Anonymous
05/30/2026 08:16
Subject: How many times did you child take the SATs and what years?
Anonymous wrote:5 times... First time was the highest score π€¦ββοΈ1530.
How do these get reported to schools?
Anonymous
05/30/2026 08:12
Subject: How many times did you child take the SATs and what years?
It really doesn't matter how many times others' kids taken SAT or in what years. This is so individualized. Have your DC prepare for it to get a high score, it's become increasingly important in the last two years.
Anonymous
05/30/2026 08:05
Subject: How many times did you child take the SATs and what years?
For recruiting, so March of sophomore year and June and August the summer before junior year. Then a million times after during junior year trying to break 1500 -- not because she needed a higher score for recruiting, just because. Stuck at 1490, decided not to take it anymore.
Anonymous
05/30/2026 07:51
Subject: Re:How many times did you child take the SATs and what years?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:SAT one time - 1590
PSAT in 9th, 10th and 11th. Aced the nmsqt- PSAT in 11th. A huge jump from 9th grade...went from mediocre to exceptional. Fed PSAT results from CollegeBoard to the Khan Academy website by linking the two and did the personalized study guide from Khan Academy to do targeted prep for PSAT and SAT.
Finished the nmsqt-PSAT and SAT at the beginning of 11th grade.
This sounds like a lot of prep. Does a high score accurately reflect aptitude if it requires prep to attain? Not throwing shade at your DC; genuinely wondering what the point of the SAT is.
Yes, lots of prep, planning, studying for him. Lots of involvement of the parents to support him in terms of sweat, time and money from k-12. Lots of effort to keep the household and family loving, healthy, functional, intact, connected, supportive, humming and happy. Lots of collaborative planning so that milestones and socializing, fun and travel, EC opportunities and internships were also not missed. Lots of attention to diet, sleep, mental, emotional and physical health. It was a lot of work. Not something that all parents and all households can do.
No shade taken. Who really knows what the rites of passage are anymore? I am sure the normies were having fun and looking forward to a bright and glorious future.
What is the point of SAT? I don't know. US education system is broken. What makes even less sense than SAT is the need for teacher recommendations. But that's another story.
Anyways, we are expats here. We don't know when rules will be changed for admissions so we made sure that the kid excelled in every criteria.
What did it get my kid? I don't know. How much of magic can happen just because he clicked the "Link to Khan Academy" button on the CollegeBoard website? 8K in NMS scholarship and 50K tuition for 4 years? A double major and 0 student debt? International trips with friends and his girlfriend? 3 well paying internships - that made him 50K richer when he left college? 1 great tech job paying 200K, 50K signing bonus, a job offered to him by the dint of his internship performance? Who knows.
We are talking about butterfly effect here. It is all a mystery to me. The very first internship and research experience as a college freshman did look at the SAT scores, but later on it was just college GPA, coursework, internship experience, coding and engineering challenges etc.
Maybe SAT is used to just winnow the minnows? π ππππππππππ
My minnow got the same score with no prep, so π€·π»ββοΈ.
Wow! Then your minnow is basically an amazing π‘. A stealth overachiever. A true genius. Bravo!!
I wish! But no, I donβt think the score says anything of the kind. It checks a box on college apps, thatβs all.
How does it feel to just know that things will always turn out great? I wish my kids and I had this confidence. Jenna Ortega has also talked about approaching life with the confidence of an average White man...and that is such a winning hack in life. We are just destined to work hard for something that is nothing more than a box on college apps.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOaFYIdDKCs/
π«‘
My DC is an Asian woman, so not sure how this is applicable.
NP and donβt be so literal. Iβve never thought of it like that, since Iβm a woman and POC but thatβs basically how I live my life. I donβt compare to race. Itβs just about approaching things with confidence that you can do anything.
Back to OP - kid 1 didnβt take them at all. He went test optional. We encouraged him to at least try. He didnβt want to. He was fine with college admissions and is a current senior. No, he didnβt apply to any T20 schools.
DC2 - spring of 10th grade after Alg 2 for the first time. Fall of 11th for the 2nd will be the 2nd. This one will want to apply to more selective schools.
Anonymous
05/30/2026 03:27
Subject: Re:How many times did you child take the SATs and what years?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:SAT one time - 1590
PSAT in 9th, 10th and 11th. Aced the nmsqt- PSAT in 11th. A huge jump from 9th grade...went from mediocre to exceptional. Fed PSAT results from CollegeBoard to the Khan Academy website by linking the two and did the personalized study guide from Khan Academy to do targeted prep for PSAT and SAT.
Finished the nmsqt-PSAT and SAT at the beginning of 11th grade.
This sounds like a lot of prep. Does a high score accurately reflect aptitude if it requires prep to attain? Not throwing shade at your DC; genuinely wondering what the point of the SAT is.
Yes, lots of prep, planning, studying for him. Lots of involvement of the parents to support him in terms of sweat, time and money from k-12. Lots of effort to keep the household and family loving, healthy, functional, intact, connected, supportive, humming and happy. Lots of collaborative planning so that milestones and socializing, fun and travel, EC opportunities and internships were also not missed. Lots of attention to diet, sleep, mental, emotional and physical health. It was a lot of work. Not something that all parents and all households can do.
No shade taken. Who really knows what the rites of passage are anymore? I am sure the normies were having fun and looking forward to a bright and glorious future.
What is the point of SAT? I don't know. US education system is broken. What makes even less sense than SAT is the need for teacher recommendations. But that's another story.
Anyways, we are expats here. We don't know when rules will be changed for admissions so we made sure that the kid excelled in every criteria.
What did it get my kid? I don't know. How much of magic can happen just because he clicked the "Link to Khan Academy" button on the CollegeBoard website? 8K in NMS scholarship and 50K tuition for 4 years? A double major and 0 student debt? International trips with friends and his girlfriend? 3 well paying internships - that made him 50K richer when he left college? 1 great tech job paying 200K, 50K signing bonus, a job offered to him by the dint of his internship performance? Who knows.
We are talking about butterfly effect here. It is all a mystery to me. The very first internship and research experience as a college freshman did look at the SAT scores, but later on it was just college GPA, coursework, internship experience, coding and engineering challenges etc.
Maybe SAT is used to just winnow the minnows? π ππππππππππ
My minnow got the same score with no prep, so π€·π»ββοΈ.
Wow! Then your minnow is basically an amazing π‘. A stealth overachiever. A true genius. Bravo!!
I wish! But no, I donβt think the score says anything of the kind. It checks a box on college apps, thatβs all.
How does it feel to just know that things will always turn out great? I wish my kids and I had this confidence. Jenna Ortega has also talked about approaching life with the confidence of an average White man...and that is such a winning hack in life. We are just destined to work hard for something that is nothing more than a box on college apps.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOaFYIdDKCs/
π«‘
My DC is an Asian woman, so not sure how this is applicable.
Anonymous
05/30/2026 00:34
Subject: How many times did you child take the SATs and what years?
5 times... First time was the highest score π€¦ββοΈ1530.
Anonymous
05/29/2026 23:12
Subject: How many times did you child take the SATs and what years?
First timeβ August at beginning of junior year. Studied/prepped over the summer. 1480. Will take it again this August at start of senior year.
Anonymous
05/29/2026 22:57
Subject: Re:How many times did you child take the SATs and what years?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:SAT one time - 1590
PSAT in 9th, 10th and 11th. Aced the nmsqt- PSAT in 11th. A huge jump from 9th grade...went from mediocre to exceptional. Fed PSAT results from CollegeBoard to the Khan Academy website by linking the two and did the personalized study guide from Khan Academy to do targeted prep for PSAT and SAT.
Finished the nmsqt-PSAT and SAT at the beginning of 11th grade.
This sounds like a lot of prep. Does a high score accurately reflect aptitude if it requires prep to attain? Not throwing shade at your DC; genuinely wondering what the point of the SAT is.
Yes, lots of prep, planning, studying for him. Lots of involvement of the parents to support him in terms of sweat, time and money from k-12. Lots of effort to keep the household and family loving, healthy, functional, intact, connected, supportive, humming and happy. Lots of collaborative planning so that milestones and socializing, fun and travel, EC opportunities and internships were also not missed. Lots of attention to diet, sleep, mental, emotional and physical health. It was a lot of work. Not something that all parents and all households can do.
No shade taken. Who really knows what the rites of passage are anymore? I am sure the normies were having fun and looking forward to a bright and glorious future.
What is the point of SAT? I don't know. US education system is broken. What makes even less sense than SAT is the need for teacher recommendations. But that's another story.
Anyways, we are expats here. We don't know when rules will be changed for admissions so we made sure that the kid excelled in every criteria.
What did it get my kid? I don't know. How much of magic can happen just because he clicked the "Link to Khan Academy" button on the CollegeBoard website? 8K in NMS scholarship and 50K tuition for 4 years? A double major and 0 student debt? International trips with friends and his girlfriend? 3 well paying internships - that made him 50K richer when he left college? 1 great tech job paying 200K, 50K signing bonus, a job offered to him by the dint of his internship performance? Who knows.
We are talking about butterfly effect here. It is all a mystery to me. The very first internship and research experience as a college freshman did look at the SAT scores, but later on it was just college GPA, coursework, internship experience, coding and engineering challenges etc.
Maybe SAT is used to just winnow the minnows? π ππππππππππ
My minnow got the same score with no prep, so π€·π»ββοΈ.
Wow! Then your minnow is basically an amazing π‘. A stealth overachiever. A true genius. Bravo!!
I wish! But no, I donβt think the score says anything of the kind. It checks a box on college apps, thatβs all.
How does it feel to just know that things will always turn out great? I wish my kids and I had this confidence. Jenna Ortega has also talked about approaching life with the confidence of an average White man...and that is such a winning hack in life. We are just destined to work hard for something that is nothing more than a box on college apps.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOaFYIdDKCs/
π«‘
Dp but none of this is that serious. We donβt live in China. If youβre upper middle class, college admissions is basically guaranteed somewhere, and if really all has to do with major choice. A top school is nice to brag about but it isnβt the most important thing in the world.
Anonymous
05/29/2026 22:53
Subject: Re:How many times did you child take the SATs and what years?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:SAT one time - 1590
PSAT in 9th, 10th and 11th. Aced the nmsqt- PSAT in 11th. A huge jump from 9th grade...went from mediocre to exceptional. Fed PSAT results from CollegeBoard to the Khan Academy website by linking the two and did the personalized study guide from Khan Academy to do targeted prep for PSAT and SAT.
Finished the nmsqt-PSAT and SAT at the beginning of 11th grade.
This sounds like a lot of prep. Does a high score accurately reflect aptitude if it requires prep to attain? Not throwing shade at your DC; genuinely wondering what the point of the SAT is.
Yes, lots of prep, planning, studying for him. Lots of involvement of the parents to support him in terms of sweat, time and money from k-12. Lots of effort to keep the household and family loving, healthy, functional, intact, connected, supportive, humming and happy. Lots of collaborative planning so that milestones and socializing, fun and travel, EC opportunities and internships were also not missed. Lots of attention to diet, sleep, mental, emotional and physical health. It was a lot of work. Not something that all parents and all households can do.
No shade taken. Who really knows what the rites of passage are anymore? I am sure the normies were having fun and looking forward to a bright and glorious future.
What is the point of SAT? I don't know. US education system is broken. What makes even less sense than SAT is the need for teacher recommendations. But that's another story.
Anyways, we are expats here. We don't know when rules will be changed for admissions so we made sure that the kid excelled in every criteria.
What did it get my kid? I don't know. How much of magic can happen just because he clicked the "Link to Khan Academy" button on the CollegeBoard website? 8K in NMS scholarship and 50K tuition for 4 years? A double major and 0 student debt? International trips with friends and his girlfriend? 3 well paying internships - that made him 50K richer when he left college? 1 great tech job paying 200K, 50K signing bonus, a job offered to him by the dint of his internship performance? Who knows.
We are talking about butterfly effect here. It is all a mystery to me. The very first internship and research experience as a college freshman did look at the SAT scores, but later on it was just college GPA, coursework, internship experience, coding and engineering challenges etc.
Maybe SAT is used to just winnow the minnows? π ππππππππππ
My minnow got the same score with no prep, so π€·π»ββοΈ.
Wow! Then your minnow is basically an amazing π‘. A stealth overachiever. A true genius. Bravo!!
I wish! But no, I donβt think the score says anything of the kind. It checks a box on college apps, thatβs all.
How does it feel to just know that things will always turn out great? I wish my kids and I had this confidence. Jenna Ortega has also talked about approaching life with the confidence of an average White man...and that is such a winning hack in life. We are just destined to work hard for something that is nothing more than a box on college apps.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOaFYIdDKCs/
π«‘
Anonymous
05/29/2026 21:50
Subject: How many times did you child take the SATs and what years?
Child 1 - 4 times, max 1500
Prepped doing Kahn Academy and practice tests. Pushed for Kaplan at the end and it upped the score by 10 pointsl
Child 2 - 1 time, 1570
Prepped by taking one college board practice test.
Prepped doing Kahn Academy and practice tests. Pushed for Kaplan at the end and it upped the score by 10 pointsl
Child 2 - 1 time, 1570
Prepped by taking one college board practice test.
Anonymous
05/29/2026 21:47
Subject: How many times did you child take the SATs and what years?
+1Anonymous wrote:Took 4x: October, December, March, and June of Junior year. Ended with a 1530. Donβt let the haters tell you that you canβt improve past your second attempt.
My DD improved 30 pts on 2nd try, and 110 pts on 3rd try.
Anonymous
05/29/2026 21:43
Subject: How many times did you child take the SATs and what years?
Honest answer hereβ my dd who is now a junior took the sat first in the spring of junior year. 1330, so not what you or I had hoped for. Junior spring is tough because of all the AP tests, but she wasnβt feeling ready in the fall. She'll now study over the summer and take it again in Aug, and if necessary in Oct. hoping for a 1450. We paid for a few sessions with a tutor, but I think khan and a few books are more effective. For my younger dd, Iβll encourage her to start self studying earlier.
Anonymous
05/29/2026 21:20
Subject: How many times did you child take the SATs and what years?
Took 4x: October, December, March, and June of Junior year. Ended with a 1530. Donβt let the haters tell you that you canβt improve past your second attempt.
Anonymous
05/29/2026 21:18
Subject: How many times did you child take the SATs and what years?
ACT once, September of junior year. SAT once, August or September of senior year, just for the heck of it.
Anonymous
05/29/2026 21:02
Subject: How many times did you child take the SATs and what years?
PSAT in fall of 10th and 11th.
SAT in spring of junior year. Was satisfied with score so didnβt take it again, but if needed would have taken it in June and/or August.
SAT in spring of junior year. Was satisfied with score so didnβt take it again, but if needed would have taken it in June and/or August.