where did that come from?  [/quote]

No prep. None. Nada. They study on their own. No AP classes to date. My daughter might take some senior year. Buchanan County offers them too, by the way, AND tutoring if you choose. That's just not how we roll in our household. Sorry to disappoint.

And poorer kids can get fee waivers from the SAT board:

http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-fee-waivers[/quote]

So you sound very calm about the whole college thing. What then is the problem? Why are you simultaneously so calm that you take a completely nada approach to prep, etc, and yet so stressed out that your kid might not get into a top college? Why are you here worrying about your kids' emotional needs?[/quote]

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