<p>Ugh. I am nervously trying not to show my daughter how nervous I am about her getting her results from the new SAT tomorrow. And not doing too good a job of it I might add. :) She's already signed up for the May test and will do the ACT in the fall but still, this waiting is killing me.</p>
<p>ooooh. I have a feeling she will do better than you expected. Fingers crossed!</p>
<p>btw. We have decided to go the consultant route. FYI: $2600 for full service, $1200 for 'abridged' service. Since S has no GC, hiring one makes good sense.</p>
<p>oh, carolyn - I'm right there with you. I'm really nervous for her, since the other forum seems to be saying that the curve might be tough. That makes sense, since I'm guessing more serious students might take it in March. I'm so worried for her. And how to cross that line between "you did great" and "don't worry - you can take it again in October" (meaning of course, great, but not that great).</p>
<p>Oh let us know how your kiddos do. For those of us who have kiddos taking the test in May this will be of interest. I would be interested in seeing how your kids' PSAT scores compared to the new SAT. It might help us gain some perspective on the new test...since the PSAT did not change...</p>
<p>Carolyn-</p>
<p>I remember those days!! Best wished for a fabulous score!</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone else was in "anticipation mode" - glad I'm not the only one! D will leave for school before scores are released, but she will check later in the day during her office aide period. Question: do I look up the scores before she's had a chance to check them?</p>
<p>Okay, I know what I'm going to do, but what is ethical?</p>
<p>I am in serious anticipation mode, but not sure S remembers that scores come out tomorrow. My next task is to encourage him to at least take a look at the review books for his May SAT IIs.</p>
<p>First full disclosure, I'm a student, not a parent. But I have to tell you, fireflyscout, that I am having a hard time with your posting. I can't believe (or maybe I can believe all too well) that a parent would enter his CHILD'S account to find out the scores unless the student expressly asked the parent to do this. Isn't this really a form of computer hacking? And let's try "if the shoe were on the other foot," or the golden rule, or whatever you call it in your house. How would you feel if your son or daughter violated your privacy and entered into your online accounts, or mail, or desk, or whatever?</p>
<p>Your posting brought up again my general ambivalence towards cc and why I am an infrequent poster. On the one hand you can get some great advice and insights on cc, but cc also provides a forum for crazed students and even sadder, crazed parents to become even more obsessed! </p>
<p>It is your child's score and ultimately it is your child's life. I think it might be time for some healthy parental neglect on your part.</p>
<p>i'm a student too... i can't wait tho... i told my parents to log on and call me in school... ugh i don't want to wait until 8!</p>
<p>Good luck you guys! Glad we are done (except for SATII for French placement, darn it!)</p>
<p>This is not "crazed" parents, it's dedicated parents. Carolyn, it would really blast my sense of what I can compute if you were "crazed". Good luck with the scores and do what you have to do.</p>
<p>Coldcomfort, I appreciate your viewpoint. I do remember when I did not want my parents to know everything in my life. But to clarify a few things:</p>
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<li> I don't think it's hacking when she has her College Board password stored on my computer.</li>
<li> D is not secretive about grades, scores, etc. She also knows that our school district posts progress reports and report cards to parent accounts.</li>
<li> I have asked D what she wants me to do about looking up her scores.</li>
<li> D knows my passwords, including my ATM password.</li>
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<p>I suppose from reading just a few posts, one could be determined to be "crazed". I do have a life outside of these message boards - job, volunteer activities, church, vacations, etc. which is not evident to a reader of my postings. Since the purpose of these message boards is limited in focus, so are my postings. From what I can tell, you have only posted about the SAT. Should I assume that all you do is prepare for and take the SAT?</p>
<p>Cheers, Gosh, that's a bargain for college consulting. Is this someone down under or up in the US?</p>
<p>I don't think I'm particularly crazed - just nervous for my daughter. What we both are hoping for is that her writing and reading scores will fall close to her PSATs so she can concentrate on math for the May test and be done with testing once and for all. D. isn't looking for near-perfect scores, just scores within a realistic range for the schools she's looking at but still, the unknown quantity of the new test is a bit nerve-wracking. </p>
<p>By the way, I did ask her if she wanted me to check for her while she was at school so she could call and find out at lunch, but she said she'd rather delay hearing the results as long as possible. In fact, she said that maybe she'd just wait for the written report. So, I may be crazed yet. :)</p>
<p>And Firefly, you are one of the least crazed people I know so no need to defend yourself. :)</p>
<p>US. Someone I knew by reputation and recommended several times to miraculous effect.</p>
<p>I was surprised too. I thought it was $5k.</p>
<p>If you don't mind my asking (and send me a PM if you prefer) what does the full package include?</p>
<p>Carolyn -</p>
<p>Your D hasn't even seen the score yet and she's already signed up for a retake in May? Wow.</p>
<p>ColdComfort, we had the opposite problem at our house. Our D wanted us and her GC to read SATs and acceptances and call her, while Mom wanted to hold everything so that D could open it herself. Mom thought that this was something that D had worked for and it was a personal matter, while D wanted the information as quickly as possible.</p>
<p>carolyn~</p>
<p>I so remember what it was like waiting for our first round of scores a year ago! Quite nervewracking!! I hope your D's score is all that you both could hope for, but having a couple of cracks at it takes away a bit of the stress. GOOD LUCK!! ~berurah</p>
<p>Coureur, She had no choice. She doesn't want to retake it in June because the test date falls on the saturday after a week of finals and she knows she will be exhausted. And, because they have delayed the release of test scores longer than usual for the first go-round on the new SAT, the deadline for signing up for the May test was well before when the March scores would be released. Ideally, she'd like to be done with testing before senior year so she's thinking of the OCtober test date as an absolute fall back. So, yes, she's signed up for May without seeing her scores. I figure she can always just cancel the test if she somehow does amazingly well on the March test.</p>