<p>I never knew colleges would look at all your scores. I thought they would only take your best scores? </p>
<p>Some just seek perfection...</p>
<p>Diamond, some Asians' passions happen to be piano and math. Would it be their fault? I think this has been discussed in another thread.</p>
<p>What newspaper is this from? Just curious, the vast majority have websites now and I'd like to read the whole thing online, if possible.</p>
<p>it's not from a website. what i summarized is the most important thing.</p>
<p>wow that sucks big nuts. you can't blame the guy for being ambitious, after all those are the types of students that usually get into Stanford.</p>
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it's not from a website. what i summarized is the most important thing.
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Then I have to wonder if the story is true. Nobody asked for the website. They asked for the name of the paper. Why would you need to hide the name of the paper when they'll sell it to anyone on the street for a quarter?</p>
<p>do you think i'm posting some false info just to waste everybody's time, including mine?</p>
<p>sorry gloaming, i didn't read your question thoroughly. the newspaper's from an asian friend , that we read together, but i don't even read the title, just the article. i highly doubt he still has it.</p>
<p>I doubt, with all due respect to the newspaper and the story, that the kid was rejected because of his SAT scores. While psychologically, retaking a 1590 may seem ridiculous, a 1600 is technically a "better score." I echo what a few posters have said, that being that there were probably severe flaws in his application not mentioned in the story.</p>
<p>would stanford even comment directly on a particular student's admission/denial? probably not.</p>
<p>I agree completely with the Stanford Admissions Officers' decision. Retaking a 1590 is senseless. It's a waste of time and money, and it shows that this kids priorities are way out of wack. One must have deep psychological flaws and somehow must seek validation from a pointless test in order to retake a 1590. Does the SAT test intelligence? No, it does not. It tests one's knowledge. Who knows? Maybe getting a 1590 you had a brain fart. Or maybe, just maybe, you seriously believed there was a second possible answer on one of the reading questions. Either way, retaking the test will not make smarter or more knowledgeable. When you retake the SAT and get a 1600 instead of a 1590, it doesn't make you any smarter, or better for that matter, of a person. Nor will it make a significant difference in your admissions chances. Or, at least it make no more improvement than say, oh i don't know, doing charity work instead of wasting time on a test.</p>
<p>You don't want the admissions officers to make a judgement call? Puh-lease! They make thousands of judgement calls every hour, and ones far more absurd than this rather valid one. Would I personally ever hire or befriend a kid who retook a 1590 to get a 1600? HELL NO. Give me one good reason. Ambition? Yeah, stalkers have ambition. Suicide bombers have ambition. Criminals have ambition. Ambition don't mean a goddamn thing with the wrong intentions. Maybe, just maybe, this kid really is insecure, pretensious, seeking-validation, and a complete nutbarn focused on grades. I certainly wouldn't want to be in the same community as that fellow. That's my two cents. If you disagree, perhaps you can call this wacko up and invite him over for dinner.</p>
<p>no worries, i was just wondering, not accusing you of anything : )</p>
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do you think i'm posting some false info just to waste everybody's time, including mine?
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unless you provide the name of the newspaper and the approximate date the article appeared, then yes, it's entirely possible. And even if its an asian paper I think there are plenty of people on this board who can read chinese language papers.</p>
<p>to add some closure to this thread...I retook a 1590 for a 2400 (needed a writing section for NM $) and got into Stanford despite the fact I didn't explain why I took the SAT again after the 1590...retaking a 1590 DOES NOT get you rejected from Stanford...the end</p>