If FCPS does DL, are SAT test locations closed for Aug, Sept and Oct? What about PSAT?

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Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure no disaster movie, ever, revolves around college matriculation exams.

The roller coaster ride of SAT/ACT cancellations, the emotional toll of having to prep and re-prep, the financial strain of having to pay these prepsters with no end in sight, and the fear of not having a score anytime soon. I'd rather experience a disaster movie any day of the week.

Movies are fun, sure. But you sound fragile and probably couldn’t handle a real disaster.

Says a person without a rising senior.

Bless your heart. I do.

Oh sorry - says the person with a rising senior that’s thrilled about test optional because your child would have scored a 1020! Better!

She scored a 1400 last September. We would like another test to boost the numbers but I am not going to melt down over it the way you are.

Anonymous wrote:Anyone whose kid wanted to take the ACT this summer was part of a disaster movie. For those of us with high performing kids and without test scores, what do you think the chances are that SAT or ACT will have any tests in this area this fall?

Um, if kid is "high performing" then they would have a test score by now. Unless you're not talkig about a rising senior. In which case, f off.

Anonymous wrote:Was anyone able to take the July ACT or were they all canceled?

Some were able to take it. But the canceled site list looks to be 1,200+ with many more canceled sites not listed. Also quite a few sites sent registered testers home as they couldn't safely hold that many kids.

Anonymous wrote:If they are going to cancel, they should cancel nationwide like the College Board did for May and June. Not the piecemeal, last minute, guessing game, no communication disaster that was the July ACT.

Certainly they should avoid the communication disaster of ACT. But, if some significant portion of test centers will be open, at least some kids would get a chance.

Was anyone able to take the July ACT or were they all canceled?

If they are going to cancel, they should cancel nationwide like the College Board did for May and June. Not the piecemeal, last minute, guessing game, no communication disaster that was the July ACT.

This has become very hard to predict. If the school/test center has classes in person, then it seems reasonable they should be able to host the SAT.

I'm fairly confident that our August date will happen, in a county with a low rate of hospitalizations and deaths, but one can never guess when a sudden panic might emerge. The latest narrative on Nextdoor goes something like "omg, deaths increased 100%!" (went from 1 to 2).

Obviously, not all areas are in the same situation. Keep tabs on the district's plans. There may even be someone to email at the high school who is in charge of this sort of thing. Reading lots of news about district planning in various parts of the country, hosting the SAT is not in any of their minds, even though it's possible to imagine ways to make it work for a few hours on a Saturday even if they can't make everyday in-person classes happen.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure no disaster movie, ever, revolves around college matriculation exams.

The roller coaster ride of SAT/ACT cancellations, the emotional toll of having to prep and re-prep, the financial strain of having to pay these prepsters with no end in sight, and the fear of not having a score anytime soon. I'd rather experience a disaster movie any day of the week.

Movies are fun, sure. But you sound fragile and probably couldn’t handle a real disaster.

Says a person without a rising senior.

Bless your heart. I do.

Oh sorry - says the person with a rising senior that’s thrilled about test optional because your child would have scored a 1020! Better!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure no disaster movie, ever, revolves around college matriculation exams.

The roller coaster ride of SAT/ACT cancellations, the emotional toll of having to prep and re-prep, the financial strain of having to pay these prepsters with no end in sight, and the fear of not having a score anytime soon. I'd rather experience a disaster movie any day of the week.

Movies are fun, sure. But you sound fragile and probably couldn’t handle a real disaster.

Says a person without a rising senior.

Bless your heart. I do.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure no disaster movie, ever, revolves around college matriculation exams.

The roller coaster ride of SAT/ACT cancellations, the emotional toll of having to prep and re-prep, the financial strain of having to pay these prepsters with no end in sight, and the fear of not having a score anytime soon. I'd rather experience a disaster movie any day of the week.

Movies are fun, sure. But you sound fragile and probably couldn’t handle a real disaster.

Says a person without a rising senior.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure no disaster movie, ever, revolves around college matriculation exams.

The roller coaster ride of SAT/ACT cancellations, the emotional toll of having to prep and re-prep, the financial strain of having to pay these prepsters with no end in sight, and the fear of not having a score anytime soon. I'd rather experience a disaster movie any day of the week.

Movies are fun, sure. But you sound fragile and probably couldn’t handle a real disaster.

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure no disaster movie, ever, revolves around college matriculation exams.

The roller coaster ride of SAT/ACT cancellations, the emotional toll of having to prep and re-prep, the financial strain of having to pay these prepsters with no end in sight, and the fear of not having a score anytime soon. I'd rather experience a disaster movie any day of the week.

Pretty sure no disaster movie, ever, revolves around college matriculation exams.

Anyone whose kid wanted to take the ACT this summer was part of a disaster movie. For those of us with high performing kids and without test scores, what do you think the chances are that SAT or ACT will have any tests in this area this fall?