High GPA, Bad "Tester?"
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There are a few reasons why a child can achieve a high GPA but you-know-what the bed on the SAT or ACT.
It could be test anxiety.
It could be lack of preparation.
It could be lack of PROPER preparation (we see this with high school teachers who tutor on the side. Frequently these teachers cover the semester's worth of content, instead of focusing on the material that's actually tested on the SAT and ACT).
Or, it could be the widespread phenomenon of grade inflation. More than 92% of students in high school have A averages today. Where are the C students of yesteryear?
(Answer: they have 84 averages now.)
Regardless of the answer, there is a small, growing movement away from test-optional college applications that started two years ago, initially by Ivy League and comparable colleges (like MIT), but slowly spreading to other competitive colleges.
To be clee-ah, as we say up in Beantown, test-optional is not dead. But given the choice, admissions officers would rather see SAT and ACT scores than not, for one major reason:
They are accurate predictors of how a student will fare in college.
Accurate. Not perfect. Accurate.
Every college-bound student needs to understand this, and then take action to get their SAT or ACT as high as possible. This could take three or four tries, but doesn't need to.
Then and only then, you decide where to send scores, and which colleges to apply test-optional.
Today's the last day for our big discount off our SAT and ACT Crusher small group tutoring classes:
125 bucks off, coupon code NEWYEAR.
Our ACT prep small group class starts tonight and we have two spots available.
Our SAT prep small group class starts later this month and has two seats for the taking as well.
The 125-off coupon code (NEWYEAR) expires at the end of the day today, so head on over here and check it out (wait for the shopping cart to update after entering the coupon code):
We also provide 1:1 private tutoring on a much more limited basis. Reply to this email if you'd like details.
- Andy "Opting In -- All In" Lockwood
P.S. The courses are guaranteed. You can read about it on the course description page.
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