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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How about asking them to recenter the scores back to how they used to be. Back in our day, over 1400 would give you a good chance at an Ivy (at least at my highly competitive suburban public school). Now that is probably 1500 - too much score compression. And it isn't because kids are that much smarter and/or better prepared.

Also, kill all of the bogus AP classes. AP Pre-Calc? Really? If there were fewer APs there would be less pressure on kids to take them. I know that for some kids it helps them pay for fewer years of college, but for most it is a ridiculous competition that shouldn't exist. So glad my kid goes to a school without APs.[/quote]

this is mostly about the increase in applications, not the sat scores.

in my day, kids with 1400 SAT wouldnt dream of applying to the Ivy League because nobody did that from where I was from. You went to the U of Illinois. *maybe* Notre Dame if you were catholic. people didn't travel for college in the same way, there wasn't financial aid in the same way, it just wasn't part of the culture.

now, my old high school has kids who apply to all these schools and some get in. more so for all the international kids. the world is flat. [/quote]

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