02-06-2015, 11:29 AM
Did the kid say Stanford ADMISSIONS said he needed an ACT score of 26 to be admitted?
That doesn't sound like a conversation the school would have with a prospective applicant in a one on one conversation. I can see them discussing a typical profile in a group setting or a college admissions "coach" discussing how to increase application strength but giving targets to a single applicant seems out of character unless admissions has changed a heck of a lot. There was a WIDE range of SAT and ACT scores in my all freshman dorm and test scores were obviously balanced against the strength of the overall application and individual circumstances. I hope that hasn't changed.
That doesn't sound like a conversation the school would have with a prospective applicant in a one on one conversation. I can see them discussing a typical profile in a group setting or a college admissions "coach" discussing how to increase application strength but giving targets to a single applicant seems out of character unless admissions has changed a heck of a lot. There was a WIDE range of SAT and ACT scores in my all freshman dorm and test scores were obviously balanced against the strength of the overall application and individual circumstances. I hope that hasn't changed.
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