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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting in what sense?  There is literally nothing here that isn't discussed on this forum on a daily basis.  [/quote]

Yet the DCUM crowd ( my UMC suburban FCPS kid with the [b]1500 SAT and 4.0 GPA[/b] is awesome!) still chases the fool's gold.

I guess it's like playing the lottery.[/quote]

I believe that's the top 1% of college applicants. [/quote]

Test score wise, for the T20 or so the DCUM crowd covets, 1500 is commonplace. 1550+ is the separator for the "top 1%"

You already know about weighted GPAs, AP classes, etc.

4.0 is quite common.[/quote]

According to College Board, a score of 1450 is still top 1%. Here's an interesting list of colleges by median SAT percentile that shows that most people's perception of the differences between top colleges is pretty skewed.

https://lesshighschoolstress.com/page/3/
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That is why your kid will be just fine at a school with an average 1400 SAT score.  Still really smart people, in some cases equally smart, the kids just didn't have the $$$ to spend on endless test prep and instead focused on enjoying HS and actually learning for the fun of learning. My own kid hit 1490 with 4 hours of test prep and said "I'm done".  Sure, another 20 hours of intense prep might have gotten 1540+, but at what cost (financially and mentally/emotionally)?  Still going to a T30 school that is the perfect fit for them and much happier that last summer wasn't spent in SAT test prep[/quote]

Don't be naive. There are a bunch of UMC families shelling out thousands to get 1400 SAT scores.[/quote]

Don't really understand the point of your post.  There are many people who shell out $$$ for test prep, and sports, and various EC, and college counselors (we did $3K, but some spend $10k+).  Many of those are not URM---many are wealthy white, privileged, entitled kids as well.  
The point is that there is not much difference between a 1540 and a 1400---both are really smart people.  I'd rather have the 1400 person who works their ass off than the 1540 one who doesn't.  And if both work hard, I'd be happy to hire either.  Everyone has their plusses and minuses.   Smarter on tests does not indicate smarter/better overall.  Life would be boring if you were only surrounded yourself with replicas of yourself.

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