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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm happy for all the kids who didn't fit in. Who hated high school and couldn't get out of there fast enough![/quote]

I'm 11:42. That was me in high school! I was bullied very badly and excluded by people who I thought were my friends, which is why I did not go to most of the senior events for my class nor care about them. All I wanted was to graduate and go to college. I was in such a depressed state at times during high school, that my parents were worried I was going to come home and kill myself.

If this had happened during my senior year, I would have been thrilled about getting out early (minus the global pandemic) and not having to hear about the senior events and all of the drama surrounding them and having pressure from teachers and administrators to go to them, when I rather would get a root canal on a Saturday![/quote]

This is my kid.  Haven't seen him this happy in years. [/quote]

The ceremonies are more for the parents.  The kids can "chat" with their teachers, if they really want to.

Think about the next class, OP - the ons who won't get to take the SAT, the ones who won't get to visit their potential colleges, the ones that have so many UNKNOWNS about college, but there is nothing that can be done about those things.  At least the seniors have been admitted to college.

The ceremonies will be forgotten, anyway - the parent just want their instagram moments. [/quote]

Won't get to take the SATs..is it a fun thing?  Most took them before March.  The strongest students have good scores to start  and the rest are thrilled they are not as required.  They do not have to go through the agony of repeated attempts to beat the test.  Since this affect the whole country no one is disadvantaged by it.  [/quote]

Did most?  I'm not the PP you're responding to, and most likely don't run in the same circles as you, but I have a HS Jr. and most of his friends hadn't taken SATs yet.  They were prepping for the March in-school SAT day, maybe retaking in June.  My DS is one of the few in his class who had taken them in October, but he was also in a prep class to try to increase his score with the March in-school test.  He was also looking forward to trying the ACT this spring do see how he would do on that vs. SAT.

But we don't really know how most colleges will look at tests, do we know they aren't "as required"?  The admissions officials my DS has been in touch with says they're still considering different options.  There's also the question of how colleges will determine merit scholarships with a lack of standardized tests.  Those financial packages are a big factor for a lot of kids.

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