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Anonymous wrote:960 is a SAT score in the range where you should *very* seriously consider not sending him to a four year college, or at the very least have something concrete and vocational in mind.

Do NOT send your child to a college where the average student has a 1050 or higher. Every course involving substantial material would be too cognitively demanding -- and this includes for kids who don't test well due to anxiety or special needs or mental quirks or whatever, because any stressors become worse in college.

Note that all the parents talking about their academic successes with a SAT of 1050 or whatever, are talking about their scores on the old SAT, which was around 150 points more difficult. So that person with a 1050 actually would've had a something more like a 1200.

If you are not going into debt for your child's education and you are pretty sure there's a practical reason to send him to college, then you need to look at colleges where somewhere close to 960 is the median. And note that many of these colleges have graduation rates under 50%, because much of their student base either can't hack it or realizes that college isn't for them.

For many of these schools with compatible SAT scores, GPA is also lower than 3.5; if your child's GPA is relatively uninflated, then hopefully it's a sign that your child's work ethic can power through and he can at least get a degree.

Schools in this range include:

SCHOOL , STATE , 6 -Year Grad Rate
Frostburg State, MD, 59.5%
Fairleigh Dickinson, NJ, 48%
UVA College at Wise,VA, 45.8%
Georgian Court, NJ, 47.7%
Longwood, VA, 68%
Wheeling Jesuit, WV, 63%,
Gardner Webb,NC, 48%
Marymount,VA, 53.5%
Barton College, NC, 51.6%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA, 55.9%

This post is garbage horseshit!!!!

My DD had an extremely low SAT on the first try, like 1010, and she's at a HYPSM school now!!!

Get over your insane obsession with test scores will ya?

Anonymous wrote:960 is a SAT score in the range where you should *very* seriously consider not sending him to a four year college, or at the very least have something concrete and vocational in mind.

Do NOT send your child to a college where the average student has a 1050 or higher. Every course involving substantial material would be too cognitively demanding -- and this includes for kids who don't test well due to anxiety or special needs or mental quirks or whatever, because any stressors become worse in college.

Note that all the parents talking about their academic successes with a SAT of 1050 or whatever, are talking about their scores on the old SAT, which was around 150 points more difficult. So that person with a 1050 actually would've had a something more like a 1200.

If you are not going into debt for your child's education and you are pretty sure there's a practical reason to send him to college, then you need to look at colleges where somewhere close to 960 is the median. And note that many of these colleges have graduation rates under 50%, because much of their student base either can't hack it or realizes that college isn't for them.

For many of these schools with compatible SAT scores, GPA is also lower than 3.5; if your child's GPA is relatively uninflated, then hopefully it's a sign that your child's work ethic can power through and he can at least get a degree.

Schools in this range include:

SCHOOL , STATE , 6 -Year Grad Rate
Frostburg State, MD, 59.5%
Fairleigh Dickinson, NJ, 48%
UVA College at Wise,VA, 45.8%
Georgian Court, NJ, 47.7%
Longwood, VA, 68%
Wheeling Jesuit, WV, 63%,
Gardner Webb,NC, 48%
Marymount,VA, 53.5%
Barton College, NC, 51.6%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA, 55.9%

Anonymous wrote:I think we have to question whether everyone is intended to go to college. Perhaps he should learn a trade - it's hard to imagine college providing much value at that SAT score

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Anonymous wrote:

960 is a SAT score in the range where you should *very* seriously consider not sending him to a four year college, or at the very least have something concrete and vocational in mind.

This is the kind of numbnutz i was talking about in the past. Ignore this.

+1000

My husband was your son. Went to average state school. He’s makes 1m plus. More importantly, he’s interesting, kind, and a good husband and father.

Anonymous wrote:Yep, quite a few admissions offices told us that they don’t look at recommendation letters anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t want to be unkind. But, put stats aside for a minute. It won’t be UVA unless he’s seven feet tall and can dunk, but your kid can get into a college. 3.5W isn’t strong. But, it’s not a disaster. 960 is below average. But, not no college will accept him bad.

But, if you have a senior who made it to October of senior year with no college list, or even a clue where to apply, maybe he isn’t ready for college? Even if parents are not at all involved, my FCPS kid has had a junior planning night, a senior planning night, 2 mandatory post-grad planning sessions with her counselor. Cannot get the mandatory school rec without filling out the counselor packet. And having me fill out the counselor packet. She to ask for recommendations before last spring and compete surveys for her recommenders. Deadlines have already passed to request transcripts to some schools.

Has he asked for recs, met with his counselor, etc?

I guess what I’m getting at is if he has no idea at this point in the process, maybe he isn’t ready for college next year. Has he considered a gap year? Or community college and transfer to a 4 year school. Is he just not engaging in the process. If so, maybe he’s not ready yet. Doesn’t man he won’t be in a year or two.

He’s finally realizing he can’t get into the schools on his list and he needs to look elsewhere. He has teachers writing recommendations.

FWIW, he’s met with some college recruiters who have told him they don’t even look at essays or recommendations and simply rely on grades and scores. That was the wake up call he needed to move on to a new list of schools within his reach.

Anonymous wrote:

960 is a SAT score in the range where you should *very* seriously consider not sending him to a four year college, or at the very least have something concrete and vocational in mind.

This is the kind of numbnutz i was talking about in the past. Ignore this.

960 is a SAT score in the range where you should *very* seriously consider not sending him to a four year college, or at the very least have something concrete and vocational in mind.

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Anonymous wrote:What about Denison?-

That’s a reach.

Can anyone find the cds for Denison? I can’t.

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Anonymous wrote:What about Denison?-

That’s a reach.