<p>...then a kid walked in and the proctor assigned him the seat in front of me. He told me that he was almost eight. He was in elementary school at the same school that many of my friends had gone to.</p>
<p>What?</p>
<p>In my test centers, they usually keep the younger kids in a separate room.</p>
<p>His parents are probably really obsessed with getting him into a top school, so they’re having him take this as a practice exam</p>
<p>is this a ■■■■■?</p>
<p>I was the youngest in my room, so I suppose organizers separate old and young testers</p>
<p>I took the test when I was in seventh grade for the same program that he did.
I didn’t see the point then, for it didn’t affect how I did this year at all. I certainly don’t see the point of doing such around second grade. He also told me that this was his second time.</p>
<p>he couldnt even read the passages alone nor could he do such high level math why does he bother?</p>
<p>I actually did mean to make the focus about a seven year old taking the SAT. Because I thought that was a little bit ridiculous.</p>
<p>If you’ve got a kid who’s way out there, you need a test with a high ceiling, so you can tell if they’re actually learning anything from year to year. I know one kid who was SET-qualified by eight, and several more who likely would have been if they’d tested young. In some states, an almost eight-year-old is a normal third grader, or a once-skipped fourth grader.</p>
<p>I had to elementary kids at my test center. I thought it was pretty cool.</p>