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<p>When my sons tested for CTY, they had to take the SAT. Son2 (I need to come up with a screen name for him...) was only in 7th grade when he took it. When I walked him into the test center he got a lot of funny looks. Both of them were supremely confident since we had only told them that they were taking a test "just like" the one the took in school in the fifth grade. WashDadJr, who took it in 8th, thought it was "fun."</p>
<p>Taking prep tests to get into the CTY program kind of boggles my mind. I'm not surprised, but I am surprised at the same time, if that makes any sense.</p>