College Aspirations and SAT scores

The SAT's have changed some since I was a student in high school. That said, I do remember a math and verbal score. Verbal abilities increase with verbal activities such as reading. The best you can do is keep your children reading and learning. The mathematic­s score is a good indication as to their ability to process logical informatio­n and make rational conclusion­s. I do not personally believe that the highest scores are necessary in either category and one should have a good high school resume of extracurri­cular and hopefully organizati­onal based activities­. I personally attended college at a special program in a medium sized and more affordable state college. I am confident that my own personal progress and learning was optimal and clearly one must consider where he or she can indeed learn and make friends. I must say that my own college friends did not continue in my daily life after college. Some I do keep touch with on facebook. That said, more of my more important friends are actually those from high school years and one must consider that college is a place for you to refine your skills and your transcript rather than to make a "name" on your resume with a school that has fortified credential­s that you think are just going to spill over into your own personal aptitude and endeavors. Good luck!