| NSM, the fact that his folks were obviously obsessed with the idea of him going to Harvard (why else does this story exist?) doesn't mean he had to do anything special to score high on the SAT/ACT. The Harvard goal may have arisen as a result of son's natural ability to do well on all standardized tests and related sorts of activities.
As for his rank, if he is at a magnet school and he is taking the hardest possible schedule, there is no reason to assume he would be val or sal. Depending on how rank is determined, taking one or two fewer AP courses could be the difference between ranking 1st and 4th.
I do wonder why he isn't a Presidential finalist, but maybe he really can't write essays. |