<p>and i cant figure out of this is a good or bad thing
sure i mean she’s only in 8th grade but the good start young.
too early for SAT prep? maybe</p>
<p>No idea what that means…</p>
<p>It’s like calling someone a juicebox.</p>
<p>^^ 8th grade SAT prep… That is just awful, you should be mildly ashamed.</p>
<p>she has ivy dreams and pretension runs in our household</p>
<p>SATs wont get you into ivies… And frankly if you can’t get a decent score on them without oodles of tutoring then really you dont belong there</p>
<p>just getting her used to the format no need to bring out the claws</p>
<p>^ Haha these are not the claws and one can get used to the format in 6 weeks, 6 months TOPS. Starting in 8th grade is frankly a waste of time and she is better off using her time to find or invested in what will be her hook so to speak</p>
<p>@TheYankInLondon
Really? The only ones who belong are the ones who are just naturally gifted? You’re saying the ones who actually work their way to a good score don’t belong? As far as I’m concerned, work ethic is much more important than God-given talents.</p>
<p>^Probably, but it’s also about keeping your priorities in perspective. I mean come on, she’s probably barely even a teenager</p>
<p>^^ Yes I do honestly believe that… I think that a kid that had to work his or her ass off to get say a 2350 is a less appropriate match for a place like Harvard than a kid that got it taking the test blind. After all work beats talent until talent works… The point being that elite places inspire people to fulfill their potential.</p>
<p>^Yeah that’s why I wish SATs were harder/impossible to study for (or, alternately, there was a rule against it). In my idealistic world, such schools would be for the intellectually brilliant. Hard-working grinds who are decently smart don’t belong.</p>
<p>But now such schools have no accurate means of differentiating the brilliant from the above-average, leading them to judge on more subjective–and, in my opinion, less meritocratic–concepts such as “personality” and “passion.”</p>
<p>Anyway, to get back to the thread’s question–if you want to get your sister used to it in 8th grade have her take it. Once. (Like through JHU: CTY or something. Or just a practice test in Barron’s.) Let that be the end of it. Give her one or two per year, until she starts studying junior year at the earliest. She will be very familiar by that time with the format. Trust me, that’s all you need to do at this point (if you really feel like doing something). She can drill the concepts in–what, four/five years? Chill.</p>
<p>when i asked if sat prep was too early it was simply just a generic question - i do not make her do sat prep. i’m wondering if this will be harmful to her in the long run, this being the process that is preparing for college admissions</p>
<p>^ You really should have made that clear. As up until you had mentioned that the subtext in your posts led me (and probably most who read it) to believe that you were intent on making her do SAT Prep in the 8th grade. As for whether it is harmful or not… I honestly think that it is, mostly because the time could be best spent pursuing other interests.</p>
<p>^^ I’m with you on personality especially as it is near impossible to truly gauge personality from a paper application. Passion on the other hand is both easier to judge from a paper app and perhaps more importantly - easier to see if the applicant has talent in the field in which he/she is passionate - if so then the applicant would definitely fall into then “until talent works” portion of the maxim I used in my previous post.</p>
<p>I’m more concerned about the fact that OP thinks that “tiger brother” has anything to do with SAT vocabulary… Sounds like someone needs to start studying.</p>
<p>^Realistically, rather than studying vocabulary, I would suggest that the OP encourage his sister to read more advanced books and challenge herself that way. That would help her with vocab and reading comprehension, without burning her out at an early age.</p>
<p>Have her enjoy 8th grade while it last. It’s the last year she can slack off.</p>
<p>Haha did you guys seriously enjoy eighth grade? Middle school is hell. All about rising to the top of the god damn social pyramid. More stressful than any stupid test.</p>
<p>Some people like studying because it means they can escape, and escaping is a hell of a lot less stressful than trying to convince some illogical thirteen year olds that they should like you because of your ~vibrant and unique personality~~</p>
<p>lol agreed, middle school was the worst. awkward stages for everybody and all the girls are **<strong><em>es, and its just so *</em></strong>ing awkward and dramatic.</p>
<p>^ The same claims are often made for high school.</p>
<p>What is “tiger brother”?</p>