SAT Scores (was: [rescue] re: gps and mac&cheese, et al.)

[ed at the7thbeer.com]

That was in grammar school, and the scores were not used for my college
apps.  I used the SAT's I took in HS for my college apps.

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On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, James Lockwood wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 ed at the7thbeer.com wrote:
> 
> > Took them in 7th grade.  All I was told is that I scored in the top 10%
> > overall.  To this day, I can't get my grammar school to release the scores
> > to me.
> 
> Odd.  How can you use them for your college apps if you don't know the
> numbers?
> 
> I took the SATs, took the CHSPE to exempt myself from public school, then
> started applying.  The lack of a secondary school grade history doesn't
> really hurt you if you can show sufficient motivation and test results.
> I went straight to a UC, but even a community college (with guaranteed
> admission) would have been a step up from secondary school.  Sadly I blew
> most of my chances to get scholarships, but at the time it was possible to
> afford the UC system on minimum wage (still living with my parents).  I
> didn't incur them additional financial hardship, and I got a start in
> business.
> 
> Too many people get trapped in the idea that Jr. High/HS is an unchangable
> constant.  Put your mind to it and you can change things as much as you
> want.  If you (or your children) are bored, change things!  Sometimes the
> only way to win is not to play.
> 
> The CHSPE is a joke, of course.  With a bit of coaching I got my (8 year
> old at the time) sister to the point where she could credibly pass the
> sample tests.  My parents wouldn't let her take it at the time, though.
> :-/
> 
> -James
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