University of Texas Supreme Court case

[amIblue?]

Her SAT scores are not mediocre. The national average in 2011 for Reading was 497 and Math is 514. Total average including the writing section is 1500. She was slightly above average in reading and well above average in Math.

I could care less about her and the case, but I wouldn't dismiss her scores as mediocre.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

Her SAT scores are not mediocre. The national average in 2011 for Reading was 497 and Math is 514. Total average including the writing section is 1500. She was slightly above average in reading and well above average in Math.

I could care less about her and the case, but I wouldn't dismiss her scores as mediocre.

She could be "average" on a national level, but she was applying for admission to one of the top public schools in the country and she wasn't in the top 10% of her class in order to receive guaranteed admission. That implies mediocre to me.

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

She could be "average" on a national level, but she was applying for admission to one of the top public schools in the country and she wasn't in the top 10% of her class in order to receive guaranteed admission. That implies mediocre to me.

Good to know that above average is mediocre to you. Are you one of those people who makes a 99 on a test and is mad over missing a point?

I didn't say they were outstanding, but they were well within the range of accepted students at Texas. I also didn't say a word about her grades or class standing because that is wildly varying from school to school and is in no way a consistent yardstick by which to judge student achievement.