When to take the SAT??

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Soo, I took a boot camp this summer and I'm scoring in the 2200s range. I hope to take more practice tests and get above 2300! </p>

<p>But I don't know when I should take the SAT. I can't take it in November because of an SAT II, and January is out of the question for me(don't want to study for months and months).
This leaves of with October and December only. </p>

<p>I heard that its hard to score high on the October test because that's when all the smart kids take it. Is this true? </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>On a Saturday (or on a Sunday for religious purposes).</p>

<p>All SATs are the same difficultly. No test date is harder than the other. Take it in October.</p>

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<p>^
The OP is referring to the curve being harsher in October because of better test-takers compared to other months. </p>

<p>I don’t think it really makes much of a difference, though. Why would “all the smart kids” take it at the same time? If they were really smart they’d space themselves out more and give themselves as much time to study as possible.</p>

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<p>Do you know if it has anything to do with percentiles and curves?? That’s what I heard.
So do you guys recommend that I take it in October if I just want to get it over with and focus on school?</p>

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<p>It’s scored on a curve, if that’s what you mean. But I don’t know if the curve is any worse in October compared to other months. I sort of doubt it. If it were, then no one would be taking the test in October anymore, thus making the curve good again. It would fluctuate constantly.</p>

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<p>Ok, thanks :)</p>

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<p>I remember reading a thread about how the deviation between test dates was like a point for the entire test.</p>

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<p>If your a junior I’d say December because you can take PSAT in October for NMSQT and get your scores back for a final review. If your a senior October.</p>

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<p>It’s graded on a curve. If a test is actually harder, the curve will allow you to miss more questions. The test date won’t have any significant effect on your score.</p>

<p>You’d want to take the test date that works best with your schedule. If you play a sport during the fall, you might not want to take the test in the fall; if you have a lot of free time during the summer, you might want to take it before the school year; etc.</p>