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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are they doing well?[/quote]

I'm going to blow your mind.....

I got a 1240 and I make in the 1% income and have 1% with no parental help.  I went to run of the mill state school too, where I graduated summa cum laude, had grad school paid 100% in a science field and worked my way up the corporate ladder.

Oh, I did get a 34 on the ACT though and was in the top 10% of my very large suburban highschool. And because of my ACT score I got 100% scholarship at my state university.

[b]SAT is just a test. It doesn't predict anything.[/b]

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Let me start out by saying, that yes, SAT/ACT is just one data point, and if you were not having a good day when you took the test, it's not a reflection of your abilities.

Having stated that, a lot of top colleges are going back to test required because the tests are an indication of how well you do in college.

And having stated that, how well you do or don't do in college is not a predictor of how well you will do in life.

I had a low SAT score (1000), gpa 3.4ish in college.  But, I come from a lower immigrant family, parents could never help with tutors or enrichment, and I worked my way through a low C rated state u.  I didn't have time to study for some of my finals.  That said, I ended up making six figures by 30, and this was over 20 years ago.  I have always been a high performer in my field.

I realize times have changed, but how well you do academically is not a predictor of how well you do in the work place. Some people are just great at academics, and some are  only really good at what they do in their jobs, and some are good at both.[/quote]

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