i agree… the average is at least 1 hr or 1 hr 30 min. this week has been an easy week for me in terms of schoolwork which is why i could have dedicated so much time to it in the first place. he believes i have the potential to get a perfect score which is why he’s pushing so hard. honestly it’s exhausting. i have a 1470 already, it’s not a terrible score, schools are going optional and my “main” schools (UCs) are going blind for my app cycle. the only part i would see an SAT score helping is with QB.
i’ve considered that… he puts a lot of weight on the SAT even though it’s being steadily phased out while I’m more concerned about my lack of good ECs. he couldn’t care less that i’ve woken up in a cold sweat about not having enough ECs. my parents taking away my involvement in ECs during sophomore year for a relationship really hurt the “dedication” aspect that i think colleges want to see and now I’m trying to cram 2 years of ECs and growth into 1.
probably won’t get shut out but just very heavy disappointment. he says “you’ll blame me if you don’t get into a good college” and he says this often. i want to aim for UCLA even though its statistically improbable but i also want to leave and go to the east coast. I’m not a bad student, I know this. but i still need a safety even if i don’t doubt that I’ll get into a good or even great college. I’m LGBTQ+ that’s closeted anyways, if he shuts me out it’ll probably be for that.