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12-12-2011, 04:39 PM
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#3301 | | Junior Member
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Don't worry too much about the multitasking everyone- I always watched tv & talked on the phone while doing my homework & now I'm a veterinarian.
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12-12-2011, 04:49 PM
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#3302 | | Member
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TX5: That is what my H and I were just thinking. I am completely amazed at the amount of kids who were rejected with near perfect SAT/ACT scores, 4. whatever GPA's, 100's of hours of community service and so on...
Track (more importantly, being a recruited athlete) will need to be his "hook".
I guess that is why getting into a school like Stanford really IS like winning the Lottery.
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12-12-2011, 05:02 PM
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#3303 | | Senior Member
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The year ds1 applied to and was rejected from Stanford, only one person made it: his prom date. Good thing he doesn't have a lot of ego and didn't really care about getting in.  | |
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12-12-2011, 05:11 PM
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#3304 | | Senior Member
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The way we think about it, it is a lottery, but you can't win unless you buy a ticket. And as long as you don't expect to win, it is ok to play. Even when I was in high school, they used to joke that Stanford used to take all the qualified applications and throw them down a staircase, and all of the ones that landed on the 3rd step were admitted!
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12-12-2011, 05:14 PM
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#3305 | | Member
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TX5: I am dying!!! We JUST used that same analogy last night at dinner!! Too funny..
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12-12-2011, 05:28 PM
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#3306 | | Senior Member
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Yay!!! PSAT scores have arrived and there was a 24 point increase over last year's score!!! He still didn't break 180 but was pretty freakin close with 59, 59, 60. So I am thrilled.
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12-12-2011, 05:29 PM
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#3307 | | Member
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Congrats Reeinaz on the increase on the PSAT scores  | |
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12-12-2011, 05:35 PM
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#3308 | | Senior Member
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reeinaz, you are the model parent for me.
I often fail to recognize improvements and gains when I felt they were still below the goals I set in MY mind. I have to yell at myself from time-to-time: "Praise and encourage them when they are headed in the right direction, dummy!"
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12-12-2011, 05:39 PM
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#3309 | | Member
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Nice to hear from everyone. Someone said the board would get busy and it was so!
Nice to have folks on the bench here. Lots of room. Mnmom62, I'm sorry for the drop in scores. Hopefully that will be the motivation for your D from the PSAT to the SAT. Could work in her favor in the long run. Fingers crossed!
About multitasking and such: My youngest (son, almost 10) has ADHD and I really felt like limiting other stimuli during the week would be helpful for him. I did that for one year with him and then moved to having all 3 of my kids follow the same rule M-F this year. Computers can be used for homework but TV watching, video games and using the computer recreationally are only at my discretion. I think this is the right choice for my two younger kids (13, 9) and was on the fence regarding my 16 y/o D13. However, after watching her last year and encouraging her to monitor herself, I decided to step in. Am I sure this was right for her? Yes and no. Yes because her study habits and grades have gone up. No because she needs to learn to have self-control and monitor herself. But, because junior year is so important, the reins are in my hands for now.
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12-12-2011, 05:40 PM
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#3310 | | Member
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Originally Posted by tx Even when I was in high school, they used to joke that Stanford used to take all the qualified applications and throw them down a staircase, and all of the ones that landed on the 3rd step were admitted! | Hahaha! That is really funny!
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12-12-2011, 05:41 PM
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#3311 | | Member
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Congrats to ReeinAZ's son! Great improvement!
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12-12-2011, 05:44 PM
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#3312 | | Senior Member
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Congrats to your ds, ree!
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12-12-2011, 06:00 PM
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#3313 | | Junior Member
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Reeinaz~ Congrats to your son! I am feeling your pride, as my DD went up 23pts to a 189, she is 71/51/64. She is so proud and so am I!
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12-12-2011, 06:12 PM
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#3314 | | Junior Member
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A question for everyone...how are you determining which test your student will take, SAT or ACT? Based on college requirements? We live in the midwest, and it seems that the ACT is the standard here. My daughter does very well on english and writing, not near as well in math. Last year on the ACT PLAN test she scored above the 90th percentile in every catagory except math, which was a 70%. This score is higher than her PSAT score of 58%. Does this indicate that she would do better on the ACT math? She is planning on taking the ACT in March, but I am wondering if it is beneficial for her to take both.
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12-12-2011, 06:27 PM
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#3315 | | Senior Member
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Reeinaz: Congrats on the increase!!
Vandy: We have had the no video games on the weeknights rule since the kids (of I should say boys since my daughter never played them) were young.
Midwestmom: I was told that kids should take both, see how they do and then focus on that one. I think I heard that boys and math-type kids do better on the ACT. So maybe if math is her weekness she should try the SAT.
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