Originally Posted by Anonymous
You really want to help your kid get into a good college and/ or get scholarship money? Worry less about showcases and more about the SAT and ACT. Have your son get on the honor roll and crank out a 33 on his ACT and watch him go to a better school than most of the ones you are dreaming about for lax. Oh and an ACT tutor is a fraction of what gets spent on lax.


Absolutely true! Add a kid with those scores to a kid with lax skills- watch how many schools drool over him. Real good academic schools love smart kids. The money will roll in with the offers. Best advice on this board!