<p>It is easy to lose track, among this talented BS lot, of just how low the average American college bound senior scores on the SAT. Before my son took the SAT for CTY, he asked how well he needed to do to qualify. I told him that he needed to do better than the average high school senior, but not to worry, that only meant that he needed to get about half of the points. Then, when we got his results, I tried to temper any inflated ego by noting that doing better than the average American 18 year old doesn’t really say a whole lot. It’s not a very lofty goal, even for a 12 year old.</p>
<p>But maybe I’m just a snob…or out of touch.</p>