<p>By bottom 25%, do you mean in standardized test score or high school ramkings? Don’t forget, you can be in one category and not the other, which is our case. I’m just hoping they will see that my son doesn’t do well on standardized tests. He has the grades, the ranking, the ec’s, and the money. We’ll see if it’s enough. </p>
<p>I kind of wonder about the kids in the top 25%. Did they receive scholarships? Did they pick a school close to home? Did they just do exceptionally well on the SAT?</p>