<p>Ok so my S took the SSAT this morning and a problem occurred..looking for feedback on what to do!</p>
<p>In a nutshell, arrived at site at 8:35. Doors locked, banging on door, banging, banging, banging some more to no avail.
Drive around testing site to see if another entrance is even a possibility.....nope
Return to front, bang bang again..nothing. Contact SSAT, tell them what's going on. They state they will contact test proctor via phone and call me back.
15 minutes pass...
Individual comes to open locked doors, advises me that test began at 8:45. What? Test is supposed to begin at 9 according to admission ticket. My S is then allowed to take test but bc he "missed" writing section in the beginning, he takes it last. Proctor allows him appropriate amount of time in each area.
Ok...so here is the question. After complaining to SSAT, they offer me two options. 1-accept scores and move on OR 2-cancel scores, pretend like this never happened, and take December SSAT free of charge. We have to decide in 3 days!</p>
<p>He says he doesn't know what to do and we think option 2 but unsure. He says math section was a breeze, reading was ok, verbal was terrible. HELP!</p>
<p>Take it in December.</p>
<p>At a different test center if possible.</p>
<p>Is this issue that he thinks he did poorly because of being unable to get into the building? It sounds like he was able to take all portions of the test in the required time and they all will be graded just like any other test. So I am not sure what the issue is, unless, as I said, it was that he was flustered and thinks that affected his performance.</p>
<p>(Was this his first time taking the test?)</p>
<p>@neato yeah that’s what we’re leaning towards…wish we could choose another location but this is the only one within a 100 mi radius</p>
<p>@surfcity this was the first time ever taking the test and this did cause anxiety for him. Once he was allowed in, the order was all screwed up. Writing should be first, then reading, math, etc. Because the proctor decided on her own to start early and lock the doors, and I pitched a fit about it, they attempted to appease me with two options. He thinks he did, “ok”…he feels pretty neutral about it. The question is, should we just chalk this one up as a free practice simulation and move on to December? Or accept the scores even though the test conditions for him were not the same as the other students?</p>
<p>I thought the order of writing, math, etc., sections varied anyway.</p>