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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PSAT October 10th grade-1390
SAT August of 11th grade (first time)- 1500
PSAT October of 11th grade-1470
DC wants to take SAT one more time[/quote]

How was your child offered the PSAT in 10th grade?

I thought it was only for students in the fall of junior year?[/quote]

Fairfax County Public Schools offer it to 10th and 11th graders (at least I assume since this is how it’s done at DC’s HS)[/quote]

There is no advantage to taking in 10th. Wait till 11th if you think your kid has any chance of merit finalist. [/quote]
NP. The advantage of taking it in 10th is to get an idea of where the student stands and to have simple experience taking the test. Neither is crucial, but there's nothing wrong with taking the test in both 10th and 11th. Most people take it cold in 10th.[/quote]

You get two shots at merit finalist?  Anyway student should really be taking mock tests in both ACT and SAT in sophomore year to decide which test to prep for. No need to take psat. [/quote]
I am the PP you responded to. To clarify, NO, you do not get two shots at National Merit. The 10th grade test is just for practice and to see where you stand. Many high schools allow 10th graders to take the PSAT/NMSQT for those reasons - practice and to see where they're at - even though 10th graders cannot qualify for National Merit. There is no downside to taking it in 10th if the high school allows.

As stated above, for 10th grade, most would be taking the PSAT cold. There is no need to start prepping for ACT/SAT until the few months prior to their actual ACT/SAT test date. As an aside, I would highly recommend [i]waiting[/i] until summer after 10th grade for any test prep, as being far more efficient than grinding for a year or more.[/quote] tell me what you mean by waiting until  the summer after 10th grade. Break down the timeline of when you think they should prep and ideally when they should take the SAT and or ACT. Many thanks. I’m asking because my kid wants to take honors pre-Calc the summer after 10th grade so that then they can take AP Calc during 11th grade but I think studying for the SAT and taking pre-Calc during the summer After 10th grade might be a bit much. They need  some time to relax too![/quote]
With the caveat that it's hard to give one size fits all answers, ideally, prep summer after 10th grade for a test date August or October of junior year.

No need to take official tests of both ACT and SAT. Take official practice tests at home and then decide which one to prep for.

I would NOT suggest precalc over the summer. There is no bonus in college admissions for getting to calc by junior year of high school. Take precalc junior year and calc senior year.[/quote]

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