When is the ideal time to take ACT and SAT

[Anonymous]

Do students take the PSAT more than once? I thought it was just the one time in junior year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do students take the PSAT more than once? I thought it was just the one time in junior year.

Our MCPS high school allows sophomores to take it as a practice run, but only the junior year counts for National Merit stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is taking SAT prep this summer. With every practice test, her score goes DOWN. She is so demoralized. The tutor said the tests they give her get progressively harder, but I don't know how it's helping.

You get a harder version each time you take it?

[Anonymous]

Fall of junior year worked for my kid (and if you want a retake you can do Spring of junior year).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is taking SAT prep this summer. With every practice test, her score goes DOWN. She is so demoralized. The tutor said the tests they give her get progressively harder, but I don't know how it's helping.

You get a harder version each time you take it?

Harder test prep version of the test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is taking SAT prep this summer. With every practice test, her score goes DOWN. She is so demoralized. The tutor said the tests they give her get progressively harder, but I don't know how it's helping.

You get a harder version each time you take it?

Harder test prep version of the test.

I have read that you should only take official College Board tests, not ones prepared by other companies.