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[quote=Anonymous]OP here.

DC (7th grade) received the SAT scores today, and there is no correlation between DC's performance on the SCAT and the SAT.  SCAT performance was very good, and SAT performance was merely okay.

As I mentioned before, DC did not prep in any way for either exam (no prep class, no practice exams, no prep books).  In the case of the SCAT that did not seem to matter, perhaps because it is a much shorter exam.  DC took no more than 45 minutes to complete the SCAT and scored very well as normed against 12th graders.

The SAT is a much longer ordeal.  I took DC in at 7:45 a.m. for registration, and DC exited the exam room at 1:10 p.m.  DC did not have drinks, snacks, or a sweater (which mattered because the exam room was cold).

If DC were to take the SAT again (which they will not), I would definitely have them take a prep course or work through a prep book.

I also think that bringing a drink and snacks (and sweatshirt) is important.  Finally, I would not let DC stay out at a school dance until 10:00 p.m. the night before the exam -- as DC did in this case.

Lesson learned.[/quote]

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