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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anonymous board = lying[/quote]
No, I don't think so. There is nothing to gain from posting fake info on an anonymous board. Instead, it's selection bias. People who are more focused on the education of their kids to the point of posting on a forum like this is likely to have kids that do better than average.

There is also the factor that people tend to post the highlights of their life, and not share the things they are not particularly excited about, even if they do care about it.

Yet another point is that I am under the impression that grade inflation is a serious issue. My kid has so called impressive stats, but it seems most of his friends also have impressive stats. One kid has a 3.7 and 1400 SAT and was described as a very average kid. Back in my day, that was a pretty strong student. For reference, I was average, graduating with a 3.1 and had a 1200 SAT. I went to University of Maryland.[/quote]

I agree with this poster: definitely selection bias and definitely grade inflation.  The fact kids can take standardized tests monthly and super score has made really high scores much more common.  A true score taken in one sitting is less common but super scores are equally accepted so there is no advantage.  Also, realizing I sound old, a C is considered low, rather than average.

Another poster mentioned another point with which I agree: it feels a little more obvious what schools an “average” kid would apply - and I do see posts sharing info on these schools.  What likely draws people to this forum is how few choices there seems to be for high stats kids.  They are seeking any sliver of advice that may help their kid.

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There are plenty of choices for high stats kids. Just not the schools with acceptance rates below 10%. Expectations need to be tempered there.

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CCO office said they are seeing colleges accept lower stats kids and defer/reject higher stats kids in the current cycle - they said it left my kid a little exposed and to be concerned.  I would be happy to be wrong, but CCO said to worry so I am.[/quote]

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