Wow OP. You sound like a nightmare and incredibly judgmental.

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Anonymous wrote:What a weird post. He's supposed to be studying for the December 10th ACT on Thanksgiving?

Studying...working on essays...common app...volunteering...reading. Something. Anything. They're flat broke and the kid is a lazy sack of shit acting like the tuition money is going to fall from the sky.

I don't know. I watched football and played video games on holidays when I was that age. I did just fine. You might be wound a smidgen too tight.

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Anonymous wrote:Do people really study prep books?

I think it is bizarre you think he would study during thanksgiving weekend.

Every Ivy League kid I know read one of those books cover to cover, used the flash cards, and an iPhone study app for at least the few months leading up to the test.

on Thanksgiving?

There's literally dust on the ACT books and flash card set.

Anonymous wrote:What a weird post. He's supposed to be studying for the December 10th ACT on Thanksgiving?

Studying...working on essays...common app...volunteering...reading. Something. Anything. They're flat broke and the kid is a lazy sack of shit acting like the tuition money is going to fall from the sky.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do people really study prep books?

I think it is bizarre you think he would study during thanksgiving weekend.

Every Ivy League kid I know read one of those books cover to cover, used the flash cards, and an iPhone study app for at least the few months leading up to the test.

on Thanksgiving?

Anonymous wrote:Do people really study prep books?

I think it is bizarre you think he would study during thanksgiving weekend.

Every Ivy League kid I know read one of those books cover to cover, used the flash cards, and an iPhone study app for at least the few months leading up to the test.

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Anonymous wrote: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.
- 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.
- 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.

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

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.

My kid didn't study for these tests and was a National Merit Finalist and earned a National Merit scholarship. He has a full ride merit scholarship for four years at a top ten STEM university.

Since it's the kid who's going to be struggling under huge student debt because of their parents' poor decisions, I don't see how on earth you would NOT have compassion for them.

Research has shown that studying like crazy can add a few dozen points to a hundred points to your score for the SAT. The minimal increase is similar for the ACT.

What REALLY matters is having studied hard for years in school to gain the correct knowledge base, and being innately smart and rapid on tests. It's critical to practice the actual tests, I completely agree, but there aren't enough that you could do one every day. Please note that many test prep books are worse than nothing because they don't actually prepare you for the right questions, so be very careful over pushing just any old test prep course.

My point is that perhaps this student is on the right track - his own.

Your life sounds miserable. Change it.

Do people really study prep books?

I think it is bizarre you think he would study during thanksgiving weekend.

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Anonymous wrote: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.
- 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.
- 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.

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

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.

What a weird post. He's supposed to be studying for the December 10th ACT on Thanksgiving?

Anonymous wrote: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.
- 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.
- 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.

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

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.
- 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.
- 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.