[hoosierham]

Mine was 1310 in 1972( got mail from 63 colleges). Domineering father roadblocked every way possible. Ridiculed score as your big frog in little pond.Ignored fact of national ranking.Ghetto kids aren’t only ones held back by bad parenting.

[cyclotic]

In high school I carpooled with a kid. He ended up being valedictorian with a perfect 4.0.

His old man was an absolute jerk. When report cards were issued, he’d yell at his kid for all A’s.

It was sad to watch.

[buwaya]

Sounds terrible. I hope you showed up your dad. I suspect it was jealousy. Weird I know - how can you be jealous of your children? But it happens.

SATs were tougher then. My girl got @1450 and a flood of college mail, as you did. (I didn’t go to college in this country and never took the SAT). My boy got 1420 (32 ACT) but not quite that flood of mail. Go figure.

1310 these days will get you into UC but not into STEM, and not into UC Berkeley or UCLA.

[Myrddin]

My classmates obsessed on the SAT. They took the PSAT. I wasn't even aware of the study guides. I wanted to go to UCSD, so it was necessary to take the SAT. I signed up and went to Patrick Henry High as the test site in 1972. I scored 1478. UCSD accepted my application. Due to limited resources, I lived at home and commuted daily to campus...30 miles one way. I took 18-22 units per quarter as I needed to finish before my dad retired from the Navy. I graduated in June 1976. Age 19. Degree in Molecular Biology. The curriculum at Revelle College was suitably rigorous and the education obtained has served me well.