<p>@Periwinkle,</p>
<p>Thanks for your post, I always find so much info. in them with great links (are you a researcher 
). I did wonder if perhaps SATs are a factor but after being on CC where all the prep kids seem to easily pull a high 90ies score I have begun to think that nearly everyone can get that too. Knowing these kids’ parents somewhat I would think they had the grades and scores (if parents got into Ivies, they had the scores and the grades, right) and it does seem to pass down that way. If SSAT is predictive of SAT scores C should do alright (however, we will do test prep if he applies again to make his score higher, I’m assuming it can be done).</p>
<p>I just have been thinking if parents had high scores and grades kids would too. Also, test prep was not common when we were young so I tend to think the parents who went to Ivies had higher scores because we were “unprepped”. </p>
<p>So I think the concern of the Tiger Moms is that scores & grades just don’t “cut” it anymore. You need more and at any particular admissions cycle no one knows what the tip will be. It’s hard to think about your passions if this is the case and wonder if it is worth it! If this is what people are saying when they say the golden ore may be pyrite then I guess that resonates with me a bit. However, if you aren’t at the level to get into an Ivy you very well might miss the boat with a great LAC which would be a greater “fit”…because the elite LACs are nearly as hard to get into as the Ivies</p>