Anonymous
Post 06/18/2025 13:24     Subject: If your child was TO or below 1400 on the SAT, how are they doing in college?
Yes, SAT is the only reliable measure of ability. Sorry TO moms!!! 😂😂
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2025 12:58     Subject: If your child was TO or below 1400 on the SAT, how are they doing in college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SATs are the only way to really assess a student's ability. Sorry you can't cheat on the SAT like you could in classes and are upset. 🤷‍♀️


Do you teach college? I do. And your observation doesnt align with my experience. One of the most important success predictors that I have seen is emotional stability, whether with or without the support of therapy and medication. SAT scores are predictive of certain very specific learning aptitudes, but those are not the only foundation for student achievement.


As there is no known way to predict or measure "emotional stability", the PP remains correct that "SATs are the only way to really assess a student's ability".
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2025 12:53     Subject: If your child was TO or below 1400 on the SAT, how are they doing in college?
Anonymous wrote:SATs are the only way to really assess a student's ability. Sorry you can't cheat on the SAT like you could in classes and are upset. 🤷‍♀️


Do you teach college? I do. And your observation doesnt align with my experience. One of the most important success predictors that I have seen is emotional stability, whether with or without the support of therapy and medication. SAT scores are predictive of certain very specific learning aptitudes, but those are not the only foundation for student achievement.
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2025 12:32     Subject: If your child was TO or below 1400 on the SAT, how are they doing in college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DC had 1250 went TO. In an ivy doing great now. Straight As so far, joined a finance-related club, made so many friends. We will see if he could find an internship in NYC.


This makes me sad for kids who could actually benefit from elite professors and peers.


Oh dear. Don’t be sad. Yesterday they said high stats Asian kids should “aim for T150” schools. 150, not 15.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 23:00     Subject: If your child was TO or below 1400 on the SAT, how are they doing in college?
Anonymous wrote:DC had 1250 went TO. In an ivy doing great now. Straight As so far, joined a finance-related club, made so many friends. We will see if he could find an internship in NYC.


This makes me sad for kids who could actually benefit from elite professors and peers.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 21:37     Subject: If your child was TO or below 1400 on the SAT, how are they doing in college?
OMFG. 30 year test prep tutor here. Your kid’s SAT score has absolutely nothing to do with how he/she will do in college or life.

You parents are complete nutters.

Spend time talking to them and encouraging them to be interested in life and engaged and trying things. Don’t focus on numbers. Even kids who have bad grades and bad SATs can go to college, and once they’re there they can find things to love and do well at.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 19:14     Subject: If your child was TO or below 1400 on the SAT, how are they doing in college?
My URM boy, 1120 score TO, accepted by HYP, chose one of them, just finished the first year. Straight As.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2025 13:15     Subject: If your child was TO or below 1400 on the SAT, how are they doing in college?
Man, mine didn’t even have a score, just couldn’t crack 1200 on practice tests. TO got in a few ivies full ride. Doing wonderful big things at one of them.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2025 13:15     Subject: If your child was TO or below 1400 on the SAT, how are they doing in college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:College is the new high school… with remedial classes that are teaching high school math.

I guess once the standard is lowered, kids with 1400 can do “fine” in college.


This is the answer. Plus now that they have re-baselined the SAT a couple of times 1400 is equivalent to a 1000 in the 70s.

High School has become a really expensive proposition.


False.