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Anonymous wrote:so my kid is a junior athlete - ivy aspirations for 4 schools (Duke, Cornell, Brown, Penn), and has been told they have the talent - it’s a sport with measurable times, sooo, it’s legit. Good grades T10% - and has been told a 1400 score is needed. Kid hit 1180 with some prep in September.

Appreciate all on this site, but would really appreciate answers staying on topic and just commenting on the following question - with unlimited view on prep, can just about any kid get up to a 1400? don’t want views on feasibility of interest or handicapping kids odds on getting in, or asking about/commenting on the sport, kids focus on just these schools, blah blah - pls pls just answer the question if you choose to reply

I taught at Kaplan for years and 1400 is not achievable for most kids. However if your kid is at 1180, I would say there's a reasonable chance you can get to 1400 with a good dedicated tutor that focuses on getting your kid into the heads of the test writers. As they say, think like the test writer

I love the way everyone is saying "your kid can do this" with little or no knowledge of the kid.

The fact is that most kids cannot and do not get 1400 no matter how hard they try.

Anonymous wrote:Sure it’s possible. It also sounds like the “he’s been told he’s ivy level” is very far from someone actually doing a pre read and then making an actual offer. Good luck. Ivy sounds ambitious with this grade and score profile

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Anonymous wrote:so my kid is a junior athlete - ivy aspirations for 4 schools (Duke, Cornell, Brown, Penn), and has been told they have the talent - it’s a sport with measurable times, sooo, it’s legit. Good grades T10% - and has been told a 1400 score is needed. Kid hit 1180 with some prep in September.

Appreciate all on this site, but would really appreciate answers staying on topic and just commenting on the following question - with unlimited view on prep, can just about any kid get up to a 1400? don’t want views on feasibility of interest or handicapping kids odds on getting in, or asking about/commenting on the sport, kids focus on just these schools, blah blah - pls pls just answer the question if you choose to reply

I taught at Kaplan for years and 1400 is not achievable for most kids. However if your kid is at 1180, I would say there's a reasonable chance you can get to 1400 with a good dedicated tutor that focuses on getting your kid into the heads of the test writers. As they say, think like the test writer

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Anonymous wrote:I think it was easier to do with the paper version for various reasons. It is still possible with hard work, but I think a waste of time for your kid. If your kid has the metrics, the coach will push your kid. Get a tutor and try to bring it up 100 points.

Why was the paper version easier?

With the paper version, the scoring is very transparent and easier to detect and correct problem areas. If you took the test, you could receive a report detailing which questions you got wrong. With the longer test and more questions, each question was weighted less. With the digital version, scoring is more of a mystery. You don’t know how much each question is weighted. You cannot find out what you got wrong. You can only find out your range of score in categories such as geometry. The range of score is extremely broad for someone trying to pick up points in various areas as are the categories themselves. Thus, you are likely having to study much grader content in the past to improve. An athlete simply doesn’t have time to devote to this format.

Anonymous wrote:so my kid is a junior athlete - ivy aspirations for 4 schools (Duke, Cornell, Brown, Penn), and has been told they have the talent - it’s a sport with measurable times, sooo, it’s legit. Good grades T10% - and has been told a 1400 score is needed. Kid hit 1180 with some prep in September.

Appreciate all on this site, but would really appreciate answers staying on topic and just commenting on the following question - with unlimited view on prep, can just about any kid get up to a 1400? don’t want views on feasibility of interest or handicapping kids odds on getting in, or asking about/commenting on the sport, kids focus on just these schools, blah blah - pls pls just answer the question if you choose to reply

Anonymous wrote:This topic has been beaten to death on this forum but a 1400 is a good score! We have to get out of this strange unhealthy universe where people are wringing their hands and agonizing over anything less than a 1550.

Anonymous wrote:It can be done. DS had an 1180 (or something like that) on the PSAT. With prep, he got a 1480 on the SAT (super score).

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Anonymous wrote:I think it was easier to do with the paper version for various reasons. It is still possible with hard work, but I think a waste of time for your kid. If your kid has the metrics, the coach will push your kid. Get a tutor and try to bring it up 100 points.

Why was the paper version easier?

Anonymous wrote:It can be done. DS had an 1180 (or something like that) on the PSAT. With prep, he got a 1480 on the SAT (super score).

Anonymous wrote:If your kid can't get a 1400 Duke will be a real challenge academically. The rest once your in, getting out with less than a 3.8 is very hard.