The book, "The Perfect Score Project" chronicles the author's (repeatedly) taking the test as the parent of a college-bound kid. It's an interesting read. This is actually a subject I know pretty well, and things I know she talked about in the book she got right, so I trust her on the rest.

I looked at it a while ago. English was trivial, math was rusty. Oldest kid's really good at math, but when the other one hits high school, I expect working with her will refresh the basics.

I’m a test optional adult.

Test prep tutors are *required* (check each test prep company) to take the test each year. They have to score above a certain number to continue being a test prep tutor, don't they?

I know what to do with pie.

No. I'd do terribly now. I have a vague memory that pie is 3.14. But I have no idea what you're supposed to do with that 3.14.

I’d probably do lots better on the verbal but worse on math section, even though I’m in a math adjacent field. I don’t remember calculus.

Anonymous wrote:Umm, no. I have better things to do with several hours of my time. The prep and test I took nearly 40 years ago was enough, not something to repeat

Right?

I taught SAT for Kaplan. That was way more than enough SAT for me.

Anonymous wrote:There was at least one older adult taking the test when my daughter did. It was weird.

Older adults enroll in college too

Anonymous wrote:There was at least one older adult taking the test when my daughter did. It was weird.

It might be a test prep tutor.

There was at least one older adult taking the test when my daughter did. It was weird.

Umm, no. I have better things to do with several hours of my time. The prep and test I took nearly 40 years ago was enough, not something to repeat

Anonymous wrote:No, there’s already limited spots for kids who want take them.

They can certainly take one of the myriad practice tests available as PP suggested.

No, there’s already limited spots for kids who want take them.

You can probably make a BlueBook account and take a practice test for free.

My kid will take it for the first time in Aug. I've heard about the digital to paper change. Reading about how the test differs from when we took it is interesting. It would be amusing to see my score today vs what I got 40 yrs ago.