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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Example:
How many times did your kids take the SAT?

Answer:
One and done: 1590

Example:
Did your kid have a summer job?

Answer: yes, a paid research internship with a congressman summer after 9th, capitol hill page after 10th, cancer research after 11th and this summer will be a TA for 3 college classes.
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How many times did your kids take the SAT?
Twice

Did your kid have a summer job?
Yes[/quote]

What good do those answers do though? They tell you nothing. Even the “braggy” version is pretty meaningless. There isn’t a formula.[/quote]

This answer:

My kid took the SAT once and stopped bc he’s in the 75% of accepted students for his top choice

Reveals just as much as

My kid took it once and got a 1570 and is applying to  all ivies.

My kid took it once but is going TO

Reveals just as much as

My kid took it once and got an 1100 but is TO.

The actual number is meaningless. The exact number is irrelevant- and the context can be provided without the specific score. 
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