Improved Scores on SAT/ACT

MomOFour
Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:17:33 +0000

Is he really happy with UAB or is that thought of as a worst case scenario result? His reaches seem highly unlikely to me (just another junior parent trying to figure it all out) and I’d worry that he might get his heart set on a big name school only to be disappointed. His reaches routinely deny kids with much higher scores, and if he’s not bringing something else they need, his chances don’t look so great. That’s not to say he shouldn’t give it a try, but he should understand it’s a really long shot.

I’d encourage him to look for schools where that 32 (or the 1300) is above the 75%ile. It’s nice to have choices in the end.