<p>my son is a junior and on his first attempt SAT he scored 2280.accd to me he should not take it again but he is confused.we are aiming for the top selective schools and ivys.his gpa is 4.0/unwghtd 4.8 i think and ranked no.1,sat2 boi-800,ap bio-4,got recommended for governers school,varsity soccer,robotics club,model un award,debate club,founder chorus club,100 hrs community service,research intern ,spanish honor society,chem league,writes poetry and songs/dances/sings/plays guiter-his aps are pretty good.
my dilemma is will NOT taking the SATs again to try for a score increase give a negative on his app-like he is afraid to or not ready to challenge himself enough.or keeping in mind his other activities he can safely drop the idea of retaking it and move on to other things like SAT2 AND APs
am really confused!!
am going to apply for scholorship/fin aid/loans
please keep in mind that we are aspiring for top engineering colleges…and then its his luck
DESPERATELY SEEKING ADVICE
please advice/share yr experiences on this issue and dilemma many parents go thru
should he or should he not ???</p>
<p>Somehow I doubt that you are a parent. Good try at ■■■■■■■■.</p>
<p>if you don’t have a 2400, you can kiss the ivy league goodbye. Maybe try a tier 4 state school for better luck.</p>
<p>Seriously??? (in response to Post #1, that is)</p>
<p>Translation: “MY SON GOT A 2280, HEY %&#&#&#& GUESS WHAT? MY SON GOT $#<em>$#</em># 2280”</p>
<p>excuse me i am definately a parent and this kid definately came out from me and i wrote to ask fore some serious advice because i am confused on that particular aspect and one can’t procastinate on these issues as time is short and you have so many things to do before u start applying. one can but try to be as planned as possible so that you dont end up pulling yr hair out by the time this application process ends</p>
<p>It hurt my brain reading that. You have the organizational skills of a 8 year old. If you are really a parent, no way your child is scoring a 2280.</p>
<p>anyways…i hope i get some decent responses out of this post…please take this seriously as we are all not able to come to a consensus on this…thought i would get some helpful and sensible advise</p>
<p>Yes (filler)</p>
<p>No, don’t bother obsessing over a few percentage points in score.</p>
<p>My suggestion is you better calm down or you won’t make it to your son’s graduation. If your son retakes the SAT, just be aware that some IVYS want all SAT scores submitted. Plus, maybe you should look at what percentage of people who have the same scores as your son and then retake and actually do improve. The higher an original score, the less chance of actually improving the score.</p>
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<p>There is not much point in retaking the SAT. His score is very good. There is however a lot to be said for writing anything you post in standard English. Using text-style, neglecting capital letters, and leaving out standard punctuation makes most parents think that you are a kid.</p>
<p>As for money issues, you need to spend some time reading through the threads in the Financial Aid Forum. If you don’t already know your family EFC, run the calculators at [EFC</a> Calculator: How Much Money for College Will You Be Expected to Contribute?](<a href=“http://apps.collegeboard.com/fincalc/efc_status.jsp]EFC”>http://apps.collegeboard.com/fincalc/efc_status.jsp) Determine how much more than your EFC your family can pay (usually the EFC is the least you would be expected to pay). If you can’t pay your EFC, determine who much you actually can pay, and spend some time with your son sorting out options that would make his education affordable for your family. He has good grades and exam scores, there are scholarships out there for him - albeit at colleges and universities he might not have thought of before. For some ideas, have him read through <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html</a></p>
<p>Wishing you both all the best!</p>
<p>Take a deep breath. Step away from CC for 3 days. Come back after you’ve looked at Collegeboard.com to see where your kid ‘stacks up’ at the kind of schools he wants (or you want for him). That will tell you more than all of us can do. </p>
<p>You should know for a certainty that SAT scores are just one part of a package – where your child winds up is determined by so many other variables, a good few of which are beyond your control. There are kids with higher stats that still don’t make it into ‘top engineering schools’ and kids with lower stats who do. </p>
<p>Relax…or you’ll be nothing but a puddle of sweat by H.S. graduation!</p>
<p>No. I know a kid who got into Harvard with a 2270. It’s good enough.</p>
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<p>Is there anyone over 35 who would write like the OP?</p>
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<p>You DEFINITELY aren’t a parent of a child who scored a 2280 on his SAT. Well, unless your son won the genetics lottery. :)</p>
<p>If you want to retake the test, make sure you get at least 80 points more. Otherwise, forget about it.</p>
<p>No, I think the OP needs to study more - he/she can clearly get at least a 2600 if he/she studies more. Plus getting the unweighted GPA far above 4.0 and curing cancer, winning Olympic medals and publishing Nobel literature.</p>
<p>“Is there anyone over 35 who would write like the OP?”</p>
<p>Actually I know several who do when they are texting frantically from their cell phones. One friend even manages to get capital letters inside the middles of the words sometimes. How that happens is beyond me. But then again I don’t send text messages from cell phones. I do however sometimes send email from an I-Touch, and that is a huge struggle! The keyboard is puny and it takes me a long time to “type” with just one finger. I really prefer a full-size keyboard so I can touch-type using all 10 fingers the way I first learned back in the middle of the last century.</p>
<p>Agree w postrs abv. vry few prnts type in text-speak.</p>
<p>** And just noticed the OP’s very first post was in the HS life thread, and next two were in the CC cafe, before joining us parents over here in the parents forum and cafe. Agree with post # 2</p>