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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I posted earlier recommending a tutor.  The thing is, a tutor is necessary to figure out the strategies and to go over the wrong answers her so she can see what she did wrong.  The tutor will provide your daughter with strategies on how to approach certain questions, and what to look for.  My DS had a 33 in his mock tests as a rising junior.  After a few months of tutoring, he took the test in February and scored a 35.  The tutor will help your DD improve her score significantly, especially the lower scores.  It is a worthwhile investment.
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This is a great example illustrating why the ACT and SAT are of limited value for colleges and why the Harvard lawsuit will fail.[/quote]

Exactly. High scores have reduced value because they can be bought and/or made into an extracurricular activity.[/quote]

That is why schools with holistic admissions can see who probably aid for their higher test scores. [/quote]

Those of you referring to "paying for" scores-- do you mean, paying for prep courses? [/quote]

I'll say "yes", and I'll plead guilty to doing it for my own kids.  What I won't do is claim that they are somehow being victimized because DD's 1570 doesn't impress Harvard.[/quote]

Exactly, when it's clear how much the scores can be influenced, it's clear they aren't intrinsic to the kid, and so they can't settle anything.  Of course there are high scoring kids who are rejected all over the place, and there are lower scoring kids that land spots at any given dream school.  The score doesn't have to be bought, it can be increased by selfstudy, but it still doesn't mean the individual has been transformed as the score improves. [/quote]

Agreed. The kid who gets a really high score by making standardized testing into an extracurricular activity doesn't impress me any more than the kid who reaped the benefits of a top-flight tutor.  And Harvard should not have to defend itself from the sanctimonious parents of either of these two kids.[/quote]

I think those who are posting this stuff have kids who also bombed the ACT test.  Sorry but if you have a high score, it opens a lot more doors whether you want to believe it or not.  My kid is not interested in ivy league, but he will certainly have access to a lot of amazing schools with his high score.   [/quote]

My kid got a 1570 on the SAT and spent $800 on prep.  The high score opened doors for sure.  But it didn't open ALL doors...nor should it.  And yet you have people who think it should open all doors, learn that it does not, and then decide to sue Harvard.  That's BS.[/quote]

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