Any advantage to taking early SATs?

dragonfly12
Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:37:14 +0000

Thank you to all for the replies…I guess I was thinking more in terms of having a score in hand already. I’m not sure that the summer would be a better time for her to take a prep class as her sport is a fall one and the summer is already crazy with her club team activities and practices as well as all the “optional” training and leagues for her school team, plus trying to fit some hours in at her summer job.

I know that taking a prep course in the fall would be out of the question which would leave all the SAT taking and prep to the spring and many juniors in her sport have already verbally committed at this point. I was thinking that at some of the more academic schools the SAT would be more important to have but perhaps that is required at all schools before a verbal committment. I don’t really know the process and perhaps as some have suggested it is sport specific.

I also didn’t realize that some schools may require you to report ALL scores…so that info is helpful to know and I can see why that might be a downside to taking the SAT as a soph!

Thanks again and if anyone has other input it would be much appreciated!