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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What does it mean when a kid is in advanced classes at a very rigorous school (known for how tough it is), routinely gets "A"s with a few "B"s and yet[b] bombs every single standardized test they take (ERBs, CPT, SSAT, etc...)[/b]?

What could possibly be the disconnect?  Kid swears she tries on the testing.  When she takes practice tests she routinely scores in the 90%s.

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Do the practice tests have the same format as the regular tests?

Does she feel comfortable about reading the booklet and answering on a bubble sheet?

One more thing. Is the test being taken at school or at a different location? 
The reason I am saying is that a very bright young girl, with very advanced math skills  scored in the low 400's in the math section.  Needless to say she was devastated, especially because she was applying to early admissions to a couple schools. She retook the SAT 3 months later at a different location and had an almost perfect score. And it's not conspiracy theory -- it's common sense. Either SAT messed up something or the school did something (16 students took the exam on that particular day).  What makes me believe in the former theory is the fact that one of her classmates who took the test in school, on the same day, had scored very high in math, even though he had always struggled in that subject.

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