<p>“Dad II needs to learn a bit of tact, but his claim that a 31 is embarrassing likely comes from the fact that it is a low score for an unhooked Asian applicant to HYPMSC type schools, which seems to be what he wants for his daughter.”</p>
<p>It may indeed be a low score (is it really a low score? or just not the tippy-top highest score?) for an unhooked Asian applicant to HYPMSC type schools, but it is not “embarrassing.” Unless, of course, the definition of “embarrassing” is “a kid who doesn’t get into HYPMSC type schools.”</p>