<p>Dropped my D and one of her friends at the test site. They got in line with another group of friends which is nice, helps to calm them down. Good luck to all the kids out there taking the test. Hopefully its the last one they have to take.</p>
<p>S is out with friend for dinner and movie. Tomorrow he will play golf if the weather is fine. One day rest then he needs to finish his essay for summer camp and get ready for the spring term. I knew, there are piles of stuff he needs to do, AP exam, keep his grade up and one more subject test in June. What a year !</p>
<p>OMG can you believe its the middle of MARCH!</p>
<p>Our kiddo had a LOOONG 2 days with sporting events etc…and losing an hr last night (spring ahead etc)
so right now kiddo is napping!</p>
<p>Hope everything went well for everyone yesterday. What did you kids say about the test this time around? Anyt comments that were different from the last time they took it?</p>
<p>My son is not sure how well he did. He may have to go for the ACT if the scores aren’t up. We’re not looking for outstanding scores but high enough for a chance of merit aid.</p>
<p>Just found y’all and you’ve been here for a long time! I was just counting that this would all be over in 14 months, ugh that’s a long time too. Heading out on college tour #2 next week. Heading out to CA from CT. Hopefully this will go better than tour #1, although since S says he wants to go to school in CA I would think so.
Hello everyone :)</p>
<p>Yesterday was S’s first SAT, said he thought he “did as well as I could.” Which is a wonderfully ambiguous assessment. I’m trying to do what I did after he took his two SAT subject tests in January, which is to forget about it until the scores come out. One and done would be wonderful, but he can always do a retake if he needs it.</p>
<p>Welcome ldinct. I’m a relatively recent arrival to this thread, having joined it in mid-December, but I’ve already gotten some excellent advice from the very knowledgeable group here. It’s great that you and your S are doing college tours already. Except for trying to get his testing out of the way, my S is still saying he doesn’t really want to think about colleges until after junior year is done, so I’m not sure when we’ll be able do some visits. Probably late summer/early fall.</p>
<p>My daughter had a “pretty good” feeling after yesterday’s SATs. It will be interesting to see if there is any real difference between the scores she got on November SAT and yesterday’s as she has been in an SAT prep class inbetween the two…we will see… </p>
<p>Yes, nynyparent, I agree that we must distract ourselves as much as possible over the next two weeks…one more thing we have NO control over!! My fingers are crossed for all students who just took the SAT - let’s hope the stars were all aligned yesterday :)</p>
<p>How soon do scores come back? Are they mailed or are they online? It must take time to read those essays. Actually, I’m not sure how they are even going to read my S essay. His handwriting has always been so bad that even his middle school teachers made him type his homework. I told him to take his time, but I think it’s going to be a problem. Hoping that he will do well on the other parts. I know some schools aren’t factoring in the writing yet. The ACT doesn’t have an essay, right? I think he should give that a try anyway.</p>
<p>You parents could always tell your D/S’s to check the SAT Prep sub forum for the consolidated list of answers, but the effect of that on their emotional states may go either way.</p>
<p>ldinct, the college board site says scores will be available online on April 1. Not really that far away. [SAT</a> Score Availability - SAT Score Delivery Calendar](<a href=“The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board”>The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board)</p>
<p>Jersey, I did notice those threads, but will be quite happy if my S never finds them. :)</p>
<p>That’s probably a wise choice to keep him away from those threads; I was quite distraught upon finding out I had made a stupid mistake in January lol.</p>
<p>Kathiep: Amen to that thought! Just want a little something as far as merit is concerned. Then we can make a good choice between the colleges. I am lucky in that no more real trips to take. My D will hopefully be taking a summer session at the one college she did not visit yet, so we can concentrate on things like interviews.</p>
<p>Is anyone going for interviewing during the summer? I was thinking of taking my D around to some of the instate ones for the interviews.</p>
<p>Hi all
Shortly after the Jan scores–I put in for the report with what kiddo got right/wrong etc–It still isn’t here…sigh
guess I will have to call and ask today when to expect it. The website says (IF you purchased it at the time of registration) that it would be here by now.
Kiddo cracked the ACT prep book last night and said it seemed to be better than the SAT book.
Kiddo felt the SAT book talks alot about the SAT and gives fewer concrete examples,
whereas the ACT book talks less about the test and gives more examples…</p>
<p>soo not sure if that means that kiddo will like the ACT more- or if using that book will help kiddo with the retake of the SAT as well, clear as mud?</p>
<p>I know they are completely different exams…however I thought that was an interesting observation on kiddo’s part.</p>
<p>So everyone–
Have a great day.
We started sluggishly here this am…6:30 came all too quickly and both kiddos slept poorly…
ah time change in the spring…</p>
<p>Time for coffee and a leftover doughnut.</p>
<p>@ldinct My S has terrible handwriting too. First, I attributed this to him being a lefty, but his 8 years younger sister turned up a lefty as well with perfect handwriting. I feel for people who will have to read his essay. If I knew who they are, I would send them chocolates for their pain and suffering.</p>
<p>Idinct-The ACT can be taken with or without writing. Each college has different requirements. If you have a rough list of the schools your child might apply to, he/she can look up which tests they require (or prefer) and if any SAT IIs are needed. He/she can not take the SAT and SAT II on the same day. He/she can only take 3 SAT IIs per sitting. Even tho he/she has to identify which SAT IIs he/she is taking during the registration process, he/she can generally change his/her mind except for adding certain foreign language tests. All of this is explained clearly on the College Board website. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>keylimepie…yes, I would also send chocolates to whomever has to attempt to read D1’s handwriting on the essay. Frustrating as her essays are so well written otherwise.</p>
<p>D1 not happy about this weekend’s test at all. She’s now sat the ACT w/writing once and the SAT I once. She liked how (unlike the ACT) te essay came first, but she felt she messed up the CR. The length of the testing session seems to get to her, and she loses steam on the later sections for both the ACT and the SAT. She says she prefers the shorter sections of the SAT. Her plan is to retake the SAT in the fall. So much for any plans to have testing over and done with prior to start of senior year!</p>
<p>I find it mildly frustrating when she realizes that something would be a good idea months (if not years!) after I’ve suggested it. She was bemoaning not studying more for the tests, and commenting on how schools she’d like to get into would be far easier if she had straight A’s. :rolleyes: We really need a smiley face biting its tongue, don’t we? 
Let’s see if D2 heeds her sister’s words of wisdom.</p>
<p>Oh, and what was up with the college board scheduling testing for the weekend of the switch to daylight savings time? Really really not fun for the kids doing Sunday testing.</p>
<p>April ACT is on-deck, then AP season and the June subject tests. Getting ready for Passover :eek: trumps all.</p>
<p>The SATII’s require actual writing too? You would think with #3 I would know these things, but many, many years have passed. I’m sure he is going to get many points off for things they can’t read. It’s just not messy, it’s totally illegible.</p>
<p>I’ve spent awhile on the college board site, but it is a little confusing. My S Honors 11English teacher told the parents that everyone in her class takes the AP. Well what do they take then after they take AP Eng in 12? The take the SATII in History after they take the AP?</p>
<p>The ACT has an optional writing section and most colleges that accept the ACT ask that the students take that. The SAT has a writing section built into it that used to be a separate subject test. Oh, just re-read your post idinct, I guess I don’t know about writing on the SAT II’s</p>
<p>My son also has bad handwriting. I put the blame on teachers for de-emphasizing handwriting in our schools and encouraging everything to be done on computers. MY handwriting is much worse then it used to be because I hardly ever hand write anything at length. But then the kids that have these incredibly important tests where one would think readability has to factor in even if it’s not graded as such.</p>
<p>@ldinct - There are 2 AP English exams: AP English Language and AP English Literature. Our school has AP Eng 11 and AP Eng 12 classes. Kids take AP Eng Language after AP Eng 11 and AP Eng Literature after AP Eng 12.</p>