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marian, I’d guess that was totally dependent on the kid. In calmom’s case her very creative, opionated, self-assured kid who was already an excellent writer is kicking butt and taking names at Barnard. Devouring the school work and spitting out the bones. Another kid , maybe not as accomplished or self assured may flounder but I think her kid’s lopsided nature plays heavily into this also. She may have been bottom 25% math and top 25% critical reading and have a major that does NOT require any more math. In that instance , it’s no wonder she’s a top student at Barnard in her fields of inquiry. It’s also possible that a top math/science kid may do very well if she can get herself into Fu at Columbia even though her critical reading skills are substantially below the norm.</p>
<p>Or it may be that the SAT doesn’t adequately measure what she brings to the table .</p>
<p>Or maybe both.</p>