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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry but some kids suffer from test anxiety or aren’t great taking a standardized test and yet still prove to be straight A students.  There’s a reason why colleges are moving away from standardized test scores.  Happy for you that your kid doesn’t suffer from that. [/quote]

The top universities are bringing the SAT and ACT back including Yale, MIT, and Dartmouth.  I think more will follow.  Many high schools inflate grades so universities use tests in their holistic admissions process.  MIT used data to show why it was important part of its admission decisions and that can be found online.  Very interesting actually.

As an adult who was not a great test taker as a kid due to anxiety, it all worked out in the end.  I have a great, fulfilling career and attended an Ivy for graduate school.  I attended a private school, but due to not great test scores didn’t get into my top choices.  Ended up being fine even though I did not live my high school.  It prepared me for college and life and I’m thankful for that.

Don’t stress!  Support your kids, find the right school for them and if you don’t get in there then supplement with activities, sports, other things.  Life does not begin and end with private school.  [/quote]

Agree. For example and I'm using my son because this is all i to go by :)

13 APs, heavy math and science
4 years of Spanish (fluent and not his native language)
Never took an art or pyschology class
Took calc BC as a junior and now in multivariate calc
Only took honors classes for English as it's his least favorite subject, the rest are and were APs
AP phyics 
has 3 math classes Senior yr
Cumulative GPA is a 4.25. Not the highest but totally reflective of his rigorous class load. His school counselor noted on his college apps that he took the most rigorous classes at his DC private high school and that his school doesn't have grade inflation.

Took the ACT and got a 33. One and done. He had a fleeting thought to try for a 34-35 but it was definitely fleeting. His GPA and ACT are a true reflection of his high school class load.

Now, at our local high school, I know of several kids who graduated with a 4.6 GPA or higher but could not break a 1200-1250 on the SAT after mulitple attempts. This is grade inflation. In other words, your GPA, class rigor and standardized test score should go hand in hand and be reflective of one another.

Very selective colleges and universities should definitely bring back standardized test scores. And for whatever it's worth, my son organized study groups for the HSPT and SAT/ACT to help with refamiliarization - also, he skipped algebra 2 in high school and the ACT is heavy on Alg 2. If your child suffers from test anxieity, give them the tools they need to help them overcome their anxiety - reviewing the material will help!
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Why did your son skip algebra 2? Am assuming this is acceleration? I am so skeptical of the math acceleration that is so common. It sounds like maybe you regret it now realizing that the ACT is heavy on algebra 2?[/quote]

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