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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sure, the higher score the better, but the score you are talking about will not keep the child from being accepted to some great schools! My DS had a [b]540[/b] math and was accepted to all of the mid-size and large state universities he applied to. He now attends UMD.

OP, I have no suggestions on schools for you, but your DS certainly would have a shot at state schools, whether you live in MD or VA. Take her to visit some of the campuses, and she may change her mind about them.

And I have to say...who cares what scores her peers have received? Don't make a habit of comparing her to anyone else.

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That's WAY below the 25th% for accepted students for UMD, so either your child had something that really stood out, had some hook or absolutely killed it on the verbal.  Most kids with scores like that won't get in.[/quote]

Nope, no hook, not a leader at his school -- nothing that made him stand out in the least, and verbal scores at about the same rate of math score. He's just an everyday kid who had great grades (weighted GPA above 4.0) and quite a few AP classes. He didn't go to one of the 'W' schools, but was in the top 5% of his graduating class. Quite a few of his classmates with stats lower than his were admitted to UMD, also.

Kids with great GPA's and so-so SAT scores still have a great shot at state universities; schools look at the whole picture, not just standardized scores.

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Interesting and not what the sat scores posted for UMD would have led me to believe.  You're being too modest though; I don't think great grades and a lot of AP's make him an "everyday" kid, but you point of average SAT scores not being the end-of-the-world is well taken.[/quote]

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