<p>Hi, my daughter will be 13 yo and she's in Junior High school. Should I put her in one of those SAT prep classes already? </p>
<p>Should she take the SAT or ACT? When I took the SAT a long time ago, I didn't have a choice. It's the SAT verbal and math. Now, there's subject SAT and a whole bunch of tests. Can anyone clear up on this for me?</p>
<p>My daughter's goal is to get into Princeton, is SAT math and verbal just enough, or is she required to take the ACT as well?</p>
<p>Thx.</p>
<p>The SAT is now Critical Reading (updated version of Verbal), Math, and Writing. The ACT can be substituted for this, but you only need to choose one (SAT or ACT), not both, though she can take both and see which she does better on. Your daughter will need to take two Subject Tests, which can be more advanced math, literature, history, science, or languages.</p>
<p>She seems too young to start SAT prep. I would say, wait for prep until late Sophomore year or early Junior year, and have her test late Junior year and early Senior year.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>I second all of that, especially the part about waiting until Sophomore or Junior year to prepare for either test.</p>
<p>More information about the SAT IIs. They are 1-hr long tests and you can take up to 3 on an “SAT” date, just check the calendar to make sure they are offering the subject tests that you want on that date. Not all subject tests are offered each date.</p>
<p>By the way, SAT II = SAT Subject Tests = What used to be the “Achievement Tests.”</p>
<p>When the time comes, use all the tools available - Score Choice is essential and the Question and Answer service (offered Jan, May, October each year) is really worthwhile.</p>
<p>I agree with the previous posters - she’s too young to start. My recommendations to parents with 8th and 9th graders is to encourage their children to <em>read</em> - that’s how you build a large vocabulary- and then to talk about what they read -that will hone their critical reading skills.</p>