<p>ZM - We’re gonna be at Dickinson on Monday, too! At least this junior day is only 1 - 4 PM. I wish I had a unique purse or scarf or something that would let you pick me out of the crowd. Hmm…maybe I’ll come up with something. </p>
<p>Loyola is on the bubble more than it’s on the list. Son liked everything about it, especially since it’s the only school he’s seen so far with a Forensic Psychology concentration. But, the compact urban campus underwhelmed him. If he raises his test scores then he won’t “need” to apply to Loyola for its 60% admit rate. But, if his scores stay where they are then Loyola probably goes in the “optimistic reach” category. Does that make sense?</p>
<p>vp - my D’s GC suggested that she retake the ACT again rather than the SAT because her score was “better.” I think the scores were pretty close on both tests, and that both are worth retaking - but I want her to come to that conclusion on her own.</p>
<p>DougBetsy/zoosermom - can’t wait to hear what you both think of Dickinson.</p>
<p>Oh my God, DB. Really? You’ll know me as the very short woman accompanying a long-haired teenager with horns and a cloven hoof. If you see us getting out of the car, you might glimpse the pitchfork!</p>
<p>Seriously, though. I’m pretty short and we’ll have a ten-year old boy with us.</p>
<p>My D is doing psychology as one of her HL classes, so she’s taken note of the forensic psych concentration at Loyola, as well. She’s REALLY interested in the dorms.</p>
<p>Keilexandra, the plural of anecdote is not data, but FWIW I know of two students who had 2310s on their first and only sittings of the SAT who got into Yale EA (and had no particular hooks, legacy, etc.) It’s a terrific score, and you do run the risk of it going down if you take it again. I’m all for one and done!</p>
<p>Booklady–thanks for the anecdote. I did see one girl on the Yale SCEA thread this year who had a similar (actually a little lower) score with similar DISTRIBUTION (I am worried about the lopsidedness, with M <750) who was accepted.</p>
<p>Leaning toward one and done, if only because it means so much less work for potentially little gain.</p>
<p>With S1, he said anything over 2300 was one-and-done. Mission accomplished.<br>
If S2 said he was done, I would be fine with that. He feels he can do better, so if he wants to give it another shot, OK by me.</p>
<p>If you’re not counting my son, that’s 3 non-legacy, non-URM who got into Yale SCEA with 2310 SATs. </p>
<p>For him, 2250 was actually the min score we had in mind for no-retake. Personally, I think it’s silly to retake above that number unless it’s for $cholar$hip$ or other financial awards.</p>
<p>No official driving tests in DE–which meant that for the first few months of my permit, I really didn’t know how to drive.</p>
<p>I thought I’d been talked out of a retake, but I can’t quite bring myself to delete my SAT Question of the Day feed from my RSS reader. It’s surprisingly difficult to let go! And I have a feeling this means I need to reprioritize my time; especially since my (not-as-crazy-as-before?) parents totally approve of not retaking.</p>
<p>Congrats on the new driver! Sorry about that insurance bill. :)</p>
<p>Ds went to a big college fair today and made a good new contact and touched base with an old one. He’s really starting to give this some good thought.</p>
<p>Nothing to worry about as we will be heading to Seattle tomorrow AM for a series of college visits (Univ of Puget Sound, Seattle U, Seattle Pacific, and Univ of Wash.)</p>
<p>I must say she held up well with ACT Saturday and DMV today…</p>
<p>For completing an accredited driver’s ed course–passing practical and the written exam, which is similar to the official exam, I think–we get a “blue certificate.” (There’s also a white certificate for provisionally passing practical, which I almost got but didn’t so I’m not sure how that works. Yes, I got my blue certificate with the equivalent of a D in driver’s ed practical…) So then we get a permit–first 6 months is supervised driving only, second 6 months you can drive alone in the daytime. Not allowed to get a permit until you turn 16, so earliest for a full unrestricted license is your 17th birthday. But no real road test.</p>
<p>thanks for all the comments on the visit day. It is a small school so we probably wouldn’t have the mob scene experiences. I’ll work the schedule details for both options and see which one is better. I hope zm and DB can meet at Dickinson! </p>
<p>K, I think you can’t make a wrong decision either way. Do you know how many schools you plan to apply to? You can always send scores to your reachiest schools now, take again and use the free reports to your lowest schools, and then when you get your results decide if you want to resend anything. I would not do the 200 and non-essay option, but that is conservative me.</p>
<p>In CA, kids aren’t allowed to have an unrestricted license until age 18 or 12 months are a licensed driver (does not include time as permitee), whichever comes first. Restrictions are generally on nightime driving and, the really hard one, carrying underage passengers without another adult in the vehicle.</p>
<p>We’ll have a goatee dad who’s constantly on his crackberry, a 16yo boy who would rather be goofing off during spring break and refuses to wear a jacket or stand up straight (“mom, it’s a cool drummer’s slouch!”), and me… the preppy one who tries to walk at the front of the tour, near the guide. :p</p>
for a series of college visits (Univ of Puget Sound, Seattle U, Seattle Pacific, and Univ of Wash.)</p>