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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. He's only taken the SAT once so far, but it was in 1100's, so low for this area. [/quote]

he is taking almost all APs and got 1100? what did he get on his AP exams? 2s? 1100 is low for any area[/quote]

This is what I keep wondering. People on DCUM post that their kids have high GPAs ( 4.2 etc) and say they have a 28 ACT or a 1250 SAT. How is it possible to get such a high GPA and bomb these tests? They can get 95% on a precalc test but a low score in the SAT math section? Are kids in some schools just allowed to retake tests to get higher scores? Or turn in assignments and homework late? How is this high of a GPA and low test scores even possible? If your kid has test anxiety or “doesn’t test well” - how do they get good grades in high school? My kid has tests and quizzes that make up 80% -100% of his grades. [/quote]

Well, my kid was just like this. So stop telling us there is no such thing as this combination.

My kid has several mild learning disabilities that make standardized (multiple choice) tests, especially timed ones, very difficult.

It exists, even if it challenges your very limited understanding of "intelligence."[/quote]

But how did your kid get As in school? Do they not count exams in their grades?? Or are you saying kid did fine in school exams but not SATs?? [/quote]

When she was younger, and the work was less challenging, she could overcome her difficulties though tremendous amounts of hard work. She was able to compensate.

But every once in a while, she would bomb a multiple choice test, and we never knew why. (She had kept up with all assignments, studied and understood the material). We eventually got her tested, and found out she had cognitive challenges related to interpretation of language. But it was too late for her to ask for any accommodations on the SAT.

The particulars of my kid's case are not important. I just want those of you who think this is impossible to know that it exists.  [/quote]

That doesn't explain how your kid got mostly As in school. So you found out right before SAT? [/quote]

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