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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the December 10th ACT.

- Wednesday he watched basketball games, netflix, goofed on his phone all night.
- Thursday watched NFL and managed his fantasy football team all day.
- [b]Thursday at dinner he and his parents talked about how excited they are about college. Hope he can do well on ACT to earn merit scholarships.[/b]
- After dinner, back to football, fantasy football, college basketball.
- So far today shopping, netflix, sports, goofing on phone.

ACT prep books collecting dust in the kitchen. I no longer feel sorry for families who can't afford college.[/quote]

So based on one child's behavior over Thanksgiving, you have lost sympathy for every family everywhere who can't afford college?[/quote]

Correct. I looked up merit awards at low tier colleges and they're ridiculously easy to secure. That's before even all the outside scholarships kids can apply for with just some volunteering and a short essay, if that. Easier to sit on your ass like a slob and bitch about how things ain't fair, how the immigrants took all your scholarships.[/quote]

My kid didn't study for these tests and was a National Merit Finalist and earned a National Merit scholarship. [b]He has a full ride merit scholarship for four years at a top ten STEM university. [/b]
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Please share his stats. [/quote]

1550/1600, TJ grad, involved very deeply year round in sports and a music group. Didn't need to study for standardized tests. Some people just do well without prep books and such.

What will be on your relative's college applications? Activities, interests?

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1550/1600? What's his stat for all three subjects combined?[/quote]

2310/2400. Took the SAT just the one time.

Most of the schools he applied to told us they were only interested in the math and critical reading scores.
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A full ride from a top 10 STEM college? I doubt that. Maybe U Bama or Kentucky, U Oklahoma. [/quote]

Believe what you want. We do not need to write any checks to the school for tuition, room, or board. We don't qualify for financial aid; our child applied for and won a specific four year merit scholarship.  The application took into account his scores, grades, activities, and community service, so it wasn't just one aspect, such as SAT scores, that impressed the selection committee.

And no, it is not one of the schools listed in the last post above. 
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