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After my son and I discussed his plan of taking the SAT in Jan of junior year and then again in March (so we would be ready for ED) I started to wonder....will he have learned enough by then to even do well on his SAT's? I keep reading about the importance of taking the subject tests right after certain classes so that it will still be fresh in their minds, but in regards to the SAT - so soon after junior year starts, will he have "learned" enough to do well? Will he do better if he takes it a little later? Will he still have enough time to apply ED if he does?
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<p>Your son needs to reserve one test date at the end of junior year -- either May or June -- for Subject Tests. He can use the other date to take the SAT a second time, instead of taking it in March, if he prefers. But I don't think that a couple of months in either direction makes much difference when it comes to the SAT.</p>