How many times has your DC taken the SAT?
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Anonymous
| Mine is going for his 4th attempt in Dec. |
Anonymous
| Mine took the ACT. DD 3x, DS 2x |
Anonymous
| Average number for a 1550 scorer is 4 attempts. |
Anonymous
| 1 and done for both the ACT and SAT. I wish colleges made everyone report all attempts. |
Anonymous
| 1580. 1x |
Anonymous
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Spring junior year and fall senior year. Had trouble with timing the first time; he didn't realize it was a bad idea to spend 15 minutes on one problem. Took a bunch of practice tests over the summer and bumped it up to 1570 (1580 superscore).
Unless there some math they really don't understand, I think taking a bunch of practice tests and reviewing and understanding any missed questions is the most effective approach. |
Anonymous
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One of my kids was "one and done".
One took it 5 times. Same score in the end. |
Anonymous
| Does SAT super score like ACT? I am confused about this. Someone told me you can super score and someone else said some colleges see all attempts. |
Anonymous
And I should add that both are at Ivies. The "5 time taker" is actually doing better in college in a harder major because they are such a diligent, hard worker. The "one and done" kid (1580 first try) is brilliant and tends to coast by which isn't working as well in college as it did in high school. |
Anonymous
| Just once. |
Anonymous
ACT 34. One and done. Don't keep subjecting your kid to this punishment. |
Anonymous
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3 times.
Doesn't do well on standardized tests (also said her brain was empty the last time) and said screw it after the last attempt. Only applied to TO schools though did send her scores to one school where her score would be competitive for a scholarship. |
Anonymous
| One and done. 1580 |
Anonymous
| 5 and they didn't get accepted to their 2 top choices. Not sure if it was worth it. |
Anonymous
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If everybody is getting a 1580, does that mean nobody is getting a 1400?
Virginia's population is about 3% of the United States population. There are fewer than 500 NMSF in Virginia. If there are approximately 10,000 1580 SAT scorers in the country, Virginia would have about 300. Because it is a relatively high achieving state, you can probably double that amount. At 600, that is more than NMSF recipients. A 1580 superscore is equal at least to a getting a 224 selection index. So it looks like all these 1580 scorers are on this forum! |