<p>My daughter was just recommended to join the Johns Hopkins CTY in the 7th grade. I have enrolled her and we are thinking about her taking the SAT this year as a 'dry run' if you will.</p>
<p>We have a couple questions about doing this though. I believe it would be a positive experience to see what it will be like when she lakes it later in school so much less of a shock factor for her, but I wanted other opinions as to whether it is beneficial or not. I can imagine it would be a little daunting to be sitting there taking the test with a bunch of juniors and seniors and she is worried that her shore would be very low. I told her that you have to look at it in context, she is in 7th grade and shouldn't expect to blow it away or anything, just assess where her strengths and weaknesses are. What are the experiences from others who have taken this in the 7th grade from both students and parents?</p>
<p>Also, is it detrimental to take it due to score averaging or anything. would a lower score in 7th hurt her down the road on applying to schools? I have heard that scores are sort of averaged with the SAT but I am unsure. I took the ACT many years ago when I went to college and only took it once, so I dont really have a frame of reference.</p>
<p>Any thoughts or opinions welcomed.
Chris</p>
<p>I took the SAT in 7th grade for the CTY program. Collegeboard removes test scores from before high school so it won’t affect your daughter. At my test center they put the 7th graders in a different room. I don’t really think it had an effect on me either way.</p>
<p>I say save your money and just have her take a practice test. unless it’s for the program (I’m not familiar)?</p>
<p>Taking it, however, won’t hurt her down the road. SAT scores aren’t averaged and scores before high school are deleted I believe.</p>
<p>It’s necessary for the program. </p>
<p>Well, it’s a 4 hour test, but I don’t think it will shock any kid. Might toughen 'em up ;)</p>
<p>SAT scores aren’t averaged or anything; her grade will be removed from official records once she enters high school. Colleges won’t be able to see it.</p>
<p>You could probably save money (and get a much better deal) by just buying the blue College Board SAT Official Study Guide book. It has 10 real SATs and scoring rubrics. It’s a fraction of the cost of registering for a single test and has MUCH more content available. Considering that she’s not actually sending her scores to college, there’s not much of a need to take the actual test.</p>
<p>I do suppose actually taking the test in a testing environment does make everything feel a bit different, though.</p>
<p>edit: oh, it’s required.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information all.</p>
<p>Now the next question, and I know there is no real answer, just looking for a ballpark, but what would an average score range be for a 7th grader taking the SAT?</p>
<p>My daughter took the ACT in 8th grade last year to qualify for the CTY summer program and was amazed at how well she did. She hadn’t planned to take it, and went in with little or no prep. And her scores still qualified her for math/science and humanities. It was a real ego boost for her because she really wasn’t sure how well she would do. Since her expectations were fairly low, she was fairly relaxed about the experience and I think that helped her.</p>
<p>That’s a hard question to answer especially considering that a 7th grader has most likely taken no math higher than geometry (even then… geometry is very advanced for a 7th grader). The SAT tests up to Algebra 2. (which is taken by the average student in 10th or 11th grade)</p>
<p>I would be very impressed by a 1500 or higher by a 7th grader. I’m a current senior with a ~2100 SAT and I was scoring in the 1500s in 9th grade. I don’t know what to expect from a seventh grader simply because I feel as if the average 7th grader hasn’t been taught the vast majority of knowledge tested on the SAT. This is why I think it’s kind of silly to judge whether a 7th grader is “talented” through the SAT… the SAT is a measure of what one has learned in school, not necessarily their talent or intellect.</p>
<p>I took the SAT in 7th grade and the ACT in 8th grade through NUMATS – it was a bit of a confidence booster to get a 720 in the math section haha</p>
<p>Natural ability on the SAT correlates highly with IQ. I know a 7th grader that got a 2300 without studying lol. She’s pretty bright. Now, I got a 1600 in 9th grade, no studying. So really, it could be anywhere. Don’t worry about it</p>
<p>The correlation between SAT and IQ score is not as strong as it once was. For example, Mensa will no longer allow the use of SAT scores for membership (some older SATs were allowed). This is because the current SAT is very coachable, and it’s more about knowing very simple tricks, and applying them. There is a more direct correlation between SAT scores and mathematical maturity. I admit that students with high IQ tend to have high mathematical maturity, and vice versa, but each are independent of the other. You can train to increase your mathematical maturity, but true IQ cannot be changed.</p>