<p>I hear that too-but most of them come to their senses! There are lots of kids with Ivy stats all over the place not at Ivy League-it’s good to have goals and dreams and work for them but our job is to make sure they have good choices in the end-including a safety or two that they really are happy with-both academically and financially.</p>
<p>My son should do SAT tutoring what are the qualifications required-that you had a high score-how does one get started in this anyway? I would hope the schools would lessen the importance of these tests since they are now another thing heavily prepped for and that works against those who can’t afford it.</p>
<p>I do not know what the qualifications are to become a tutor. The tutors that we use seem to tutor the entire community. They are retired teachers- one for math and one for English. I agree that the tests work against those who can’t afford the tutoring.</p>
<p>The whole process favors those that can afford it though doesn’t it? I was against tutoring with my son-with her she will get whatever she needs-you learn. It isn’t an even playing field.</p>
<p>I thought the SAT’s were losing favor to the ACT? I heard the ACT is harder to manipulate and measures “college readiness” vs. academic memorization. I don’t think I could even find a SAT test center within 100 miles of me…</p>
<p>S15 just signed up for SAT prep at his school. He is a nervous tester and so I think he wants to jump in early to try to get used to it. He did ok on his first ACT a few months ago.He has some high reach schools in mind but I know the school list change between now and application time.
He loves history, law and politics. So far he’s looking at Chicago, Northeastern and maybe Berkley. He’s not interested in any ivies. Any suggestions for him?</p>
<p>I just realized I fit this thread category. Hi All!</p>
<p>I have a DS interested in physics who will graduate in 2015 and a DS interested in CS who will graduate in 2016. Our big state U is local and a definite possibility for both kids. They will most likely take some science/ math/ computer science classes at the U thier junior and senior years. Current they plan to apply to other schools as well though. They are both academically focused and want to at least apply to top schools and see how it goes. We are trying to learn about college options and find out priorities in choosing schools. We live in the Midwest now and are from the southwest.</p>
<p>Hi Trilliums! You are light years ahead of me in this process, both in having sons who are directed to a field of study and in identifying at least one possible school.</p>
<p>D is all for signing up for tutoring. It’s a given here that kids go to classes or have individual tutors for SAT and PSAT prep so she’s just reacting to what seems logical and inevitable. I’m the one resisting it. She’s too focused on the testing and too perfectionist in her approach and it is unhealthy. I’m pretty certain that she can achieve what she wants by reading a review book or two, taking practice tests on her own and reviewing the answers. The tutoring center that a friend recommended discouraged us from signing her up for group classes. Ha! Of course. They tried to show us how taking targeted individual tutoring sessions would be close in price but more effective. </p>
<p>I think any college age kid who has scored reasonably well on the SAT or ACT can apply to become an SAT tutor. A number of oldest D’s friends did this over summers.</p>
<p>Yes that’s what I thought. My friend’s son ( OOS) got a huge merit scholarship but that was a few years ago. I don’t think the school does that anymore.</p>
<p>Tufts is well-known for IR. I have a friend whose daughter is UG there and is going on school-related trips to three different continents this spring-summer-fall, paid for through Tufts & internships!</p>