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Old 12-07-2011, 01:38 PM
 
Location: Pearland, TX
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That's right. One has to work more harder.
Wait for the "racist" card......

Ronnie
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Old 12-07-2011, 01:42 PM
 
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Wow I'm older than I thought, the highest score we could get is a 1600. Just because your child goes to a great school does not equate to high SAT. My cousin who scored a perfect score in math studied his behind off every moment in school, he had a drive in him that I hope my sons will have. The only reason he didn't get into Harvard is because he wasn't considered well rounded, but he got into every other Ivy League university. His school was ranked very low too.
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Old 12-07-2011, 03:02 PM
 
Location: Pearland, TX
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Wow I'm older than I thought, the highest score we could get is a 1600. Just because your child goes to a great school does not equate to high SAT. My cousin who scored a perfect score in math studied his behind off every moment in school, he had a drive in him that I hope my sons will have. The only reason he didn't get into Harvard is because he wasn't considered well rounded, but he got into every other Ivy League university. His school was ranked very low too.

Wow! Everybody else's kids/relatives are super smart. Rarely does anyone post that their kid is an underachiever.

My son flunked out of HS, went to jail, finished his GED in jail and now works at Dairy Queen.

No Ivy League here. Count your blessings.

Ronnie
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Old 12-07-2011, 04:41 PM
 
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Wow! Everybody else's kids/relatives are super smart. Rarely does anyone post that their kid is an underachiever.

My son flunked out of HS, went to jail, finished his GED in jail and now works at Dairy Queen.

No Ivy League here. Count your blessings.

Ronnie
LOL!

It is NOT the end of the world if your child does not get into an ivy league school or a four year university for that matter. There is always community college and then if he/she does well there, the option opens up again for a four year university. Most of the time this is the more economical way to go and I have heard more than once that the individualized attention paid to the students is much better at your community colleges. Of course.... nothing wrong with being an over-achiever
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Old 12-08-2011, 03:30 AM
 
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I think Ronnie is kidding We all know natural intelligence does not automatically lead to a successful personal and professional life. I believe social skills and drive/ambition and some maturity helps too, they stay away from drugs and alcohol. Also, one of my favorite commercials I saw years ago is when these friends are at a high school reunion asking what happened to the druggie loser of the school. And then someone says he's now a successful attorney or some other professional( can't remember exactly). But it was conveying second chances and in this country you definitely have second chances unlike other countries
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Old 12-08-2011, 09:23 AM
 
Location: Houston, TX (Bellaire)
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Mean SAT score at John Cooper is 1978 and 100% of students attend a 4 year college after graduation. Average SAT scores for Texas public school students is 995, not sure what the college placement rate is but only 68% of students in public schools graduate high school.
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Old 12-08-2011, 10:08 AM
 
Location: Charleston Sc and Western NC
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Mean SAT score at John Cooper is 1978 and 100% of students attend a 4 year college after graduation. Average SAT scores for Texas public school students is 995, not sure what the college placement rate is but only 68% of students in public schools graduate high school.

Most of the top private schools teach a lot of analytic thinking, latin roots, analogies etc. They spend more time on liberal arts and have more funds for science. The High Schools provide an hour of tutoring,called Advisory, before or after school each day. The students score much better on higher level standardized testing because of it. In our experience, answers required on homework,essays tests, and even multiple choice tests, require great thought, as all the answers are right. Just one is better. This is in every subject, every day. What they do with that education at the end of the day is certainly up to them.

Again, public schools students can receive a good education, but it really is up to the parents of this generation to provide enrichment,tutoring, testing courses etc. for their children. The schools just don't.
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Old 01-10-2012, 10:04 PM
 
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We looked at Cooper but were not blown away with their graduation placement. Same as TWHS.
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