How did your sophomore do on the PSATs?
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Anonymous
Eh, I find it harmless and DS has been amused: "Dear John, you are Hofstra material!" Back in my day it all used to come in the mail. (I believe I was "Hofstra material" too!). Now it's just click and delete, not even a paper issue to deal with. But I remember that, for me, it added to the excitement. Though I was smart enough to know I was really just a name on a direct mail list, it was cool getting all that literature from colleges far and wide, most I'd never even heard of. It let me imagine that I was actually being recruited for my stellar potential (and middling scores). |
Anonymous
| Gry, f**k you. I went to Hofstra and then did ?aw school at Ivy. Partner in a Big DC firm. KMBWA! |
Anonymous
My daughter is now a college freshman. Her selection index was also 222 as a sophomore. Like your DC, my daughter was also very even in math and reading. There is not a lot of room to raise that score, as it's already in the 99%, so I would encourage your DC to do practice tests available online or using the blue book. My daughter did tutor and told me she thought it was a waste of time - which definitely means it was a waste of my money. Her score only went up a few points junior year, though she did get NMSF. |
Anonymous
Whoa, don't blow a gasket. That wasn't meant as a shot at Hofstra, I don't know the first thing about Hofstra. It was a comment about marketing using Hofstra as an example. Sorry I hit what is clearly a touchy spot. My bad. |
Anonymous
But it's a different test this year. Your daughter's index was 222 out of 240. PPs child's index was 222 out of 228. |
Anonymous
LOL! Hofstra, commuter school on Long Island. Full of angry New Yorkers. The kind to pop off and say "f**k you" and then brag about their huge status. Sounds like a candidate I know. |
Anonymous
| Don't worry too much about the PSAT. I know someone who got a 141 as a sophomore a couple years ago and prepped enough to get a 2370 on the SAT. It's all about practice. |
Anonymous
That is nearly a 1000 point increase, statistically highly unlikely even with rigorous test prep. Unless the kid did NOT do their best the first time. |
Anonymous
Np. Agreed that would be atypical but if you could raise your score by a couple of hundred points that could make a very big difference for you. I think it's worth trying a prep class. |
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| Took it this past fall as a junior. 1340. I'll have to go back and look at the breakdown. |
Anonymous
To the 8th grade parent: My 9th grader didn't get extended time although she usually does. The school told me nobody does in 9th. 10th is a different story. I was mad because the school didn't give any indication in advance that this was the policy. DD was very frustrated and performed terribly since she didn't finish. We would have saved the money and frustration had we known. If you're thinking of doing it in 9th (almost everyone in our W school takes it), you might want to bring it up at your next IEP/504 meeting. |
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My DC scored a 650 R/W and a 710M (201 SI). Most of the questions he missed were in the reading section, so I'll probably bribe him to practice on Khan Academy over the summer or maybe see if there's a small book that focuses on that section.
He should be able to bring his SAT up over 1400 without doing very much. He won't be aiming for top schools, so I'm not going to have him invest a lot of time (or my money) into test prep. |
Anonymous
| My sophomore got a 1250. Not spectacular, but I feel she's on the right track. |
Anonymous
| So so, but then he got 2310 and 800 math level II |