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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A high SAT/ACT math score will supercede all. High school schedule won't matter. GPA will matter, but his schedule won't matter. A 700+ and it won't matter what math he's taken in high school. But the material has to be learned somewhere, and in time for the test.[/quote]

Okay. My kid is immersed in super selective engineering / CS and this is just false. The Math SAT is super easy with pre-Calc.  Even the Math 2 subject test is easy for a strong math student with pre-Calc.  The high scores are nice to have, but high SAT math scores (and a 700 in math isn’t that high for a CS/ engineering kid) DO NOT replace a rigorous math curriculum. The only SAT test that *might* prove something to admissions is the SAT 2 Physics (not a test for the faint of heart, BTW).

And of course course schedule matters. Many selective schools lost a rigorous course schedule as more important than GPA or SATs.  It’s why kid take honors and APs rather than rocking the easy As through GE. Come on PP![/quote]

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