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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS has much higher SAT but otherwise similar, rejected by ivies, maybe being an asian played a factor. So congratulations to you! Life isn’t always fair but this is the work we live in. [/quote]

Same here.  My DS stats were much higher with more APs. 3 sports. 2 languages .  Rejected to all Ivy schools. ( Mixed asian) [/quote]

my Asian kid had lower stats and got into multiple Ivies. So what?[/quote]

You are special and hit the jackpot.  So don’t rub it in to the rest of us, because I can guarantee you that those who didn’t get the offer are not any less intelligent than your Asian kid.[/quote]

never said that, but the idea that being Asian is somehow disqualifying is pernicious. [/quote]

Can you hear your attitude? You fit right in in that category!  You must be a unpleasant person in real life with no real friends.[/quote]

I'm unpleasant because I think Asian applicants are getting into Ivy League schools (a verifiable fact) and that it's not a simple "look at how great my stats are" proposition? You want to buy the line fed to you by some angry old white men, go ahead. I'll decline, thank you.

[/quote].   There’s no reason to be ugly about it.  I’m sure your kid deserves his/her spot. Nobody is saying Asians aren’t getting in, they are simply pointing out that your kids stats were lower than theirs and they were mixed or Asian as well. Congratulations and Stay Humble lady!  [/quote]

I think SAT or ACT scores are useful for colleges in making admission decisions. MIT’s recent decision to go back to requiring tests is pretty compelling to me. However, I have pretty strong suspicions that it’s not that sharp of a tool. If you get a 1540 or a 1580 it probably makes no difference in predicting your  college outcomes. Even more so, a 1580 resulting from multiple sittings and super scoring is probably even less useful in predicting college success than a single sitting 1540. My guess is that colleges want to see the standardized test score supports a high GPA and high AP scores. My opinion obviously is only that, but taking the SAT a bunch of times chasing a small improvement in score is a waste of time and squanders energy that can be better spent elsewhere. [/quote]

No matter how many times I sit for an IQ test, I'll never score at the genius level. [/quote]

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