Anonymous wrote:Really, I would be thrilled if my sub 1000 SAT 3.5 DD got into Pitt or VT.

Same here. Do you think she’ll go test optional?

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Anonymous wrote:Really, I would be thrilled if my sub 1000 SAT 3.5 DD got into Pitt or VT.

Agree

+1

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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.

love this. test scores don't define a person. they represent how a student did on one particular day of his life during a pandemic.

Lots of people get wealthy by running their own businesses or being very good at sales. A charming personality, grit, hard work, and perserverance count for more than brains for most careers. I know a metric boatload of failed gifted students.

Anonymous wrote:Really, I would be thrilled if my sub 1000 SAT 3.5 DD got into Pitt or VT.

Agree

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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.

love this. test scores don't define a person. they represent how a student did on one particular day of his life during a pandemic.

Anonymous wrote:I had a similar gpa and that exact SAT score in the 90’s. I have a PhD. Some of us take a little longer to bloom. Things have changed in college admissions since then, of course. However, if he wants to go to college, there are school that will accept him and give him the opportunity to mature and flourish.

Really, I would be thrilled if my sub 1000 SAT 3.5 DD got into Pitt or VT.

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

Yah, I seriously doubt this. Name one please.

Recommendations letters from known entities with FERPA waived is the strongest non-statistical asset for the unhooked.

Virginia Tech.

Pitt

I thought we were talking about highly competitive schools. VT 67% Pitt 57%. Both great colleges I would be proud to send my kids to, but they don't look at those things because they don't have the luxury of considering them.

Following, because I think my junior outside the DMV will have similar stats a year from now. We left MD years ago. It would be highly ironic to see her back at Frostburg or Towson with out of state tuition. And, btw, what is FERPA?

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

Yah, I seriously doubt this. Name one please.

Recommendations letters from known entities with FERPA waived is the strongest non-statistical asset for the unhooked.

Virginia Tech.

Pitt

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

Yah, I seriously doubt this. Name one please.

Recommendations letters from known entities with FERPA waived is the strongest non-statistical asset for the unhooked.

What do you mean by a "known entity"? Teachers? Counselors?

No it means a big donor, a board member, a member of congress etc

No, I am the PP, and I did not mean that. At all.

I meant, very simply, a strong recommendation from a guidance counselor and/or teacher that the college knows of, and can trust to tell the truth.

That will help admissions way more than some letter from a congressman or a trustee even. A donor/development office admit is a different animal.

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

Yah, I seriously doubt this. Name one please.

Recommendations letters from known entities with FERPA waived is the strongest non-statistical asset for the unhooked.

Virginia Tech.

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

Yah, I seriously doubt this. Name one please.

Recommendations letters from known entities with FERPA waived is the strongest non-statistical asset for the unhooked.

What do you mean by a "known entity"? Teachers? Counselors?

No it means a big donor, a board member, a member of congress etc

The stats are not the be all end all either, nor is high school.

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

Yah, I seriously doubt this. Name one please.

Recommendations letters from known entities with FERPA waived is the strongest non-statistical asset for the unhooked.

What do you mean by a "known entity"? Teachers? Counselors?