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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. He's only taken the SAT once so far, but it was in 1100's, so low for this area. [/quote]

he is taking almost all APs and got 1100? what did he get on his AP exams? 2s? 1100 is low for any area[/quote]

This is what I keep wondering. People on DCUM post that their kids have high GPAs ( 4.2 etc) and say they have a 28 ACT or a 1250 SAT. How is it possible to get such a high GPA and bomb these tests? They can get 95% on a precalc test but a low score in the SAT math section? Are kids in some schools just allowed to retake tests to get higher scores? Or turn in assignments and homework late? How is this high of a GPA and low test scores even possible? If your kid has test anxiety or “doesn’t test well” - how do they get good grades in high school? My kid has tests and quizzes that make up 80% -100% of his grades. [/quote]

28 ACT is 88th percentile. The released Harvard admission guidelines show both these scores at the adequate preparation level for Harvard level. A 29 moves you into forecasted cum laude territory. This isn’t “bomb”ing these tests.[/quote]
Right?! Lol. Skewed perception. In what world is a 28 "bombing" the ACT, other than DCUM?![/quote]

My DC’s local private school has an average ACT of 32. That is why we consider a 28 bombing. [/quote]

well maybe you need to realize that your echo chamber is not the rest of the world. My DD got a 30 on the ACT, took it just once, submitted and into UVA.[/quote]

Is your DD URM?[/quote]

No just your average bright white girl. GPA of 4.44 and top 5% of her public school class.[/quote]

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