[JohnR34231]

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[quote author=PrinceLightfoot link=topic=7902.msg107908#msg107908 date=1418148774]
How in the world to you miss a scheduled home visit? Sounds like a planned snub...he must have really not liked the suggestion to take the ACT again.

If you've gone to all the trouble to take the classes, how much extra trouble is it to just show up at the test center and spend a half a day retaking the test?
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Well:

1/ You have to get psyched up to take it.  That takes energy and requires effort.

2/ If you are really serious about it, you should do some preparation.  That requires time and effort.

But yeah, it seems like the AP classes would be enough of a commitment that an extra ACT session shouldn't be that much a burden.
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My feeling -- and this is just from reading the quotes, not from hearing tone of voice or seeing facial expressions -- was that he felt he had already done a fair amount and wasn't sure he wanted to do more. A lot of these elite recruits are in touch with each other, so it wouldn't be hard to imagine a conversation like this:

Stanford recruit: I have to go study, these three AP classes are killing me!
U$€ recruit: What's an AP class?
Stanford recruit: The Stanford coaches told me I had to take them senior year.
U$€ recruit: I have enough credits to graduate, so I'm good.
Stanford recruit: I also have to study for the SAT on Saturday.
U$€ recruit: Haven't you already taken that twice?
Stanford recruit: Oh, and then I have to really buckle down and work on my Stanford application.
U$€ recruit: What's an application?

At a certain point, there will always be some kids who get tired of the process. Sure, they've already taken the classes, but senioritis can be a powerful thing. Not everyone runs through the tape.
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You're probably correct. When you are a star athlete being pursued by dozens of schools and Stanford is the only one asking you to do all this extra work to qualify, eventually you say enough is enough. Green has apparently reached that point.

[JohnR34231]

[quote author=DC link=topic=7902.msg107951#msg107951 date=1418174761]
[quote author=JPRI link=topic=7902.msg107912#msg107912 date=1418150230]
[quote author=PrinceLightfoot link=topic=7902.msg107908#msg107908 date=1418148774]
How in the world to you miss a scheduled home visit? Sounds like a planned snub...he must have really not liked the suggestion to take the ACT again.

If you've gone to all the trouble to take the classes, how much extra trouble is it to just show up at the test center and spend a half a day retaking the test?
[/quote]

Well:

1/ You have to get psyched up to take it.  That takes energy and requires effort.

2/ If you are really serious about it, you should do some preparation.  That requires time and effort.

But yeah, it seems like the AP classes would be enough of a commitment that an extra ACT session shouldn't be that much a burden.
[/quote]

My feeling -- and this is just from reading the quotes, not from hearing tone of voice or seeing facial expressions -- was that he felt he had already done a fair amount and wasn't sure he wanted to do more. A lot of these elite recruits are in touch with each other, so it wouldn't be hard to imagine a conversation like this:

Stanford recruit: I have to go study, these three AP classes are killing me!
U$€ recruit: What's an AP class?
Stanford recruit: The Stanford coaches told me I had to take them senior year.
U$€ recruit: I have enough credits to graduate, so I'm good.
Stanford recruit: I also have to study for the SAT on Saturday.
U$€ recruit: Haven't you already taken that twice?
Stanford recruit: Oh, and then I have to really buckle down and work on my Stanford application.
U$€ recruit: What's an application?

At a certain point, there will always be some kids who get tired of the process. Sure, they've already taken the classes, but senioritis can be a powerful thing. Not everyone runs through the tape.
[/quote]

You're probably correct. When you are a star athlete being pursued by dozens of schools and Stanford is the only one asking you to do all this extra work to qualify, eventually you say enough is enough. Green has apparently reached that point.