Hi everyone,
Basically, when I first received my PSAT scores in mid-December, I was devastated. A 580 in Literature, 620 in Math, 31 on the reading test, 27 on the writing, and 31.0 on the math. So a 1200 overall. I'm usually really good in math, keeping an A in precalc. Literature I was expecting a bit higher.
My parents didn't come to know about the fact that PSAT scores were released until a few days ago, and they asked me to show them my score. So I logged into the website and accessed my scores. Before my parents could see, I used inspect element to alter my scores, showing up as a 1390 instead of a 1200.
Because of this, my parents congratulated me, and were really proud. I felt deeply sad because if I told them my true scores they would be heartbroken. Even though this is sophomore year, and I didn't practice for the PSAT, I feel incredibly depressed and guilty. I'm planning to hide my PSAT scores from them until after the school year ends, so I can show my 2nd semester grades (which I'm confident I will get straight A's on), to make them happy. I know what I did was wrong, and I am incredibly guilty, but I was desperate to keep them not disappointed in me.
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This is a really sad precedent.
Don’t lie to your parents about your stats.
They probably will look up the statistics on your “1390”.
It’s not fair to them to not be truthful.
Tell them that you need to clear the air about something that you feel guilty about. Fess up the real score and tell them that you are sorry. They love you and wont change that.
The more days you wait, the more it will impact you, not them.
You should tell them the truth. Honesty truly is the best policy.
I actually did something similar. I took a practice SAT test and scored a number I thought they wouldn’t be proud of. I told them i didn’t take the test seriously because it was a practice one, but it was really because I scored poorly.
I told them the truth a week later because I felt guilty, just like you feel. They affirmed me that no number on a standardized test would make them love me any less.
I felt bad giving them a lie, but I felt much better after I told them the truth.
Tell your parents the truth as soon as possible because this score might come back to haunt you. A similar thing happened to me today with my first semester GPA. I had told my mom I got a B- in government when I had actually gotten a C+ and an A- in an undergrad elective course when I had gotten a B+. My mom eventually found out today that I had lied about my GPA and she was really mad about it, so I think you should tell your parents too because when time comes for National Merit selections, they’ll find out.
Yes, I understand. Thanks for the advice!
No problem! I know it may be difficult to tell your parents, but in the long run, you won’t get into as much trouble and your parents might not even get mad because they could be happy that you chose to tell them the truth.
They will be more dissapointed about lying than the score, but resting up quickly is the best route.
All of your responses are great, thanks for all the advice. I greatly appreciate it!