Going back to the OP’s question, standardized test scores are not like sports in college accpetances – they aren’t tracking “recruits” at an early age, no matter how strong they are. Colleges will start looking at kids when they are old enough to apply, really not before (unless maybe they have a HUGE hook – Malia Obama or Emma Watson, for example). One of my kids had a 740 CR, 620 M, 640 Wr at the same age as your kid. We did not tell colleges about it. I figure it was good for a few things:
- It told me she was likely to be very high scoring when the standardized testing would count in high school. And she was. NMF, 2380 superscored SAT, 2 800 subject tests in widely varying areas, and a 35 ACT. She did study some (except for the ACT), but it was clear that she likely would have scores high enough for top schools. Of course, that is only one part of the application. But it was helpful information.
- It opened up some opportunities for programs for her. She went to Davidson THINK for a couple of summers. Never did CTY or NUMATS programs, but we looked at them, and she could have. She also got invited to participate in a CTY online forum called Cogito that was a godsend for her, meeting up with kids like her online from all over. I believe her THINK experience played well in her application, so indirectly the scores probably helped boost her final results – they were a stepping stone to an experience that then was impressive to colleges.
- I would say it gave her a needed confidence boost. She knew she was different from other kids her age, but she just labeled herself as “weird”. This gave her an idea that her differences were somewhat based on something good, not just being odd.
So I wouldn’t go telling schools, there isn’t any point. But this information does have some uses.