<p>BunHeadGirl texted me during extended lunch period that a college rep failed to show up. EPIC FAIL!. All the kids who went to meet with this rep all stated the school is off the list. The rep finally showed up and stated he went to X school by mistake and would make up the visit. </p>
<p>BHG said. “If he cannot remember our school name and location, why bother.” </p>
<p>So, the Sarah Lawrence rep is up to bat in 1.5 hours. Let us see if the rep scores a home run with DD and or her cohort.</p>
<p>It makes me so sad to see people catastrophize scores and disparage their kids like this. A 67 on the PSAT math section is [url=<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Your PSAT/NMSQT Score Explained - SAT Suite]95%ile[/url</a>] for a Junior. That is better than ~95% of her college-bound peers! A kid who can consistently score that high is doing <em>fantastic</em> and should be praised, not torn down!</p>
<p>No, she was at a LAX tournament out of town. I think she won’t do the ACT again until winter at the earliest, she took it for the first time last June. Needs 3 more points to be where she wants to be so a little time between may help.</p>
<p>A score in the high 60s on the PSAT is fantastic- I agree with you. Keepme perhaps your mother in law has an extra glass for me! I am supposed to let mine drive all over the place and I do not- half the time we are in a rush. Driving with her is probably one of the scariest things that I have ever done, and to be honest she is not a bad driver ( considering this is new).</p>
<p>One of the perks of having a teen who can drive is that she can be the designated driver! It’s lovely that DH and I can both share a bottle of wine if we’re out to dinner, or have cocktails at our friends’ house, knowing that DD can get us all safely home. :)</p>
<p>I understand this is a forum, and how we “speak” may not convey what we truly wish to say, but this is the 2nd time you’ve said something out of line to me via this thread.</p>
<p>SOOOOOO</p>
<p>Excuse me, Michal1, who are you to judge! If my DAUGHTER states she did horribly on the test, then that is her right to think so. Were you in my car, in my living room, in my family room, in my kitchen, in my bedroom, or my daughter’s bedroom when we discussed how well she tested? </p>
<p>No. you. were. not. So, until you have the privilege to set foot in my home or overhear a conversation about my daughter and how she feels about testing or where or where she dances, Keep. your. mouth. shut. when it concerns me. </p>
<p>Sheesh, people think I praise my D’s efforts in life too, much.</p>
<p>BunHeadGirl liked the Sarah Lawrence rep. He really sold the school, and told her he would return in late winter/early spring if she wishes to interview. SLC offers several possible “concentrations” of interest to D. I also read in a CC thread somewhere that if you take more than 4 classes per semester at SLC the tuition increases. Something to think about.</p>
<p>It’s not out of line to express an opinion, I have no problem with that. But her opinion is unfounded and based on speculation at best by reading more into what was written. Not once in that whole post did I state I put my child down. Where did she get that from?</p>
<p>Did I state, I told my daughter she was worthless and did horribly? No, I did not. </p>
<p>It was an assumption on her part, period, and actually an attack upon my character as a parent. I’m totally the opposite of this mean person the poster stated that I am-- the parent who jumped up and down and screamed when D’s scores came in. Dd said she did horribly on the test in worse words than I posted. </p>
<p>If she read the whole post, she would see that I then posted that my D did better on the ACT and practically aced it if it where not for the dreaded science section. My daughter’s words are the aced if it where not for the dreaded science section, but I did not realize that I must post complete conversations with dialog.</p>
<p>I think my daughter did exceptionally well, especially as a minority, but you cannot always change a teen’s mind when they think they’ve done badly. </p>
<p>Some of the posts within the 2015 thread make me cringe, but I keep my opinion to myself, as I do not know the person or their child personally, nor the circumstances that led up to what was posted. I do not make assumptions based on posts on a forum of strangers. Who know’s, none of you may not even have children.</p>
<p>Thanks to all for your warm thoughts and warm thoughts back out to those of you who have older pets or who have lost a pet. I sincerely wish them all good health for as long as possible. Muf123, I hope your dog improves. We aren’t going to adopt a new kitten, at least in part because we already have a rambunctious pair of 4 year olds. Two cats is plenty. </p>
<p>BunHeadMom, I knew what you meant when you said your D did horribly and I’ve always found you to be a very supportive person so it never entered my mind to think that anyone would be thinking that you were putting your daughter down or for that matter, catastrophizing her scores. I suspect that Mihcal’s message was more aimed at the entire group, reminding us all to keep things in perspective.</p>
<p>Keepmecruisin, keep us posted about the math class. It sounds like your son can handle it quite well so it might work out for him after all.</p>
<p>I must admit I have written some replies … and then deleted them before I post. Sometimes that is the best action.
Please read what you type and think if it can be misinterpreted. We had some nastiness over in the 2011 thread causing a moderator to intervene and delete the posts. We lost a few great contributors to the group and I don’t think that thread has been the same since.</p>
<p>^Yes Sally is right. That thread has never been the same since. I happened to read every single post that was deleted and should have never been posted in the first place. I agree we all have to be careful with what we post and be sensitive to others’ comments.</p>
<p>Poster A says “My kid has a horrible score. That score is X.”</p>
<p>Poster B says “That’s not a terrible score. That score is Y percentile.”</p>
<p>Since when is that attacking someone’s parenting? </p>
<p>Now, if the original comment had been “My kid feels terrible that her score is only X”, that might be a different matter. (And even so, the message to calm the kid down because objectively it’s a reasonably good score, even if it’s not what the kid was looking for, would still be in order and not attacking someones parenting.)</p>
<p>No, but I’ve seen the clips of Bill Nye. If they put him out there in a big suit to do “Stop Making Sense,” I’d watch that on repeat for about four hours.</p>
<p>Ha Slacker…it’s on in my house b/c D found out from Twitter that Corbin was dancing to One Direction and yelled “what team” to the crowd. Any High School Musical reference is enough to distract her from her homework :)</p>