<p>My son said that he felt good about the ACT except that he didn’t pace himself well during the critical reading part and had to rush at the end. His SAT tutor guy told him a good tip (if he takes it again) - that there are 4 reading passages, one fiction, one non fict, one social science and one natural science (if I’m remembering right), any way, he said to skip the one you are weakest in, in my son’s case the fiction/prose, and don’t spend time on it, spend time on the ones you are most likely to get the points on, then go back and rush if you have to on that one. Don’t know if it would have made a difference, but maybe he can employ it next time.</p>
<p>Anyone know how long it takes to get the scores back? Another worrying wait period;)</p>
<p>BUT, my 2nd son got an A in Cost Accounting - what he NEEDED to get into the MPA program that he will apply to this spring so YIPPPEEEEE!!!</p>
<p>Somehow, I just haven’t felt very Christmasy yet ;)</p>
<p>Hey, I just got a new piece of college-related spam e-mail from a college we’ve never heard from before, so maybe he did OK on the PSAT. His counselor said she doesn’t know access code or scores and hasn’t even SEEN the paperwork.</p>
<p>BTW, if there are parents wtih younger kids out there, here’s a tip: Create a separate e-mail account for college spam. For some reason, ds put both of our addresses down, so he gets a bunch of junk, and I do, too!</p>
<p>ditto youdon’tsay, the separate college acct is a godsend. I set up a neutral named gmail accout for D before the first opportunity she had to give colleges her info (I think a college fair) and I have the pw to that account also. College mail, collegeboard, etc all go to that account and since it is gmail it has tons of disk space and good searching.</p>
<p>ag54- the scores are available starting 12/29. Never having taken it before, I don’t know how slowly the dribble in after this date. Hope to have them (minus the essay subscore) by Jan 6 which I think is the deadline for Feb registration. SAT scores from Dec 12/23 I think. Just call me a walking mental college planning calendar </p>
<p>Wow, jackief, you are good! I will defer to the walking calendar when there are too many dates for me to remember. Off the top of your head, do you know the deadline to register for the Jan 24 SAT? Thanks. I have deadlines for ACTs but not SATs.</p>
<p>ag54, Congrats to your son! You must be happy, proud and relieved.</p>
<p>ag54, congrats to your college son getting an “A” in cost accounting! I took that course, oh, about 30 years ago. It’s SO different from everything else an accounting major has to take.</p>
<p>How’s your injured son today?</p>
<p>Maybe when all your chicks are back in the nest you can get in the Christmas spirit :)</p>
<p>Bengal, off the top of my head I do know that the reg deadline for Jan SAT is before the ACT results come back. So before Dec 29. I used to know the exact date, but since D decided against registering, it slipped out of my mind to make room for other worthless crap.</p>
<p>Thanks, jackie! Lol. Isn’t it great to be able to prioritize all that worthless crap? :D</p>
<p>I guess I will sign up S even though we won’t have ACT scores, since he seems of the mind right now to take all the standardized tests he can . We’ll see how long that lasts… probably just through the January SAT, I’m thinking. :)</p>
<p>After browbeating D’s GC, D got her PSAT scores today. She is not happy; particularly in Math where she was getting perfect scores on her practice tests. However, she did improve somewhat in CR and W. I am still hopeful for the SATs.</p>
<p>Got S2’s today, too. He transposed his answer on one SPR in math and that may make the difference. Our state has an extremely high cutoff. At least he is positioned well to put up a great SAT score.</p>
<p>HighlandMom, Thanks for asking, he is doing much better, still doesn’t have full range of motion in his elbow, but he quit wearing the sling. I knew he’d get over the sling thing;)</p>
<p>Yes, we are so relieved with that A!! You think that after they are off in the college of their choice, you can quit worrying. Nope, sorry, it’s just begun!! There is always some program they are trying to get into where they NEED an A, etc. </p>
<p>I’m hoping that when I have them all home, and the school pressure’s off that I will be infused by the Christmas spirit! I did get the tree up yesterday, but only because I knew my 2nd son would give me grief if he got home and it wasn’t up :)</p>
<p>So, now the wait for the 29th of December - uggh!</p>
<p>Queensmom- the same thing happened to my D. On practice Psats, she got a 213 while watching TV and a 221 doing it in her room. On the real deal she got a 206 8pts short of the cutoff for IL last year. She was very dissapointed. Hopefully the ACT practice test given by a review company at her school will be closer to the real test she took on Sat!</p>
<p>spring162 - my D was all over the place with her practice PSAT scores too - and her actual score ended up being sort of in the middle of the scores. I think it’s because the curve is so tough on the PSAT, that just one extra wrong answer makes such a big difference. Sorry that your D’s real test ended up being her worst.</p>
<p>D is so depressed. Her friends got their rejections from EA/ED today. Only one boy she knows got into his school of choice. Everyone else was deferred or denied. We had a nice little talk about “loving your safety”.</p>
<p>Queen’s Mom - D sort of felt that way last year. Her friends weren’t deferred across the board, but enough of the tippy top students had been deferred, and even rejected, that she got very nervous. I wouldn’t say she got depressed - just scared. This year, her friends have had quite a bit of success, so she doesn’t quite know what to think anymore. The “loving your safety” conversation is sooo important! We’ve had the discussion, just haven’t found the a safety she loves yet.</p>
<p>I think seeing the rejections/deferrals of their senior friends is a wakeup call to Juniors.</p>
<p>Some years ago the kid they called “Captain America” cause he was so outstanding in everything got rejected from whichever HYP he had applied to. It was shocking but a reminder of how random the admissions process is for the top 1% of kids.</p>
<p>My D isn’t close with that many seniors this year, not close enough to discuss college plans. Last year she had a couple senior friends on the ski team near the top of the class and was more tuned in during the bus ride discussions. They do have a bulletin board at school where kids post some replies from colleges, both accept and deny. It would be interesting to see what has shown up on the board after break. The college office also does announce ED acceptances sometime soon. (not EA, just the places the kids are bound to attend, although I’m sure if there were an issue with some family they could ask to not be included)</p>
<p>She knows of one Jr who is already having meetings with the college counselor. She says this girl’s parents are overbearing We are waiting until the scores come back, then might do something before the rush when the attention officially shifts over to the Jrs with the first planning night in Feb.</p>
<p>My daughter has no clue what she wants to major in, what she’s interested in, what she wants to do after college, etc. Her college requirements so far: cold weather and an even gender split (no predominantly girl schools). I’m not used to this, her brother knew exactly what he wanted and his college search was a snap. Anyone else totally at sea? How do I help her focus?</p>
<p>I have a friend who has a junior at Berkeley who wonders the same thing. Some people just take longer. My only advice would be to pick a school that would allow her to change majors – a lot if necessary.</p>
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Off the top of your head, do you know the deadline to register for the Jan 24 SAT? Thanks. I have deadlines for ACTs but not SATs.</p>
8pts short of the cutoff for IL last year. She was very dissapointed. Hopefully the ACT practice test given by a review company at her school will be closer to the real test she took on Sat!</p>