<p>High schoolers must choose between SAT, championship game</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2005/11/26/super_bowl_or_synonyms/[/url]”>http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2005/11/26/super_bowl_or_synonyms/</a></p>
<p>A very unfair choice for student-athlete’s to have to make.</p>
<p>I agree. I also wish that the affected students were eligible to take the exam on Sunday. The CB should be more flexible.
Do students know in early November whether they may qualify for Superbowl?</p>
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<p>The College Board does have a policy for flexibility designed to deal with situations like this. Unfortunately, a lot of guidance counselors seem to be unfamiliar with it.</p>
<p>This sort of thing often comes up in conjunction with ARML, which almost always conflicts with the June SAT date. Since students often do not know if they will be selected for their regional ARML team until early May, they are eligible to make arrangements to take the test on an alternate date. Their guidance counselor must petition on their behalf and arrange for special proctoring. There is an additional fee.</p>
<p>There is a copy of the College Board’s policy for such situations posted on the ARML site. Many school guidance counselors were surpised to learn of this policy and only learned of it after their students who were chosen for the ARML team informed them of it.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.arml.com/Alternate%20Test%20Day%2005-06.pdf[/url]”>http://www.arml.com/Alternate%20Test%20Day%2005-06.pdf</a></p>
<p>I am not sure about Superbowl, but here in Oregon most football teams know in early Nov. wheter or not they have qualified for state playoffs. After that, the elimiantion process makes it difficult to dtermine in advance which teams will advance to the championship game.</p>
<p>All of the playoff games are played on Friday night, but the Champiionship game is played on a Sat. leading to the conflict for seniors and some jrs.</p>
<p>My son’s team had a game scheduled during each of the fall test dates for both the ACT and SAT. The state championship game was the morning of Nov. 5th (SAT). None of the players missed the game but many of their peers opted for the SAT (parental pressures) and were unable to support their friends and classmates. It is unfortunate that those in charge can’t schedule these events to eliminate these conflicts which affect both players and supporters. As a captain (and key player), my son didn’t miss any games and will be retaking his SAT & ACT in December which, hopefully, won’t adversely affect his college applications. With #2 son, we will try to get all the testing done sooner.</p>
<p>I hope the boys make the right choice for themselves and not let others sway them from what they believe is the right thing to do. </p>
<p>[Somewhat off-topic and somewhat self-absorbed-I have posted before that I awaken in cold sweats with my new nightmare (which has replaced the late for the final in the college class I forgot to drop and have never attended nightmare). The new one is likely to confront D on at least one weekend in February or March (maybe 2 or 3 :eek: ) when she is asked to choose between a District Title determining game (or even worse , a “one and done” State playoff game) and a chance at a much needed full-ride or full-tuition scholarship weekend. </p>
<p>She has worked her whole life to be in a position for both a state championship run and a merit scholarship and may not be able to do anything about the timing (although you gotta know we’re gonna try). </p>
<p>But life is about hard choices and I’m sure she’ll make the one that makes the most sense to her at the time, weighing all the factors. Same as these boys did, and it is not my place to be critical of their choice. Nor will it be my place to force my decision on her, however tempted I may be at the time.]</p>
<p>Somewhat related: son’s friend was invited to a lacrosse recruitment week-end at a Div 1 school earlier this fall. He went but left very early so he could come home and play his high school soccer game. Earlier this month he received and signed his letter of intent to play lacrosse for this Div 1 school.</p>
<p>I know the College Board lets kids who celebrate the Sabbath on Saturday to take the test on Sunday. Maybe they can also allow these football players to take on Sunday.</p>