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Anonymous wrote:Most DMV high school students have opportunities to take free SATs, and families that meet income requirements also can apply for/receive test fee waivers.
I see no reason to take the writing/essay section on the SAT or any other section of the SAT early unless a talent search requires it. (The PSAT does not have an essay section.) The SAT essay section can only be taken with the rest of the test.
This section asks students to read a 650-750 word passage designed for a general audience, and to analyze how the author constructs an argument. This essay task is very similar to DBQs, with which most DMV high school students are familiar.
Taking the essay section on the SAT is "optional," but about half of all colleges and universities still require or recommend it. The requirement or recommendation is rather random, except that small liberal arts colleges may be more likely than other colleges and universities to rely on other evidence of students' abilities to execute college-level writing tasks. Schools that receive a student's SAT essay score/s and don't require or recommend them will just ignore it/them. Taking the essay section of the SAT is a good idea for most students because, when they test, they haven't finalized application decisions, and because many will decide that they want to superscore across multiple tests. AP English classes and accompanying AP tests offer students other opportunities to demonstrate their writing abilities, as well as ways to waive college courses down the road.
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Father is elderly (will be early 70s when she finishes high school) and I have a cognitive debilitating disease that will escalate. I hoped that having DC take the SAT earlier will be less stress then later down the road. I was hoping taking it Freshman year would be good experience since she can learn to deal with the stress, etc. If she does well, it would be one less task for her to deal with. Is the Essay exam geared for AP Lit/AP Eng students? Can a Freshman handle the test? We have not prepped for the SAT so we are unaware.
Forget the writing portion.
Have her take a practice SAT test for free on the Khan Academy website. If her scores are really strong, then yes go ahead and test so early. If not, she realy should wait.
I apologize for the detour my question might result in. Does anyone know if the practice SAT test on the Khan Academy website is as tough as the actual SAT test. The reason I am asking is because my sophomore child did very well on the Khan academy practice test and based on that score we have decided not to pay for a prep class. However his sophomore official PSAT score was not as strong. He scored 1420/1500 on the actual PSAT and 1520/1600 on the Khan academy practice SAT
This was what I was told by my child's math teacher and chose to believe:
Most prep classes depend on old SAT exams to prepare students for the SAT Exam. When the SAT had changed the exam format, there was a drop in SAT averages. Currently, there are no prep tests that are close to the SAT exams since the format is new and no old exams in circulation. Khan Academy is the most helpful because it teaches the kids to understand the subject vs strategy to taking the exam. If your child did well on Khan Academy, they should do well on the SAT.
The College Board's website offers at no cost 8 current, authentic, full-length practice SATs. These tests also appear in their Official SAT Study Guide, which Amazon discounts.
From: chevychaseprep.com
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