Anonymous
Post 03/29/2014 12:34     Subject: SAT Question
The next sats are in may and June.. Then not til next fall.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2014 10:27     Subject: Re:SAT Question
OP, I'd start by having DH ask his daughter where she is in the college process and tell her he wants to be part of it. She and her mom may be on top of it or not. DH can take her on a few college visits in the next few weekends or over Spring break (there's tons of great colleges a short drive away). My DD was still resistant to all things college as a junior but she picked interest up by Spring.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2014 10:11     Subject: SAT Question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:did she take the PSAT?


I don't know the answer to that. We could ask this weekend.


I think you would know if she did. It costs money and she would have taken it on a weekend or during non-school hours.


I'm married to her dad. We only see her every other weekend. It's possible that she took it and her mom would know. It's also possible that she didn't take it. I see that it costs $14 to take it. I would guess that her mom would not ask my DH for $14.


Gotcha. Well, sounds like you need to ask DSD!
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2014 10:10     Subject: Re:SAT Question
Anonymous wrote:What you seem behind on is the talking about colleges, course load, high school gradepoint average, extracurricular activities, outside interests, etc. Regarding SATs (or taking the ACT) in particular, I say most kids around here will take them for the first time junior year, but there's still time to take them. But she should at least have an SAT study guide book to practice a few tests before she takes the SAT. Parents must at least schedule an appointment for the student, parents and guidance counselor to meet.


Thank you for the SAT information. We can get her a study guide book this weekend. I will let DH know that he needs to schedule a meeting for himself, ex Wife, his daughter, and the school counselor. I didn't know that was part of the process so I appreciate the information.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2014 10:08     Subject: Re:SAT Question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What you seem behind on is the talking about colleges, course load, high school gradepoint average, extracurricular activities, outside interests, etc. Regarding SATs (or taking the ACT) in particular, I say most kids around here will take them for the first time junior year, but there's still time to take them. But she should at least have an SAT study guide book to practice a few tests before she takes the SAT. Parents must at least schedule an appointment for the student, parents and guidance counselor to meet.


It is important for the student to meet with his/her guidance counselor - not necessary for parents to meet unless there are issues to discuss. Letting a child take the lead is important for them to be successful in college. Time for the hand holding is ending.

In this case, I think it's imperative that the student and parents meet together with the guidance counselor. For my college-aged kids, there was always an initial meeting with the student, parents and guidance counselor and the kids drove from there.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2014 10:06     Subject: SAT Question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You don't know if she's taken the PSAT? I'm sensing that either
a. Your kid's high school has a rather lackadaisical approach to college preparation, or
b. You as a family are only really paying attention to the college process in late March of your child's junior year.

This is the website for the organization the does the SAT:
https://sat.collegeboard.org/home

You should also be exploring the ACT


Sorry---as her step mom, I don't know if she's taken the PSAT or not. Her father probably knows but I'm not going to call him at work now to ask him that. Does having taken the PSAT impact the SAT process? If I remember correctly, the PSAT was the prelim test for the SAT and gave you a feel for the test. But other than qualifying for National Merit, the PSAT had no bearing on the SAT. Is that still correct or has that also changed?

Thank you for the website link. I was on it earlier today. I'm not familiar with the ACT at all. Do schools now require both the SAT and the ACT?

I understand your bullet A above--I won't disagree with you on that point. I'm not sure I understand bullet B--isn't Jr year around Spring when kids start looking at colleges? Did I miss something?

OP, the PSATs, and point a and b above don't really matter at this point. You have to move forward from here, today. Mostly, your DH has got to pay attention to this. The high school probably has college information meetings for parents of high school juniors. The student and parents need to meet with the guidance counselor and map out a plan. Now.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2014 10:05     Subject: Re:SAT Question
Anonymous wrote:What you seem behind on is the talking about colleges, course load, high school gradepoint average, extracurricular activities, outside interests, etc. Regarding SATs (or taking the ACT) in particular, I say most kids around here will take them for the first time junior year, but there's still time to take them. But she should at least have an SAT study guide book to practice a few tests before she takes the SAT. Parents must at least schedule an appointment for the student, parents and guidance counselor to meet.


It is important for the student to meet with his/her guidance counselor - not necessary for parents to meet unless there are issues to discuss. Letting a child take the lead is important for them to be successful in college. Time for the hand holding is ending.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2014 10:05     Subject: SAT Question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:did she take the PSAT?


I don't know the answer to that. We could ask this weekend.


I think you would know if she did. It costs money and she would have taken it on a weekend or during non-school hours.


I'm married to her dad. We only see her every other weekend. It's possible that she took it and her mom would know. It's also possible that she didn't take it. I see that it costs $14 to take it. I would guess that her mom would not ask my DH for $14.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2014 10:02     Subject: Re:SAT Question
What you seem behind on is the talking about colleges, course load, high school gradepoint average, extracurricular activities, outside interests, etc. Regarding SATs (or taking the ACT) in particular, I say most kids around here will take them for the first time junior year, but there's still time to take them. But she should at least have an SAT study guide book to practice a few tests before she takes the SAT. Parents must at least schedule an appointment for the student, parents and guidance counselor to meet.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2014 10:01     Subject: SAT Question
Anonymous wrote:You don't know if she's taken the PSAT? I'm sensing that either
a. Your kid's high school has a rather lackadaisical approach to college preparation, or
b. You as a family are only really paying attention to the college process in late March of your child's junior year.

This is the website for the organization the does the SAT:
https://sat.collegeboard.org/home

You should also be exploring the ACT


Sorry---as her step mom, I don't know if she's taken the PSAT or not. Her father probably knows but I'm not going to call him at work now to ask him that. Does having taken the PSAT impact the SAT process? If I remember correctly, the PSAT was the prelim test for the SAT and gave you a feel for the test. But other than qualifying for National Merit, the PSAT had no bearing on the SAT. Is that still correct or has that also changed?

Thank you for the website link. I was on it earlier today. I'm not familiar with the ACT at all. Do schools now require both the SAT and the ACT?

I understand your bullet A above--I won't disagree with you on that point. I'm not sure I understand bullet B--isn't Jr year around Spring when kids start looking at colleges? Did I miss something?
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2014 09:56     Subject: SAT Question
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:did she take the PSAT?


I don't know the answer to that. We could ask this weekend.


I think you would know if she did. It costs money and she would have taken it on a weekend or during non-school hours.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2014 09:54     Subject: SAT Question
You don't know if she's taken the PSAT? I'm sensing that either
a. Your kid's high school has a rather lackadaisical approach to college preparation, or
b. You as a family are only really paying attention to the college process in late March of your child's junior year.

This is the website for the organization the does the SAT:
https://sat.collegeboard.org/home

You should also be exploring the ACT
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2014 09:48     Subject: SAT Question
Anonymous wrote:did she take the PSAT?


I don't know the answer to that. We could ask this weekend.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2014 09:47     Subject: SAT Question
did she take the PSAT?
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2014 09:47     Subject: SAT Question
Can someone explain the SAT process to me? My SD is currently a jr and she has not taken the test nor has her school counselor brought it up to her. Her dad would like to bring it up with her this weekend in a casual conversation but he needs to know what he's talking about. When I took it, it was just 2 parts. Now I think there are 3 and subject tests? I'm no help to DH. Can you help us?

Since it's almost April and she hasn't taken any test once, is she behind?
Do most colleges require both the SAT and subject tests?
Does she have to take a certain amount of subject tests or can she just take 1 or 2?