<p>I am an 8th grader, and am currently debating whether or not I should take the SAT this year. Will my grade 8 test results be looked at by college admissions, or will this score be wiped off my record? Thanks.</p>
<p>Your score will likely still be visible but they won't be considered since you'll be taking it again as a junior (or thereabouts). Why aren't you taking the PSAT instead?</p>
<p>I was thinking I would apply for a summer program that has SAT scores as a requirement. I just wasn't sure what the short term vs. long term gains would be for taking the test early. Would you recommend taking the test early?</p>
<p>negative, they will not be visible with normal high school SAT reports. CB archives middle school scores, so you can request them up if need be, but they will not show up when you see your scores from a sitting while in HS.</p>
<p>Really blue? Where did you find that? I know they only keep info for 5 years, but didn't know they archive MS scores.</p>
<p>Still, take the SAT, don't worry about it asdf.</p>
<p>Also, I suggest you get a real sn if you want people to help you in the future.</p>
<p>CB's policy is to remove pre-high school SAT scores at the end of the year of the test, unless you make a special request to keep them. So taking the SAT for CTY should have no effect on college admissions.</p>
<p>The confusing thing about the linked Web page is that it refers to age, when what College Board really regards is the student's grade designation. Unless a parent acts affirmatively to keep a test-taker's scores, all scores (INCLUDING SAT II SUBJECT TEST SCORES) vanish from the record of students below ninth grade at the end of each school year. I had very lengthy correspondence with many College Board representatives about this before that page was updated, and it still needs more updating. </p>
<p>But anyway, there is no risk in having an earlier score on your permanent record of scores. Each test date is noted on your record of scores. Earlier CC participants have reported that their scores have increased from eighth grade to later grades, </p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=40823%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=40823</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=78732%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=78732</a> </p>
<p>and this just isn't anything worth worrying about. </p>
<p>See also </p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=295954%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=295954</a> </p>
<p>and </p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=295958%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=295958</a> </p>
<p>for why there is no reason to worry about this.</p>
<p>Universities are aware that SATs taken in elementary school are usually for talent searches. That isn't necessarily negative (and is usually neutral) information in the application, but it can become negative in some circumstances, so unless there is a strong resistance to taking SAT again in high school it may be better to let the scores disappear. Of course, there may be reasons distinct from college applications for keeping the scores alive during high school.</p>
<p>asdfqwerty, why would you be looking at colleges already? i mean, even if you are just taking the SATs, why? i cannot think of one good reason.</p>
<p>this sounds like obsession. go out and figure yourself out... go get into trouble or something....</p>
<p>geez... another case of "no offense, but get a life"</p>
<p>The SAT has one sole purpose: for college admission. If you're not looking at entering university anytime soon, then there's absolutely no reason to take it. </p>
<p>If you're really interested in a test of your intellectual abilities at this point, just walk on down to your local psychometrician and take an IQ test.</p>
<p>7-8 graders take SATs for talent searches like JHU's CTY or Duke's TIP Program.</p>
<p>I took the SAT in 8th Grade, and I took it again this year (Junior), and the first one was not on my record.</p>
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<p>It has been used for other purposes for quite some time now. Check out information about Talent Search programs. </p>
<p><a href="http://cty.jhu.edu/ts/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://cty.jhu.edu/ts/index.html</a> </p>
<p>The Study of Exceptional Talent is based on using the SAT I to identify the study population of middle-school age students who score high on that test. </p>
<p><a href="http://cty.jhu.edu/set/history.html%5B/url%5D">http://cty.jhu.edu/set/history.html</a></p>
<p>The staff at JHU are happy to answer this type of question for you, and their contact information in on the CTY website.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>To the poster who asked why she's taking it now, read her posts in the thread. She needs it for admission to a programme. :)</p>
<p>"Talent Search"
aka
I'm obsessed about grades and about the SAT...which makes me "talented".</p>
<p>Oiy.</p>
<p>I think these schools are ridiculous (and shame on them) for perpetuating this cycle of number-driven students.</p>
<p>Thank you for letting us know you are unfamiliar with these programs.</p>
<p>Does anyone know of a website that would show approximate percentile ranking for a 9th grader taking the SATI? Our son needs to take the SATI for a gifted program he is applying to, so we had him take a practice test to get some idea of how he would do. The problem is that we don't really know how to assess his performance on the practice test. He tested between 630-680 on each section. Anyone have any idea what percentile rank these scores would be--for a 9th grade student, compared to other 9th graders? I've looked online and can not find any tables or results that show average results (or general percentile ranges) for 9th graders. We'd like to have some idea how he's doing on the practice tests prior to taking the official test. Thank you!</p>
<p>you should definitely take the SAT. i guarantee colleges will not be able to see your 8th grade score. even if you got a 2400 in 8th grade, you still will not have been able to use it for colleges since it is not allowed. its good to take it before high school since you get a feel for the test and dissipates anxiety the next time you take it.</p>
<p>JKC---I don't know of anywhere you'd find that info, but over a 600 on a section would be considered great for a freshman. (CTY's cut off for qualifying is 600 for 8th graders). I'd think he'd easily be over 90% for freshmen. ---look at it this way, he's above the average for college-bound hs seniors! </p>
<p>to the OP---if you have the opportunity to take it, I'd say DO IT! Both my D's took the SAT as 7th graders, and again as 8th graders. Neither of them have any test-taking anxieties....and it was a great practice run to take an important test without any major consequences if they didn't do well. And, I echo the info that the early tests do NOT show on the SAT "official" records for my senior D now. (and if you have the chance to do something like TIP or CTY---go for it. I'm completely in the camp that considers them as "life-altering" experiences.)</p>