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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My current sophomore will study over the summer and take it August before his senior year. Is there any reason for him to take it cold this June?[/quote]

I wouldn’t do it cold. I would do a few timed practice tests then take it in June. This was helpful for my kid, as he got exactly the same score on all three practice tests and the real test; based on that, he took a practice ACT cold, where he did significantly better. Did six weeks of tutoring over the summer, then took the ACT in September of junior year. Got the score he was looking for, so that was it.

Probably could have accomplished this without the official SAT—three practice tests with same score was probably enough to see the trend lol—so if we had it to do all over again, I’d start with timed SAT and ACT practice tests to see if one is obviously better, then go from there.

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I also wouldn't take it cold, but I think taking it in sophomore June is a bad idea period. The score will naturally go up some as the kid gets older. Your kid will take it enough, don't prolong the process for no reason. Also, it's not common but there are schools (Georgetown) that make you report all scores.[/quote]

I mean…my kid was done in September of junior year, and that’s because the initial SAT provided a concrete data point that was very helpful. It was the opposite of prolonged—it was quite efficient![/quote]

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