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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS took the SAT in 8th grade through Johns Hopkins the same day I took the LSAT. They provided free SAT test prepartion. I was prepared for the LSAT through my college's pre-law club.

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SAT is different from the SAT subject tests that OP is asking about. The SAT subject tests are a new and cruel addition to the panoply of tests your kid will need to take if applying to a selective college - many high selective colleges require two SAT subject tests.[/quote]

Are they really so new?  I thought the SAT subject tests were the old Achievement tests we took in HS.  [/quote]

They are the same.  The College Board keeps renaming them. They were the achievement tests, then they were the SAT IIs, now they are the SAT subject test.  They correlate much better with college success than the actual SAT which was originally designed to measure aptitude, not achievement. The main benefit to them is they are designed to be used in admissions decisions, unlike the AP.

The ACT just passed the SAT in popularity, so expect lots of changes as the College Board panics and people continue to question the relevance of this entire testing business.[/quote]

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