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[quote=Anonymous]On the topic of multiple takes: none of my older kids took the SAT more than twice. And in the big picture, scores tend to increase with academic skills over time. I have not been a believer in multiple retakes as a cause of score increase, but prep and time instead.

That said, the scoring and difficulty of the digital test have been inconsistent. One of my older kids got lucky, I guess, a year ago getting a high score on the Aug test, but then their Oct PSAT score dropped by around 140 points compared to the SAT, which is way outside where it should have been if College Board's standardization procedures were appropriate.

The fact that the practice tests are not at the same level of difficulty as some of the recent actual test administrations, together with the general dearth of official practice material, has me now thinking that repeat official test sittings is a potential path forward, at a minimum as a form of "practice" that is at the appropriate level of difficulty.

Repeat official testing is probably not a solid answer for my youngest, a junior, who was disappointed with their scores this morning vs official practice test scores, but would stress about it. There's a school day test in the spring but is not an ideal time due to a very busy activity schedule around that time. I know it will all be ok, though my guess is my junior will be retaking fall of senior year.[/quote]

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