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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait, your kid has told his/her friends his SAT score?  And these kids have told your child to retake? This post cannot be real. If it is real, talk to the guidance counselor, not some 17 year olds.[/quote]

Nothing unreal or abnormal about kids sharing their SAT scores with each other and discussing admission strategies. My DC with similar score (1540/780E/760M) has done that and contemplating retaking SAT.[/quote]

Yes, there is something wrong with it. These kids are under too much pressure and sharing their high SAT scores is for one reason only--to humble brag and in most instances make others around them feel bad. Teach them to do better. None of my kids or their friends talk about grades or SAT scores. But, they're normal and not super nerds, so maybe that's why.[/quote]

This is a ridiculous post. No kid posts to make others around them feel bad. My kid has a 1560 and a friend posted the friend's score, also a 1560, the day scores were released. The friend is a nice kid who was proud of his score. His other friend also announced his 1570 score in class. I told DC not to announce the scores because I found the posting/announcement tacky, not bc I think the other kids had mean motives. DC has been asked MANY times about DC's scores and not by nerds. It's, for some reason, acceptable with current kids to share scores.[/quote]

You have to be kidding me. Kids are actually posting their scores on social media? I do have a "current" kid--if a junior, who literally just took the SAT this morning can be considered "current." A smart and very athletic kid at one of the schools people here call a 'Big 3.' There's no way that anybody other than the very most insecure kids, are posting scores--much less even talking to their friends about them. Sorry, but decent, grounded, smart, well-rounded kids just don't do this. [/quote]

I think you are wrong. I dont know about the posting of scores on social media but a wide variety of kids do talk about their scores.  It surprised me.  Ask your kid. You might be take aback by the answer you get.  This stuff is factual and seems to be like “where do you live”.  It’s nuts but not just for the nerdy kids, the high scoring kids, or anything similar. [/quote]

DP here. DC is in a large public and cohort is the nerdy top-of-class kids. I asked DC about this when scores came out and DC said they all agreed they were not going to share scores. DC has no idea what any friends scored and has not told a soul outside of our family.

So it's not everywhere. Maybe our neck of the woods is a little less hyper competitive? Even though many of the kids in this school go to on to selective colleges, including Ivys.[/quote]

I see it the other way -- the hyper competitive, insecure types are the ones who feel the need to keep it secret. That's why certain schools forbid it because it would become toxic real quick, which is why it evolves into a culture of "it's just not done by decent people." The ones who cheer each other on and are not insecure are not afraid to talk about it in their circle of friends. My DC's friend got a 1600 and the whole group erupted in cheers when they heard. Why is that a bad thing?[/quote]

Exactly. It is the insecure parents and kids who have problem with it. [/quote]

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