In all honesty, most schools say this so as to not discourage people from applying. Schools want their application fees! If TCU has a minimum, many applicants wouldn't bother applying.
That would be like getting a 1180 on the old sat. That sounds like a bad score, but I guess he is 11.
There is a statistical average of 1560~ or so last time I took the SAT. 1770 is ok, but definitely not great. If he can't score high enough on the math section of the SAT then he's going to struggle with college calculus. Doesn't mention if he took any AP classes at all. So there might be a good chance the furthest math class he's taken is either algebra 2 or precal. Also, if this kid was co-valedictorian in a high school in Texas (doesn't mention in the article) then that means he falls under the top 10% rule (some schools have lowered the %) and will be automatically admitted into any public college in Texas.
Like the article says though, what else would he do? He graduated high school co-valedictorian. You guys think he should spend of his life taking Kaplan prep classes? Be real. If he struggles in college calculus (which I seriously doubt he will) then he can take it again a year later and be the same age as if he sat out a year.
I actually scored roughly the same when I was 11, in the gifted program you take the PSAT as a 7th grader and scored in the same range, don't remember exactly what it was. It's part of the DUKE TIP program. His 1770 isn't a bad score and I it's not surprising his essay writing skills or vocabulary aren't up to elite SAT standards but I'm surprised at just his math score of a 620. He's coming in taking a higher level of TCU math than I did entering my freshmen year. His major is very mathematically based so I would imagine his score would be higher, that's all I'm saying. I'm sure he'll do fine as it seems like he definitely puts in the hours to study. Something I may not have done as much.
Pretty impressive that he's getting in at such a young age. I sure hope he can handle the new environment he's going to be in. He's obviously smart but can he handle the college experience at such a young age? Why the rush as well? I bet this kid hasn't been able to just be a kid. I wonder if his parents are pushing him too hard?
Not a feel good story because I'm quite jealous of the little runt and hate the fact that he's 11 yrs old!!!!!!!!
His parents are pushing him too hard. It's not like he's too smart to be accommodated by a high school for gifted children. Another thing his parents didn't consider is the scantily dressed college girls on campus - huge distraction for nerds.
lol no you didn't. If you got 800 on the math and did half-decent on the other sects let's say 600-620 you had a 2200ish. That 800 stands out like a mother****er and top tier schools would levy to take you if you sold them on just the math part. I got a 740 and got into the wait list at top tier schools, and overall got a 2100. I'm not a math major, but was one of the better math students in school. I did end out minoring in Math because it helps A LOT in the job market.
because going to a top tier school is dumb and not worth 3 years of your life to fight over. In 3 years the kid could be way more productive and learn way more than he could in an ivy league
You'd be surprised...You could be a C student at Harvard than an A student at Howard...And ill guarantee that Harvard kid gets the better job...Name recognition is really big deal when looking for top jobs..imho... The advantage he has is that he is 11 and in college...that itself is a eye grabbing #. Guarantee if he wants to pursue higher studies afterwards, he would most likely land in a prestigious program...
