<p>Aah. Our district is kind of a mixed bag. Our GC is a big proponent of the ACT so our recommended schedule for top students is like this , freshman take PSAT, sophomores take PLAN, juniors PSAT. From your percentiles one then "decides" to take either the SAT or ACT (the PLAN is the preparatory ACT). Of course at the highest levels this scheme is no real help as D scored approximately the same percentile on both the PLAN and PSAT (and has scored the same percentile on the SAT and ACT). We are still searching for that technical advantage or anomalous result that will catapult her to wide fame and certain riches but ...time is running out.:eek: (Just kidding, folks. As a proud but realistic parent who is wise to the ways of our society and how it treats it's young women, I'm sure her fame will come later and follow the newly traditional path from which most young women's fame has come. Scuzzball boyfriend with a videocamera.)</p>
<p>My son first took SAT in the 6th grade, as part of the Midwest Talent Search. He took it again in the 8th grade for the same purpose. The next and last time he took it was in the 11th grade, which is the same and only year he took the PSAT. He also took the ACT at end of 11th grade, and SAT II's in the 12th grade. This was plenty of testing experience (but you can add several AP tests to this list). He pretty much maxxed out on the scores on all of these tests.</p>
<p>My daughter did SAT I for the first time in, I believe, the 7th grade, again in connection with the Midwest Talent Search. She took it next in the 11th grade, when she also took the PSAT. This was about all the testing she was interested in doing, but she did also take the ACT at end of 11th grade and SAT II in 12th grade. She declined to take any AP tests, though she did take several AP courses (which did not require completion of the AP test itself). She did fine on the tests and got into the college of her choice.</p>
<p>Our school has all sophomores take the PSAT, at no expense to the student. My D took it freshman year also.</p>
<p>My kids' IB magnet program recommends starting to take it freshman year. My D's sophomore score would have qualified her for NM if it counted. She did even better when it did count for junior year.</p>
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<p>Curmudgeon,
THAT'S FUNNY!! No, wait, I have a daughter too..That's not funny! I'm proud, but still in denial.</p>
<p>To me, there seems to be a need to balance potential improvement with potential burn-out where testing is concerned. Our kids had to take the PSAT in 10th and 11th, then SAT and ACT at least once. Both of the kids who have graduated now took the SAT twice and the ACT once. They took three SAT II's and 3 AP tests (their school does not offer AP classes.) Son 2 will probably do all of the above except not taking SAT II's and APs, as he is not focusing on the tier the others did. So much of the cost/benefit depends on the motivation level of the student in question. At some point, most just say no to testing, and I think it is wise to listen to the kid.</p>
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<p>Mini, that is amazing!</p>