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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What was your SAT/ACT strategy and was it successful?

My sophomore will complete Honors Algebra 2/Trigonometry this spring. Next year he'll take an IB Math Course (likely Standard Level). I suspect the verbal part of the SAT will be the lower score, and that's where he'll really need the prep and the most time possible to keep working on his reading comprehension and other verbal skills. His GPA will likely be above 4.0 when he applies to schools and right now would like to be accepted to UVA, William & Mary, and the like.

Questions:

1) How did you decide whether or not to have your child take the ACT or SAT?

2) When did your child take the SAT/ACT? I am thinking end of summer after junior year to maximize opportunity to study but that only gives one more opportunity for a retake. Or maybe he should do end of junior year with some prep and then re-take it end of summer?

3) Any test prep you recommend, especially ones that can help verbal scores on the SAT?

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1.) Your son should take practice tests online of both and compare results and preferences.

2.) Our school advises most students to target the spring of junior year. My DC studied the summer before junior year and took in the fall and had a successful score, but had finished PreCalc.

3.) If he likes the digital SAT, he can try the free Schoolhouse peer-based prep courses early and then see if he needs paid test prep.

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