SAT/ACT Concern

Applying to College
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<p>I am the mother of a son in Texas. applying to many top rated schools. The dilemma here is with the SAT/ACTs.</p>

<p>He took SAT in 9th grade jsut to check out how it was. He got a 1900 (500 english, 700, 700). He then decided that he was gonna wait till after taking teh ACTs in junior year to see if he has to retake SATs. In Junior year, he took it twice. He got 32 and 35. He is happy now that he got a 35 and he thinks that he can stop with standarized testing and not worry about it anymore. Is this true?</p>

<p>Is the 35 ACT Gonna look bad cause of the 2 year old 1900 SAT score where he had a bad day for the reading section? he got a 35 on teh reading in ACT. He doesn't have time to take the SAT again but is it really gonna make a difference for the schools that require all reported Standarized testing scores? Should we send both to schools that don't require every single sitting score?
(BTW his grades are fine 3.9+, high class rank)
Thanks for helping out.</p>

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<p>Truly. Do not waste one more second of your life worrying about this. The ACT score is fine. Your kid is done with exams. Take a deep breath, and step back.</p>

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<p>Don’t worry about it at all. His ACT score will be used for admission. However, if he is NMSF, then he will need to take SAT again by December. Otherwise, he just need to get a couple SAT2 test and he should be all set for standardised tests.</p>

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<p>Don’t send the SAT to schools that don’t require it. I hope anyone reading this later will see why it is not a good idea to take the SAT early. No payoff. But in this case the ACT scores will trump a stale early SAT score.</p>

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<p>I agree with the other members, he’s fine and he shouldn’t send the SAT if it isn’t required.</p>

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<p>He only needs to do this if he is applying to schools that require/recommend Subject tests in addition to the ACT.</p>

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<p>Do schools ever see SATs taken by 9th graders? If he was just taking them to see what the tests are like, did he actually have his scores sent to colleges?</p>

<p>Sorry, this scenario is rather bizarre to me, but no, I don’t think his 9th grade scores on the SAT will sully his reputation with the colleges he’s planning on applying to.</p>

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<p>Tests taken during 9th grade are on the student’s SAT record:</p>

<p>[Test-Takers</a> in 8th Grade and Below](<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/sat-reasoning/register/special/8th-grade]Test-Takers”>The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board)</p>

<p>While he may not have had those scores sent to any schools when he took the test, some colleges (eg. S) require that all testing be self-reported and Score Reports sent.</p>

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<p>To see if one should take subject test, check the list in the link below:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.rtsd.org/cms/lib/PA01000218/Centricity/Domain/185/fall%202013%20schools%20that%20req%20or%20rec%20SAT%20Subject%20Tests.doc[/url]”>http://www.rtsd.org/cms/lib/PA01000218/Centricity/Domain/185/fall%202013%20schools%20that%20req%20or%20rec%20SAT%20Subject%20Tests.doc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>With an ACT score of 35, he is probably aiming at some tops schools that likely require/recommend SAT2.</p>

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<p>Yes, and I missed the OP’s member name :rolleyes:.</p>

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<p>Mom should change her member name and not put so much pressure on the kid.</p>

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<p>^ I don’t think changing the screen name help. ;)</p>