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[quote=Anonymous]By the way, I have a book about colleges from the '80s that illustrates how silly the SAT has become. Instead of being a test to generalize your general ability, it has become a numbers game to beat. Ditto with the SAT II (which we called Achievement Tests). Kids don't bother submitting less than perfect scores, when back in the '80s a score in the 600s or 700s was considered good. Grade inflation is also ridiculous. My smart kid kind of coasts and should really earn Bs and Cs but instead has A's and Bs. Weighted, he has a GPA over 4.0. I love my kid and I think he's awesome, but I think that GPA is ridiculous and not a true representation of how he does in school. So it's little wonder why the top schools have to turn away so many applicants. Choose schools that will love your kid, not make you both think you won some kind of lottery. And focus on essays to help your kid stand out from the rest of the 4.0/1600 crowd. [/quote]
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