Harvard Hopeful

PerAspera
Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:33:20 +0000

Only one percent score 34 or higher on the ACT and even fewer Hispanics so I wouldn’t say it’s “not that difficult.” Students who take the ACT and/or SAT at 12 and 13 years old do so as part of gifted talent searches like Duke TIP, CTY or EPGY. Those students have the potential to score very high with some practice, but I would think all students benefit from practice.

My daughter waited until end of junior year and october of senior year to test. For my younger kids, I would move up the timetable and ask them to take it early in junior year as practice for the PSAT. But all kids are different and they may not be ready then.

Yolie3000, best of luck to your son on his SAT and acceptances in the spring!