<p>My D (sophomore) scored about a 210 on her PSAT, and she’s started getting all these “solicitations” from various colleges, including some of the Ivies. She’s excited as all get out. First of all, that she’s getting any mail puts a huge smile on her face. But more than that, it’s encouraging her to think past our state system. Maybe they do send these out to everyone and their brother, but, in her case, they are making her realize that if she puts a bit of effort into preparing this summer, she might bump up her PSAT/SAT’s and have even more options available to her. All her life, she’s gotten certificates from school … “you have made the A honor roll…” (always made A’s, even in her AP’s) and she hands them to me all crumpled up from her backpack. She’s had straight A’s all her life and scored well on standardized tests … so she thinks of those certificates as nothing special. We keep trying to make her understand that these things are special, not everyone is able to achieve them, and they do show that not only you were born with a decent intellect, but that you work darn hard and that is something. Maybe all these school solicitations are no more than marketing ploys from these universities, but if they get my daughter thinking she’s something unique (more than just her parents’ POV), I hope they keep coming. </p>
<p>zebes</p>