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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good. There may not be much difference between at 1500 and a 1600, but a 1200 does speak to the ability of a kid with a great GPA to succeed in a competitive college environment [/quote]

There is no reason a college environment should be competitive.

Did you read the article? It's saying the opposite. Dartmouth wants to find people with SAT scores below 1400, and they were frustrated that their target audience wasn't taking the SAT. [/quote]

The 1500 parents still don't get it and never will. The point isn't to find the highest test scorers and admit them all on a sliding scale. The test is another data point to show whether or not students can be successful. Frankly, a kid with a strong GPA at a decent school and a 1300 SAT will do just fine at Dartmouth, and Dartmouth wants to find them. This will really blow all your 1500+ parents' minds. My kid's highest SAT was a 1360, and he got into Georgetown--this was class of 2022. He's a sophomore. Doing very well. These schools don't want to reinstate test scores to find more high scores. They want a diverse class of students who will do well. Not a class of grinders. You all are celebrating way too soon. This doesn't make it any easier for your above average 1500+ kid to get into Dartmouth. [/quote]

disagree.  I think the SAT allows schools to find the kid who is 250 over their high school's average, even if it's far under Dartmouth's average. So the 1400.

That's a good thing.  Bring them in.

[b]The bad thing is the kid at Scarsdale High (or private equivalent) who somehow has a 4.0 because of grade inflation[/b], published research (cause they paid for it), tennis player, and impressive internship (at Aunt's job).  And because of TO, doesn't have to let their 1300 hold them back. [/quote]

Completely agree.[/quote]

yep, like MCPS, Fairfax and the worst offender: DCPS (JR with their 4.8s and yet can't crack 1400 on the SAT--my kid has so many white, upper middle class friends like this at JR)[/quote]

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