Another catastrophizing parent thread about the awful thing the school is doing to her child–and don’t say it’s not awful!
(And yes–schools can do awful things…closed dorm doors?, not one of them.)
If you got a perfect score on the PSAT and you’re posting on the completely unhinged parents waiting for NMSF thread, go away, you’re drunk.
Don’t tell me that, as a rising college sophomore, you know all about admissions. Or that some vague conversations allow you to generalize.
Omg, not a thread to cite, but I just heard a respected financial planner on the radio say parents have to realize they won’t be paying full sticker price, that aid will take a bite out of that. ~X(
“I have a 900/1600 SAT and a 2.9 GPA, can I get into Stanford?”
I generally disagree. If anything CC is far too milquetoast and tolerant of incapable, insecure, hand-wringing narcissism. “Coach didn’t make me captain of the soccer team. Is that super important? What ever should I do?” [No and nothing] “I got a B- in Spanish, do I have a disability?” [No and a “You’re disabled because you got a B-? Is that even a thing?”] I was once told sarcasm doesn’t translate well. If that was true, there’d be no reason to prohibit it then. It’s more that it translates too well as a humorous skewer often roasts better than a serious one.
Thankfully, even most posts from students don’t scream life incompetence.
^^I would say that’s one way to do it.
Hitting narcissist snowflakes over the head with a verbal frying pan isn’t usually the most effective approach, though.
That is not harsh; that is being frank and straightforward. I have no issue with that.
I saw one yesterday asking about 18 ACT and chances for Stanford. The OP said scores are not everything for Stanford.
We’ve got some reasonably respected adult posters telling kids to go ahead and apply, “You won’t know if you don’t try,” when the kid’s details are clearly one huge hurdle. That does no favors.
^^Probably because they know the kid isn’t going to listen anyway, and what’s the worst that could happen? The kid is out $80 bux and learns that he’s not such a special snowflake, after all. There’s value in that 
Middle school parents that have their child’s future all planned out for them. The right internships, science fairs, college, med school. They seem to know the magic formula for success that experienced parents have somehow missed out on. Somehow this plan does not include experiencing childhood.
^^^^ and even worse, when said parent doesn’t want their 12 year old to waste time doing summer internships that aren’t challenging enough for their special snowflake.
There is usually a poster who chimes in that he knows someone who got into Stanford or wherever with such a score.
One guy said his sister was admitted to MIT with a 21 ACT and is studying law there…
Or, I need a private counselor who can get my kid into Stanford. Dream on.
Poor Stanford, ha. So many kids who want it and have no clue what they look for.
Yeah, pretty much all the “what kan i doo to getting into [top 10 school]” with so-so stats threads are annoying.
I was part of that “closed-door” dorm policy thread and I sympathized with the parent. Arbitrary rules that seem to fly in the face of common sense can be very upsetting.
Parents who vicariously live through their kids college admissions process.
Wait!! OhNo!!
Ones where posters feel it’s appropriate to insult others who have a different opinion regarding the subject matter of a thread or feel that using words like lazy and retard are perfectly acceptable to describe others.
^^^^Wow, how is that getting past the mods?