@MathLeague Thanks! I hope you make it too! Good luck everybody!
Wow, you guys seem like true prep-school kids haha 
No offense, just that I go to a regular public school, we don’t take AP’s until Junior year, only done physics so far, and haven’t even done bio or chem 
I think these were my scores after subtracting 1-2 mistakes each I probably wasn’t aware of lol :
Easy Math - ~48/50
Science - ~68/75
Challenge - ~12/15
Compared to you guys, I probably shouldn’t even try haha
But I’m hoping for the best, based on pages 1-120 of this thread high scorers don’t always get in while lower scorers do based on conditions (i.e. not taking certain courses, being a URM, etc.)
What grade are you in @AssassinKhajit
9th (freshman)
Btw I meant taking certain courses can help you, not “not taking certain courses”
@AssassinKhajit I think you have a pretty good chance in making it in.
@MathLeague Let’s all hope for the best haha
[[ I tried asking on a different thread with no luck - hoping this one is more active]]
Hi all,
I was wondering if someone could help me understand how high school freshman are qualified to take the entrance exam for CSH.
My son will be a 9th grader this September and would like to apply for the program in February 2016. The entrance test is given in March / April of next year. By then, he will have completed Algebra and Earth Science (8th grade) and part of Geometry and Bio (as a 9th grader).
But how has anyone in 9th grade completed the science classes necessary (bio, chem, physics) and additional math topics (geometry, trig) to do well on the test??
Is it a different test depending on your grade level? Is it curved based on grade level? Is there someway he can prepare for these gaps in content?? A review book?? AMC questions?? SAT math questions??
Thanks
^^ Have you read through the pages of this thread? Most of your questions are answered in it but in a nutshell:
No, there is not a separate test but it has been stated that freshman are graded on a curve. I, personally, have never seen or heard anything to support this assertion.
If your son is strong in math and can familiarize himself with the basic concepts in physics and chemistry that are specifically mentioned in this thread he will have a decent shot at getting in. Most kids, however, do not get in as freshman.
It is a decent program, especially for the cost (free), but it is not the be-all end-all that will get your kids into schools like Columbia. He should only do this because he loves science and math and will enjoy learning more in these fields to the detrimanrt of having to sacrifice a good portions of his Saturdays.
Can someone chance me?
My grades consist of A’s except for a B in AP Chem 
I’m a sophomore
I go to regular public school
Captain and Founder of the chess team
Captain of the varsity robotics team
expected scores:
easy math: 50/50
science: 65/75
hard math: 15/15
@ajr0415 your good
I’m a little nervous, I expect somewhere between…
Easy Math:47-49
Challenge math:10-11
Science:Somewhere in the 40’s
I should’ve studied physics and chem. What are my chances?
P.S. I am a freshman
@IequalSmart I don’t know about you, I’m also a freshman and heard that Freshmans does not get curved that much but still, you gave a decent shot at this.
@MathLeague Yeah last year I had a 40ish in science and the same math scores but didn’t get in as a freshman
To clarify, same math scores I got this year
@MathLeague I believe it’s just used as a tiebreaker between sophomores and juniors.
@AssassinKhajit that’s what I heard too
That’s why not that many Freshmans get into the program.
I’m a freshman and I want to know my chances of getting in.
Easy math - 44
Science- around a 63
Hard math- around a 10
Wait what? @ajr0415 You got a perfect math score as a freshman and you still didn’t get in?
Wow this just made me panic more than before lol.
@LizzieSamuels Yeah but other people with lower score got in. It was weird. Does anyone know when the decisions come out?