<p>i think someone mentioned this – have him try some practice ACT exams – some kids do better on the SAT, some on the ACT. from what i’ve heard the differences are – the ACT questions tend to be more straight forward, but time is more of an issue on the ACT – you really need to learn to pace yourself to the time alloted.</p>
<p>also, do not underestimate the value of practice on these standardized exams. when my oldest took a psat practice test, we were a bit concerned – also did not come close to level of gpa. but a lot of work on practice exams, and studying vocabulary helped a lot and final SAT scores were right where they needed to be for schools in line with gpa.</p>
<p>you are lucky in that you have time on your side. loads of time for working on it without making test prep the focus of life.</p>