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Wow. That statement is insane. My daughter was accepted into all of her top choice colleges. The only “reach” school that didn’t accept here was Brown – and believe it or not, Brown was her 4th choice, and I had actively discouraged her from applying, refusing to pay the application fee. My d’s top 3 choices were NYU, Barnard, Chicago and all 3 accepted her-- as did most of the other colleges that she applied to. </p>
<p>So please don’t make assumptions based on what (I assume) are your own preconceived biases. I didn’t post to complain about the college admission process-- it worked fine for us. My d. wasn’t stupid enough to believe that she could assess her chances at admission based on SAT scores. She applied to – and got into – the colleges that appeared to be the best fit for her academic goals. </p>
<p>My reason for posting here is to encourage a parent who is worried about their d’s performance at a college that has accepted her early in the process not to discount and diminish the abilities of their own child. The college would not have accepted the kid if they didn’t feel she would do well at their school. </p>
<p>I wonder how many students with lower end test scores do poorly at college because of the negative impact of adults around them, including their own parents, conveying lack f faith and lowered expectations. </p>
<p>There are other, far more important issues for parents to address with their kids. There is probably a pretty direct correlation between study habits and grades: students who keep up on their reading and regularly attend classes probably do much better than students who procrastinate with their reading, and then skip class because they haven’t done the reading. Students who start working on term papers at the beginning of the semester do better than those who start their work the week before the paper is due. None of that has anything to do with SAT scores.</p>