Our scholastically underachieving 18 yo son just got his ACT results.

XNASA

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Wed Dec-28-05 10:59 AM
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Our scholastically underachieving 18 yo son just got his ACT results.

26

I'm gonna fake punch him in the nutsack as soon as he drags his ass outta bed.

Around noontime, I suspect.

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kick-ass-bob

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:00 AM
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1. what does that mean? (for us SAT takers)

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Heidi

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:02 AM
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5. A 26 isn't bad. I believe the top score is 36. (nt)

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XNASA

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:05 AM
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8. The top score is 30. 20 is average (50%)

26 is around 88%.

His GPA does not even come close to reflecting that.

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kick-ass-bob

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:07 AM
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11. I went looking - top is 36.

http://www.actstudent.org/scores/norms1.html

26 is listed as 86%ile (on average - probably different for each test year)

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XNASA

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:10 AM
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15. Odd. The chart for 'College Admissions Policies'....

Only goes to 30. I guess if your a 31-36 you must be able to just walk in wherever you want. :shrug:

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kick-ass-bob

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:13 AM
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19. :D

maybe so!

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politicat

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Wed Dec-28-05 01:56 PM
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28. Yeah, pretty much.

But don't expect stellar financial aid....

*sigh*

Says she of the 33 in her junior year who still got stuck at the State uni....

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ProfessorGAC

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:10 AM
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16. That's Right

It always has been. I was one of the brainiacs in high school and there was a pool for those who got a 36.
The Professor

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Heidi

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:11 AM
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17. Yeah, I don't think it's a bad score at all.

Congratulations to your youngun, XNASA. :thumbsup:

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Wed Dec-28-05 02:10 PM
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31. I got a 27, and my GPA was < 3.00

I was a serial underachiever in high school, mainly because I was bored and unchallenged and didn't like to be babysat. However, when I got to college I carried a 3.5 my last two years (after I got partying out of my system my first two).

Don't give up hope! He'll come around. Especially after a couple of suprise boots to the nutsack.

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Rabrrrrrr

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:01 AM
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2. Well, 26 isn't so bad.

Could have been worse. Maybe he only needs a fake kick in the teeth.

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XNASA

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:02 AM
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6. No! 26 is good. Very good.

He's not as stupid as he would lead everyone to believe. Apparently. Which is why I should go ahead and punch him in the nutsack just the same.

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Rabrrrrrr

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:05 AM
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9. Oh, okay - I thought you were disappointed at the score.

Maybe he just hasn't been challenged enough in school. That was my problem - always in the 99 percentil on the standardized tests, but lots of Bs in the schoolwork cuz it just wasn't interesting and came too slow.

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XNASA

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:07 AM
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12. I'll challenge him alright.....

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DS1

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:09 AM
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14. I can relate with him

My Asvab scores where polar opposites of my "grades". The school never pushed him, the classes were boring as all get out, the teachers were often morons.

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GOPisEvil

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:11 AM
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18. Mine too.

High school bored me to tears. I didn't make good grades until I was an upper division student in my major.

My ASVAB scores were really high too. I had to beat recruiters off with a stick. :eyes:

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Rabrrrrrr

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:14 AM
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20. I got yelled at for reading while taking my ASVAB

I brought a book with me, and was reading it when I finished each section, and the recruiter yelled at me when he finally noticed it.

So then I had to just sit there silently doing nothing the rest of the test, the parts of which I tended to finish pretty quickly, wondering at the kind of people who take that test and find it challenging.

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DS1

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:14 AM
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21. I held the regional record

And my HS grades were typically D across the board, with enough Cs to balance out the Fs

I think they graduated me just to cut down on the repair bills and security upgrade costs.

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jpgray

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:15 AM
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22. You should get a sash or something (nt)

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GOPisEvil

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:01 AM
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3. That's what I got on my ACT.

I was a scholastic underachiever too. I made 1190 on the SAT with the flu.

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dolo amber

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:02 AM
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4. Very nice!!

Punch him extra for Auntie dolo. :D

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terrya

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:03 AM
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7. Well, that's always a good reward.

As long as it's a FAKE punch. :-)

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jpgray

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:06 AM
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10. My bro got a 35

So my 32 wasn't met with much fanfare. I became an instant Holdingford celebrity first because I signed up to take the test so late I got transferred to their testing session (45 miles away) and second I dozed off during the math portion. Some kind soul poked me with a pen--I wasn't out for more than a minute or two.

:dunce:

But since my grades were mediocre it didn't really impact my financial aid or collegiate options that much. And it's always retake-able, though I never bothered. I took great pride though in beating some of the snobbish kids who actually bought books and -studied- for it. It doesn't matter much.

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XNASA

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:18 AM
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23. In that case, you deserve at least 3 fake nutsack punches ....

<mutters under breath>...you magniloquent little bastard.

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jpgray

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:32 AM
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27. I'm an idiot savant, you see

I can take a test (kicked my brother's ass in the SAT), but as I pointed out in another thread I can barely keep my milk from expiring. I'm the collegiate exam Rainman.

32; yeah; definitely 32.

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underpants

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:09 AM
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13. Tell him to go for two

http://www.normhitzges.com/thechart.htm

:bounce:

Let me guess-he was bored and unchallenged by high school staring out the window thinking about what those people free to drive around during the day in their cars were doing where they were going....

Oh sorry had a bit of a flashback there.

Good for him.

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Midlodemocrat

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:21 AM
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24. Good for him.

Sort of vindicates you, doesn't it? Kids can be soooo trying. My 13yo has an IQ of 148, but barely passes and I mean barely.

Frustrating as all get out.

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XNASA

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:27 AM
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25. Yes. I suppose it does in a way.

I'll let you know after our other son, the smart one with good grades, takes his ACT.

If he scores lower than a 26, I give up. :hi:

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johnnie

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:30 AM
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26. Cool!

Whatever the hell ACT is. :shrug:

I'm guessing it is a good thing. It's been a while since I have been out of school.

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LaraMN

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Wed Dec-28-05 01:58 PM
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29. I pulled the same thing in high school;

had the worst grades of all my friends, but did better than all of them on the ACT (after not studying for it, and being up half the night, screwing around.) :rofl:

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khashka

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Wed Dec-28-05 02:04 PM
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30. You could, like, you know, congratulate the little bastard

Not a bad score, really.

A lot of underachievers are really quite smart. You know, college might make all the difference; it did for me.

Khash.

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XNASA

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Wed Dec-28-05 03:59 PM
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38. Funny that.

He never bothered to read what the results meant and thought he had done poorly. I had to point it out to him that he in fact had done very well. He claimed that since all his friends had gotten higher than a 26, he just assumed his score was substandard.

I had to remind him that his friends' claims were just that......claims.

But sure. We let him know that we're very proud. I'm just goofin'.

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LeftPeopleFinishFirst

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Wed Dec-28-05 02:24 PM
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32. that's what I got.

Is he planning on taking the SAT also? I did better on the SAT than the ACT, for some reason. :shrug:

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Bucky

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Wed Dec-28-05 02:27 PM
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33. "fake punch him in the nutsack". What a charming way to say I'm proud, son

I assume if gets accepted to Stanford you will actually hit testicles, just to express your sheer joy...

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gizmo1979

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Wed Dec-28-05 03:32 PM
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34. Tell him to take it again

If he can squeeze out 4 more points you get better offers from more schools.

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CarpeDiebold

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Wed Dec-28-05 03:45 PM
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35. Why is he taking the ACT rather than the SAT?

Edited on Wed Dec-28-05 04:00 PM by CarpeDiebold

SAT is easier, IMO. Does he want to go to a school that requires ACT?
I ask becuase I made a 1510 on the SAT but made a 30 on the ACT...I don't think it's the same score. I thought SAT was basically cake compared to ACT...

*oops* meant to say, congratulations to your son! lol let us know how the fake nuthit goes :D

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AngryAmish

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Wed Dec-28-05 03:53 PM
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36. I was just the opposite

However I had a hangover for the SAT...

I needed ACT for midwestern colleges, SAT for my scholarship. The scholarship was need based so I knew I had it in the bag.

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Ellen Forradalom

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Wed Dec-28-05 03:54 PM
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37. Congrats to your son

and you.

That's what I got on my ACT and look at me now...oh, never mind.

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