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<p>I agree. </p>
<p>I think it’s normal, in this environment, for college bound students and parents to focus on a numerical score but honestly - it may no longer be as significant (for our kids) than other aspects of an application. The exception, of course, are those colleges used to seeing lower scores in their overall application pile. In which case a high but non qualifying PSAT may jump out at them. But if that’s the case - wouldn’t the subsequent SAT or ACT scores do the same? </p>
<p>State averages for NM are much lower than what our children need to reach because of their BS status. But in exchange they are - in most cases - getting a better, and perhaps broader, educational experience. I think colleges will recognize that.</p>