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Anonymous wrote:You just have to take everything you read here with a grain of salt. That thread about where your kid is going has like 6 kids going to Stanford. Doubt it. We have a lot of teenagers here and a lot of people who just like to troll.

It's just weird all the kids seem to have SAT scores above 1500. It'd be nice to see where kids who are good students but not top go.

I think that’s because schools like George Mason, UMBC or local Jesuit colleges suit the needs of most kids with SATs in the 1100 to 1400 range very well and have plenty of capacity. As long as those kids are happy with the normal options and can pay for the options, they don’t have to think about this a lot.

The kids with scores under 1400 who have college application stress are probably fairly unusual kids who have test scores that fail to reflect their abilities, have an unusually high level of ambition, have Tiger parents, need a lot of merit aid or need something the regular college options don’t offer.

Meanwhile, for kids with scores over 1400 in places like Maryland and Virginia, most of the normal college options are now highly selective schools with capacity problems and complicated, unpredictable admissions processes. They need a lot more advice than the kids aiming for the less selective schools need.

I'll bite. Tell us what "local jesuit college" allows for under 1500. Citation, please.

Loyola of Maryland - Students that get into Loyola Maryland have an average SAT score between 1100-1267 or an average ACT score of 24-29.

Admitted with $25K/yr merit with a 3.2 TO but 1170. Nice school.

Anonymous wrote:Don’t forget: C’s earn degrees!

Anonymous wrote:Daughter god 1320 in SAT and will be going to UVA

Did she submit or do ED? This is where we are at.

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Anonymous wrote:My neice got a 1350 and will be attending UVA. I think you just need to get your score in the ballpark - even if it is on the lower end (and of course make sure that your GPA, activities, essay and recs are good too). She did get waitlisted for W&M.

Did she report 1350

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Precisely!! Last year's incoming class at UVA had a 1510 at the 75th percentile

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Anonymous wrote:You just have to take everything you read here with a grain of salt. That thread about where your kid is going has like 6 kids going to Stanford. Doubt it. We have a lot of teenagers here and a lot of people who just like to troll.

It's just weird all the kids seem to have SAT scores above 1500. It'd be nice to see where kids who are good students but not top go.

I think that’s because schools like George Mason, UMBC or local Jesuit colleges suit the needs of most kids with SATs in the 1100 to 1400 range very well and have plenty of capacity. As long as those kids are happy with the normal options and can pay for the options, they don’t have to think about this a lot.

The kids with scores under 1400 who have college application stress are probably fairly unusual kids who have test scores that fail to reflect their abilities, have an unusually high level of ambition, have Tiger parents, need a lot of merit aid or need something the regular college options don’t offer.

Meanwhile, for kids with scores over 1400 in places like Maryland and Virginia, most of the normal college options are now highly selective schools with capacity problems and complicated, unpredictable admissions processes. They need a lot more advice than the kids aiming for the less selective schools need.

I'll bite. Tell us what "local jesuit college" allows for under 1500. Citation, please.

Loyola of Maryland - Students that get into Loyola Maryland have an average SAT score between 1100-1267 or an average ACT score of 24-29.

DCUM would have you think such kids will wind up in a Dickens novel.

Seriously!

Anonymous wrote:Delaware - 12k merit
Michigan State - 15k merit
Penn State - 5k merit
Syracuse - no merit
University of Iowa - 9K merit

I just want to add for clarity that my DD submitted her score to all these schools. It was actually a 28 ACT which is roughly equivalent to a SAT score in the 1300’s.

The short answer is that kids with SATs under 1400 get accepted everywhere, including many selective schools (UVA, W&M). Obviously, your chance of getting admitted to a selective school increases your odds with a higher score, but a score below 1400 does not preclude your chance of getting in. However, you should make sure that the rest of your application is absolutely stellar. Also, for certain majors (i.e. humanities), the score will be less important. However, you probably won't get into schools like MIT with a lower SAT score. The schools that require SATs (some of the Ivy's, Georgetown, Florida public universities) will put more weight on the SAT than those that are test optional. However, state schools, like Florida, will still give you a chance if you are within the ballpark of their range (and if the rest of your application is stellar). So for example, if your SAT is a 1370, you still have a chance, but if your score is 1200, you probably don't (unless an athletic recruit).

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Anonymous wrote:Both of my kids didn’t bother with SATs and got into highly regarded SLACs based on grades and course load. Many of these schools are truly test optional.

So which SLACs? Is it a secret? Everyone is anonymous. You are an idiot poster. Why waste your time if you can’t give information that contributes to the conversation. Go away!

DP believe it or not kids read DCUM. I once posted about my kids college experience and tried to be vague about gender and interests. Within 10 minutes my kid texts - were you on DCUM? So I get being somewhat general or vague even on an anonymous board.

Anonymous wrote:Thanks to folks posting which schools the kods got it. Congrats!!


Also confirms my strong hunch that there are plenty of opportunities for ‘normal’ kids outside the T-50 bubble

There are PLENTY of options! Try not to take this board too seriously. It brings out the nutty in people 😂