Thank you all.
@Mwfan1921
Spacing all of his tests out (SAT, Finals, ACT, AP) is definitely something we have been considering. That is one of the reasons he took the Nov SAT. His 1st semester finals will be starting 17 days after the Dec SAT.
He didn’t take a prep class or have a tutor. He did take quite a few timed practice tests. He doesn’t have any time management issues. Normally his mistakes on the math sections is that he doesn’t answer the correct question. Not sure what happened this time. One of the problems with a limited feedback test.
I understand and hate the idea that chasing merit may require more testing.
@Darcy123
If my DS waited for the results of his ACT, the June SAT would also be the next available.
@compmom
Yes this is stressful. He is only an Junior so not applying anywhere yet. Our state flagship will be a safety for him. About half of his school gets accepted each year. He is well within the top 10% of his class.
The State Flagship plus being a full pay family makes the college list generation process more difficult. Our flagship is a top 20 public (top 50 national U). It would cost $25k/year. Anything above that will be at least $40k/year more before merit. To get merit at any of the more competitive schools will require top test scores as part of his application. If his goal was the flagship, he could stop testing now. He wants to try for more options.
He decided to take the Dec SAT.