<p>Missypie - it was not surprise since he had a 2350 at 8th grade.</p>
<p>They fixed that workaround last year within a couple of hours, and have a page pop up with a message on this year's. Obviously CB people hang around CC! :)</p>
<p>S1 had almost identical scores in 9th and 10th and went up 19 in junior year. S2 went up 22 from freshman to soph year, thanks to pre-IB English that was as tough as S1's AP English Comp course. This year I think the big increase will be in math, since he took Level II in June and is really solid there now.</p>
<p>ag54, Thank you so much for offering such a kind apology. I also apologize for snapping at you. As the spouse of a wonderful man whose ROTC paid for his college and who is still active duty nearly 20 years later, I'm maybe a little bit defensive. Just a little!</p>
<p>I always swore I would never do this but I broke down and asked my son to stop by his counselors office to see if the PSAT scores were in. I just spoke to him and he "forgot." Okay, I know I need to back off but it's hard! That's embarrassing to admit. Oh well...</p>
<p>doodlemom,</p>
<p>You can call the college board, and they'll tell you if the scores were sent to your school. Then you can contact the GC knowing if he has the scores...</p>
<p>In 2001 all the tests sent from our HS were lost. (I think it had something to do with Antrax scare.) The kids that wanted to retake got to do it for free, but it sure made them very unhappy for a while.</p>
<p>nngmm: Thank you for sharing that story with us on a Friday evening so those of us who don't have the PSAT scores yet can spend all weekend worrying about that possibility !!</p>
<p>zoosermom - I suspect that part of the reason they're holding the tests up is that they're busy getting all those college applications out right now for the seniors. With the PSAT, they don't just have to send out the scores - they have to match up the test booklets, and at least at our school, insert a bunch of other info into the envelopes. Depending on their staffing situation, I can see why they put it off to January in some cases.</p>
<p>I'm sure that didn't make you feel better, but I'm trying :).</p>
<p>parent56 - thanks. She sort of raced through the exam as a soph and left out a bunch of answers, so her score last year should have been at least a little better than it was.</p>
<p>LIMom, I think that's exactly right and shame on me for not realizing it. TOday was the college office's last day to accept senior applications. That leaves them two weeks to finish up for the class of 750+ students before turning to the next group.</p>
<p>I'm not usually this much of a jerk.</p>
<p>zoosermom - I didn't think you were being a jerk - promise. I probably would feel the same way you do if I hadn't received my D's scores. I just know how overworked the city school system is, so I imagine that there aren't many people working in the guidance office of your D's fairly large school. My D's school is less than half the size of your D's, and it probably has a larger staff. I was just trying to relax everyone. I figure we'll need the GCs to concentrate on our kids next year at this time :) .</p>
<p>Our school has 3700 students and they got their results 12/1. They are still having a meeting with the 11th graders in January, though (freshmen and sophomores are welcome to attend). They figured they were going to be pestered anyway, so they gave out the results and postponed all questions until after recess.</p>
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<p>My kids' scores increased 10% every year. Critical reading/writing improved a lot between Fall of Junior year and June of Junior year. Her 11th grade English teacher really worked on vocab, grammar and reading all year long. Results showed by the end of the year.</p>
<p>Latest message from the highschool counselor:</p>
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PSAT scores have arrived. They will be distributed at lunch on Thursday, December 11th. During home room on the same day, juniors will receive the December newsletter which will include instructions on how to read the score report and the College Board's free online service they can use.
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<p>SOOOO, at least we have a date. Now, how to quite thinking about it until Thursday!!!</p>
<p>Could be worse. We were told we'd get scores 1/12/09. I'll see the principal tomorrow. Maybe I can pry it out of him ...</p>
<p>We got them through the mail here in Northern VA. The school sent them. They were disappointing. S said he didn't have time to answer a lot of questions.</p>
<p>Susan4, why would you have a 7th grader take the SAT?</p>
<p>Not Susan4 - but our sons took the SAT in 7th grade as part of Johns Hopkin's Talent Search Program. It made them eligible for various summer programs. My son's SAT scores went up 100 points more or less from those scores, but his PSAT scores (both 10th and 11th grade) were pretty close to his 11th and 12th grade SAT scores. Actually his PSAT scores were slightly higher - alot higher for writing.</p>
<p>It's ridiculous to have a 7th grader take the SAT...</p>
<p>Actually, my sixth grader enjoyed taking the SAT. And you should learn some manners before joining the discussion here.</p>
<p>RationalDad:
D2 (7th grader) will take SAT on 12/6/08 through Duke TIP program. We did not make her taking SAT. Her middle school sent her a letter about TIP program two months ago and D2 said she wanted to give it a try to see where she stands. D2 is a little bit more serious than her big sis.
D1 did SAT through TIP when she was a 7th grader. There were only two parts then. I never paid any SAT preparation courses for them. I did buy a few SAT books.</p>