Poor Poor President George W Bush had to scrape by at his boarding school Andover

[tnitsuj]

from CNN.COM

 

[DealMonkey]

Slightly old article, but still interesting

If our President had the slightest sense of irony, he might have paused to ask himself, "Wait a minute. How did I get into Yale?" It wasn't because of any academic achievement: his high school record was ordinary. It wasn't because of his life experience--prosperous family, fancy prep school--which was all too familiar at Yale. It wasn't his SAT scores: 566 verbal and 640 math.

566 verbal/640 math? That hardly qualifies for most State U's these days! Yikes.

 

[da loser]

please give me a state school where that score is too low.

 

[RabidMongoose]

1200 is kind of low (well low to go to a good school, but alright in a more general sense...wasn't the SAT different back...wonder what his percentile rank was), but it should be OK for most state schools. I guess it would be really low for out of state people applying to UC Berkeley and others or maybe in state ones applying to the tougher programs.

 

[PhilsPhan]

really low for out of state people applying to UC Berkeley

Well considering average SAT at UC Berkley is 1300 I wouldn't consider a 1200 that low. By the way I am not supporting Bush just pointing out a flaw you seem to be making. Everyone knows why BOTH Kerry and Bush got into Yale and their private colleges, they were of a privilaged class. When their is a wing with your family name on it it is pretty hard for the college to turn you down.

http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/admissions.asp?listing=1023370&LTID=1

 

[happyhelper]

Originally posted by: PhilsPhan
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/admissions.asp?listing=1023370<ID=1

this link does not work

 

[burnedout]

Originally posted by: happyhelper

Originally posted by: PhilsPhan
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/admissions.asp?listing=1023370<ID=1

this link does not work

works fine if linked correctly.