<p>A lot of good advice. I thought about the inflation part, but I don’t think so, her sister had similar scores, a bit higher, and got a 620 first try in math and didn’t study her first time last year. With math, unlike some other subjects, you usually get the material or you don’t. I think essays, things like that are more subjective. She does get some 70’s in class but then will get a 90, so it’s like a roller coaster that will even out by the end of the semester to a B or low A. Certain concepts come easier than others.
My nephew got 640 studying for the SAT but canceled his Math II subject test because he knew he did badly and hadn’t studied which sounds like a previous posters son. It varies so much with different students. My daughter is well-rounded in many ways and I do hope schools see that. She never tested as well as she did in school, but won awards for writing, poems, things like that. With math, she was always (after algebra) needing a little more time and if she had to study for AP Bio or AP English, her grades suffered. I wish she only took 2 AP classes this year but GC thought she could handle it. (they don’t always know the best thing) Her ACT math wasn’t high either, but she didn’t study for that, it was a last minute decison to see how she would do since it was score choice.</p>
<p>I did emphasize she isn’t alone, a lot of students are “lopsided” to some degree and she doesn’t want to go into any math heavy majors for sure. I feel a little guilty being math-challenged to some degree myself (hubby was opposite) but you have to deal with what you have and a high math score doesn’t define who you are, but for those few months of angst in high school, they seem too for a while.</p>