<p>That’s basically the definition of living vicariously through your child.</p>
<p>Annnd what grade is he in?</p>
<p>Lol loremipsum. </p>
<p>I love parents who live through their children’s success even though they most likely had nothing to do with it</p>
<p>Tb0mb93, my son didn’t even bother to mention his score to his brother; he’s not going to be found posting on CC. I thought you A-type personalities might need a little challenge so you don’t hurt your arms patting yourselves on the back.</p>
<p>NWgolfer, I homeschooled two boys for a number of years and have been advocating special arrangements for them, based on their exceptional abilities, since before they were 5. I got my older son into high school at age 9 and on a unique half-time basis. I got my younger son (who just got the 36) admitted into a college chemistry class with prerequisites at our nearby state university – he was a high school freshman who had never had a chemistry class at any level.</p>
<p>So, no, I had nothing to do with my son’s 36, but I have had a lot to do with getting my son continuing opportunities to stimulate his brain, so that he continues to love learning and not hate formal education, which, at the high school level, is embarrassingly dull and lacking in challenges.</p>
<p>^ holy **** lol a 9 year old kid in highschool?!</p>
<p>^^ i know i wish she was my parent, no offense to my mom</p>
<p>Too bad admissions officers at prestigious universities won’t give two s.h.i.t.s about who got a 33 and who got a 35 or 36. </p>
<p>My point being - there’s no use bragging about your ACT scores on an online forum. In the grand scheme of life, the ACT/SAT are very, very, very small.</p>
<p>Peytoncline, in the grand scheme of life, admission to Princeton is also very, very small; that, too, is just an intermediate goal. Harvard didn’t do much for the Unabomber and Steve Jobs did just fine without much college. Today’s posts here are just a one-day indulgence while we await the results of my son’s 8 AP tests, which will be mostly if not all 5’s.</p>
<p>Sic_infit, if you were referring to me, I’m a guy – I used to have a home-based business in graphic design, which allowed me the freedom to do my work, help home-school my kids, and take them on exotic trips to Africa, Asia and Australia without needing to beg a school for permission. The words “lorem ipsum” are the first two pseudo-Latin words used in dummy copy, when you want to test the look of a page layout without yet having the actual body copy.</p>
<p>^While I don’t necessarily disagree with you, it’s a more important aspect than a standardized test score. </p>
<p>And my post wasn’t directed toward you anyway, it was directed toward the OP. Sorry if I didn’t make that clear. I didn’t have a problem with you posting your son’s scores. I have a problem with this thread being here in the first place.</p>
<p>“Today’s posts here are just a one-day indulgence while we await the results of my son’s 8 AP tests, which will be mostly if not all 5’s.”</p>
<p>Was that comment really necessary?</p>
<p>Although, reading back through, I do have one thing to add. While yes, you are not incorrect in stating that college is a small fragment of life, it is much more important than a simple test. Think about it: a 4-hour test, or 4 years of your life.</p>
<p>Helicopter parents amuse me :)</p>
<p>Yeah, can’t wait for her “S” to go off to college</p>
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<p>Because the poster got a 35 and felt like making an exclusive club.</p>
<p>^ I was fully aware of that… My post was sarcastic.</p>
<p>So what percentage of test takers are on this list after after any given sitting? What percentage gets a 35 or 36?</p>
<p>^Jersey: I was fully aware that you were fully aware of that… chill. Was just giving my two cents of disapproval.</p>
<p>Midwest Mom, I think about about one in 300 test-takers gets a 35 or 36 composite. About one in 3300, averaged over the last 4 years, have gotten a 36.</p>
<p>Good job… your child must be socially weak. You DO NOT send a 9 year old kid to high school. There’s a reason why there are grade levels.</p>
<p>I love helicopter parents. Every banquet at my school has plenty. “giving” their children opportunities. Yeah and sending a nine year old to high school is idiotic. unless you homeschooled them high school work. </p>
<p>Most homechooled kids are socially idiotic anyways, so there probably isn’t much that could have been done</p>
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<p>Your son is not the first person on this forum to have scored a 36 on the ACT, nor will he be the last. As for the personal back-patting, you are rather misguided if you believe boasting of your child’s accomplishments will present a “little challenge” to anyone here. On CC, a perfect score is nothing to gawk at.</p>