<p>yes, she can take only the one she chooses to take</p>
<p>Susan, Yes, your DD can elect to only take the test sheās ready for.</p>
<p>And, heās off! Good luck to the SATāers today! DS is taking Math II, Biology and U S History. And has not even looked at a sample test, so I hope his classes this year have prepared him enough.</p>
<p>beadymom, my DS is planning to take the same tests this AMā¦maybe! Also did zero prep. 
He had APUSH last year, and did well on the AP test, but says he doesnāt remember anything, so weāll see. As he left this morning, he suddenly said he may take Lit instead of US Historyā¦</p>
<p>First of all, thanks to Lindz126 and blueiguana for the info.
D14 should be taking math2, ush and chem. She found out two days ago that ush is different from apush and she is not ready for chem either. I am actually upset. She is not sure about retaking SATI since the assay score was not good enough (9).</p>
<p>Dropped my son off for his second crack at the SAT I. Good luck to all!</p>
<p>@2014novamom et al
LOVE the discussion about mints! I am a HS math teacher and pass out mints with every test. Grades went up went I started doing this (not a lot, not every individual, just class averages)
My kids insist on them now. They just mentioned them on stage in a school wide assembly. Upperclasswomen who had my class as a freshman come by my office to beg a mint on days of other important classes.
My feeling is that it is a talisman. It is a treat, it helps relaxation, and makes an unpleasant task like a test a bit nicer. Once you THINK it helps, it truly does!</p>
<p>You will all have to let me know if the mints helped your DS or DD!</p>
<p>Good luck to all the test takers! Wish my S āon the couchā would do some prep for is first AP on Tuesday or for his first ACT in June!!</p>
<p>DS made it home. Felt good about the Biology, so-so about Math II and took Physics instead of US History. He is currently taking Pre-AP, so had not covered a lot of what was tested. Weāll seeā¦</p>
<p>Well, DH did not keel over at the 5k this morning. He actually did very well for only two weeks prep. We headed to breakfast and got a call from S3 as we were leaving. He sounded terribly stuffy, which is off because heās my only one thatās not a seasonal allergy sufferer. He said it was annoyingā¦Iād imagine so. He āfelt goodā about both Bio and USH. There were only a couple of things he felt they hadnāt covered on the USH. For Bio they had a standard beginning and then choose Ecology or Molecular. Heād been studying with an AP book so wasnāt aware but chose ecology. A response of āI felt good about itā can mean a pretty big sweep so weāll hope for the best. His GC was his proctor, who he has a great relationship with. I wonder if she noticed/knows about the mints?</p>
<p>Hi everyone, itās been a while. Sounds like lots of kids tested today. Wish Iād read the mint thing before now! 
S took the SAt I today for the first time. Said it was āokā. Man of few wordsā¦? Try #2 is Juneā¦ When do these scores release? I n</p>
<p>Hi Wahoo!! I donāt blame you one bit for needing a tiny breather. Parents going from 2013 to 2014 grads donāt get nearly enough time. Itās almost easier having twins, or so Iāve heard, then spaced so close together. My DH & his sister are āIrish twinsā.</p>
<p>Todayās test scores will be available online 5/23. Iām assuming theyāll post at 5am est (for those early risers 
). Juneās test, 6/1, will have their scores online 6/20.</p>
<p>I wanted to post a link I found regarding the new AP online reporting this year. Iām sure everyone has heard that instead of mailing the scores and having them trickle out across the country at different dates (there are threads with people reporting from different states each year), they are finally joining the new millennia and going online!!</p>
<p>Here are some key things:
- You have to have an account. (If your student has taken the SAT/SAT2 they have an account, itās the same one.)
- Provide your email when you take the AP exam. Not required, but youāre going to receive information regarding score availability, etc. It is āstrongly advisedā this email match the one on the college board account (college board account email can be changed I believe so if you want to use a different email, nowās the time to change it).
- Remember Access Information - AP # found on the Label at the exam and Student ID if your school enters this on the test sheet.</p>
<p>At the bottom of the page it states scores will be available to everyone on 7/8/2013 (5am set), HOWEVERā¦based on your state there are going to be three āpreview datesā (Friday 7/5, Saturday 7/6, & Sunday 7/7) where the scores are only viewable for 24hours. The link shows which states are on which āpreview datesā.</p>
<p>I think my interpretation of this is correct. If anyone reads it any differently PLEASE redirect, correct, chime in, send smoke signals. I definitely think itās an improvement, although I donāt understand the filtering out of scores to different parts of the country on different dates, only viewable for 24hrs, but I donāt run the zoo.</p>
<p>[AP</a> Online Scores for Students - AP Exams and Courses](<a href=āView Your AP Scores ā AP Students | College Boardā>View Your AP Scores ā AP Students | College Board)</p>
<p>^Perhaps dividing the country into three separate viewing days would help with internet traffic?</p>
<p>Ahh, thatās probably it. According to college board/AP data just under 3.6 million US students took AP exams in 2012, with about another 1 million in Canada, non-US, and US territories.</p>
<p><a href=āhttp://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/volume_by_region_2012.pdf[/url]ā>http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/volume_by_region_2012.pdf</a></p>
<p>Another beautiful morning here and DD was up early again! Yesterday it was for the SAT IIās (Math 2 and USH). She said math was hard (her class seems to be behind and some of the questions related to things she had just learned earlier in the week!) USH gave her an idea of what areas she needs to concentrate on learning for the AP exam so I guess that was good. We discussed having her take them again and reached a compromise - sheāll take the math again in June when she should have a bit of time to study and I wonāt bug her to study until after the APs are over - seems fair to me.</p>
<p>Yesterday afternoon was for studying and then her voice recital. Her favorite, amazingly good 8th grader was at the same recital as her as was another 6th grade theatre friend so it was fun to see all the girls. It was the three of them and the rest were college girls. DD is good, but the 8th grader was as good as some of the older girls and much better than a few!</p>
<p>This morning sheās in Boston for the Project Bread/Walk for Hunger. Itās the first big event in the city since the Marathon but hopefully all will go well and security is tight. Thereās not usually a huge crowd at the āfinishā but a lot on the Common where they all start and finish. Her schoolās food pantry gets food from Project Bread so they want to support it. She said she brought along about 50 USH flash cards! Presumably for the car ride in as I donāt think she can walk and study flashcards at the same time. Just hope sheāll still be able to walk tomorrow after 20 miles todayā¦and sit for her AP Spanish test on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Our problem with June SAT is that D14 signed up for something else that she really wants to go. Thatās why I really wanted her to get all three subjects done yesterday and she was not ready except for the Math2.</p>
<p>I asked DS about math II and us history and he said they were Ok. The problem with math II is that it covers mostly stuff he did in 9th grade so he had forgotten a lot of it. Hopefully he retained enough to get a decent score. This is his second time taking it and he wants to improve since heāll be applying to engineering schools. </p>
<p>He actually seems happy that itās AP time since that means no homework. Theyāve taken a bunch of practice tests in calc and he says theyāre easy, and that you only need to get in the mid-70s to get a 5. Is that true? Heās been scoring in the low to mid-90s so if thatās right he should be fine. </p>
<p>His APUSH teacher is an exam reader so he is confident that heās learned the right stuff and that his essays are decent. </p>
<p>No feedback on Chem though. </p>
<p>Weāre headed out for our faux motherās day brunch (club soccer game next week so canāt do it then) after which he goes directly to an off season football passing league game, and then to high school soccer practice. Good thing thereās no homework!</p>
<p>Anyone here has experience with using consultant to help your childrenās college applications? How do you find a consultant? Did it help?</p>
<p>^I thought CC was our consultant! :)</p>
<p>I know one woman through work who hired one for her son at $500/hour. She told me later there wasnāt anything she couldnāt have done herself. The consultant made suggestions about which schools to apply to (and did know something about the distinctions between different undergraduate business programs, which was her sonās area of focus). The consultant also helped edit her sonās essay. Iām not sure how she found this person.</p>
<p>Her son actually took the initiative to call David Marcus (who wrote Accepted) and ask him if he would be his consultant; I believe Marcus said no.</p>