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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She took the test prep class for HS magnet entrance exam.  The prep center did assessment every week for 10 weeks.  She got 1050 on her first test and 1450  at the end of the class.  There were 20 to 30 kids took the class.  Her rank moved from the bottom to the top five.  Her regular MS classes did not expose student to test skill at all.[/quote]

This seems wrong in several ways. 
1) The magnet entrance test is NOT the SAT, as several PPs have pointed out.
2) The MoCo HS magnet test is not scored from 100-1600 or whatever you seem to think the range is.
3) I'm aware of prep classes in VA for the TJ test, but not in MoCo. There was talk of a MoCo magnet prep center starting up recently, but this would have been too late for your DD who you say is in college now.  Are you in VA not MoCo?

And finally, were you aware that several prep centers have been sued for basically fooling kids into thinking they made a 200-300 point gain and got their money's worth? The way they do this is by administering a really hard first, or "assessment," test, which the kids bomb because it's so difficult. Then when the kid's actual scores come in, they will look great by comparison.[/quote]

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