<p>I thought the math II had a harsher curve. A score of 720 on Math I is in the 91st percentile but only 64th percentile on the Math II. I know this doesn’t tell us directly what the curve is but wouldn’t that be the inference?</p>
<p>Of course, I’m not a math person at all so I could have this backwards ha ha!</p>
<p>You can get a greater number wrong on the math2 and get a higher score, thus an easier curve. Math1 will pull you down very quickly for each question missed. This is different then the percentile. The math2 is taken by many students going into STEM and 800s are not unusual at all, skewing the percentile. S2’s first math2 score wasn’t bad at all (low 700’s?) but he knew he was going to be compared/competing with many applicants with perfect scores applying to e’schools so he retested in fall of sr year and hit 780/790 (I honestly can’t remember, it’s been over 2yrs…). It was his call. Who knows if it made a difference, but he felt like a more competitive candidate.</p>
<p>Wow – this thread is hopping! Good luck to all trying to schedule in all the subject tests. I remember D taking Math I then comparing notes with a similarly skilled friend who took Math II – the friend said Math II was easier.</p>
<p>Hope this doesn’t happen to anyone – our car got towed while visiting Loyola :(</p>
<p>I think I need the frying pan to clobber the guard who told us to park on the street. Yes, there were signs saying when you could park there (until 4), but when you’re rushing to the info session you (meaning H) don’t have time to notice. </p>
<p>Nice school. On the list. One thing I liked for S is no frats. Not that I’m against Greek life – I think for the right person it provides fun and support and friendships that are deep and long lasting – but for the wrong person, it’s a huge distraction that can derail their fragile hold on their identity as an academic person.</p>
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<p>Which Loyola? Marymount. NOLA or Chicago? DD gets info from Loyola Marymount.</p>
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<p>My middle son did the same thing. There was only one school on his list that required SAT 2 tests (Emory) and he opted to drop them instead refusing to visit even when we were already in the area. He saw no point in taking the tests for one school. (Emory only requires them of homeschoolers. He already had a couple AP 5s and three DE As to substantiate his high ACT score and grades. His other schools were ok with that. Emory was not.)</p>
<p>Youngest isn’t looking at any schools that require SAT 2 tests. Most don’t. I’m glad we’re able to skip that part of the hoop jumping. Getting him to take the SAT/ACT is tough enough.</p>
<p>Classof2015 - we’ve gotten a ticket for parking where we were told to park (later the U Pres nullified the ticket after I sent him an annoyed letter), but I can’t imagine getting towed! That would cross a school off our list…</p>
<p>Wow - I didn’t realize I was this far behind! Wrestling tournament didn’t work out so well I’m afraid. He made the quarter finals Thursday night, lost Friday morning, dropped to the consolation bracket and lost there, too, to a kid whose record wasn’t nearly as good as S2’s. It was a difficult day and he was in tears after the final match. S1 was there and I’m glad - he’s good at cheering S2 up. Oh, well - he still has next year.</p>
<p>I am admitting that I am a bad mom because I used the glitch to see the act score on Friday. I don’t want him to get shut out of the preferred location for the April test so I wanted a plan in place.</p>
<p>I asked him if he had a set number for a goal and talked about April or june options. </p>
<p>Now the decisions are already made when he looks at his score and he doesn’t have to think about what to do next</p>
<p>I am ok with hand slapping. I am a planner and “calendar queen”</p>
<p>NewHaven – Loyola Baltimore (didn’t realize there were so many Loyolas!) I think for your D it would be a safety but they do offer merit aid so maybe worth a look-see.</p>
<p>Creekland – normally I’d say the same (cross the school off the list) but oddly enough, it’s kind of near the top for me right now. There’s something about the school and the students that makes me feel they really care about turning out good people. Other places, I get the sort of generic college spiel and I feel like they’re happy to take my money and they aren’t really all that invested in the outcome.</p>
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<p>I would only use the free reports for the safety schools. For DS-11 we used them for his two safeties and a couple of maybe schools that he ended up not appying to. No harm in that.</p>
<p>Georgetown still requires the 3 SAT II’s but in monitoring the GU school thread, there are some kids that claim to have only taken two or less and some of them did get positive Early Decisions. S-11 took three back in 2010 (Math, Chemistry and Biology) as he did apply RD to GU and is now a very happy sophomore there.</p>
<p>Parents who are prevented from viewing the Naviance scattergrams - I would get a group together and go in and make case to open that up. At our HS (1600 kids), the kids AND the parents have had personal sign-ins since freshman year. And it is really valuable to see what the acceptances from your school have been. Especially for the highly selective schools, it is sometimes surprising. My son has been researching schools on Naviance for about a year (now a junior) with the goal of moving his position on the scattergram. And everytime they take a test - PSAT, SAT etc or a new semester’s grades are posted, they can see if they are getting into the range they want. It is motivating for sure. Also makes it clear where your best ‘unhooked’ options are. It does not show how ‘hooks’ affect acceptances.</p>
<p>29happymom26–I used the glitch, too. Felt like a hacker but it was so nice to have the score in hand before spring break college visits. Now we can feel confident that her scores are not going to be a factor in keeping her “out.” There will be so many other things that can!</p>
<p>I think we are hackers - lol! I got the scores Thursday. They must know this glitch exists and is it really that big of a deal to see your own scores? It’s not like we’re looking at other peoples scores or fixing them in any way. That’s my justification anyway.</p>
<p>I just wish schools would superscore the ACT - most just take the best composite score.</p>
<p>Tell me about this glitch!</p>
<p>ordinarylives: Apparently someone figured out how to paste something in the url (known as “the glitch”) that with your test ID (not registered student ID) will bring up your ACT test scores as soon as they’ve been compiled. Here’s a link on CC that explains it: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/1462823-act-score-feb-9-test-date-available.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/1462823-act-score-feb-9-test-date-available.html</a>
It took several tries for me to get it right but imagine my surprise when her score report just popped up on the screen! I let ou a rather loud yelp! Originally the glitch only seemed to work for students that had taken a prior ACT test. But it works for first-time test takers, too! Scores are supposed to be released in batches starting Monday. So for those of us who are impatient, the glitch was ilke watching that perfect ultrasound that showed the baby’s gender!</p>
<p>Well, we’re going to have to rethink this whole college search to focus on safety schools. With those test scores, no way is d going to get into any of the colleges discussed on cc, let alone get any financial assistance. It’s her second run at the ACT and her score are exactly the same.</p>
<p>No judgment Happymom. Nothing wrong with finding out a score. It’s your child’s score after all.</p>
<p>DD came home from school yesterday a bit freaked out. Said all the juniors were called to a meeting where a rep from the class ring company handed out packets and then somewhere along the line caps and gowns were mentioned. She said she’s not even close to being ready to think about senior year. </p>
<p>And even though we’re planning for college, I’m not ready to think about her being a senior either.</p>
<p>Ordinary – has she taken the SAT, yet? Sometimes kids do better on one or the other. There are many, many good schools out there who admit kids without super scores.</p>
<p>She did the PSAT. Scores were the same percentile range. I’m not really worried about admission. She’ll get in at most every school on the list. She just needs to be a better candidate for tuition exchange (or merit money) so I can pay for it. Over the course of 4 years, I can pay the aggregate EFC, but no more. </p>
<p>No retest in April because of a track meet. Registered for June. We’ll see if she needs to register for September. In the exchange group my employer belongs to, early application is a must. She needs to be sending in applications in September. Hate to cut it that close.</p>
<p>DD is in the same boat. She needs to bring those scores up. Especially math. In order to gain entrance to schools that will meet full need OR for merit based scholarships. I hate that I have been pushing her to study so much these past few weeks. Even today after meeting with her private tutor, I required 2 more hours of study before getting ready for her best friends sweet 16 party. Alot is riding on these scores for her. I know that I am sounding melodramatic here, but I feel like her future is riding on this stupid test. She is too smart to settle for our community college which is tantamount to our local high schools. 
My stomach will be in knots until 3/18 or so…</p>
<p>Ordinary: Is your DD doing prep of any kind – other than on her own?</p>
<p>The next test is the SAT on March 9th. NewHaven, do you think the results will be out as soon as the 18th?</p>