<p>I believe they are mailed in mid-July. Some parts of the country (west coast) get them a little earlier and some a little later, according to the AP thread on here. I wouldn’t think you would need to have AP scores early for the coaches’ purposes. Shouldn’t they know from transcripts and other test scores if your student is in the ballpark for their school? On the other hand, if you or your student really want to know right away, then I would call. </p>
<p>We didn’t call last year, but I am thinking of doing it this year… We’re going on vacation soon, and I’m embarrassed to admit I have his AP number, the number to call, and his SS number stored on my phone!</p>
<p>arisamp, I suspect D1 will also have the same issue of which set of scores to send. Students self-report their best scores to date on the Common App. One of my concerns is how schools view a student who’s taken a lot of tests. D1 so far has two ACT sittings, one SAT I sitting, and three SAT II tests (with a retake of Math II). She may yet do another SAT II in the fall because I think it will improve her merit aid chances at some schools. Looking at just one set of these (either the ACTs or the SATs) seems reasonable, looking at all of them seems like a lot of testing. Not sure yet what is the best plan for each school.</p>
<p>Our family needs to set up a Google calendar. Life is getting too complex. :)</p>
<p>csdad, D1 is going to be visiting Rochester in early September. I really hope she likes it, because the parents are becoming enamored just from what we’re seeing online. In past years, parents talked about their regret when their child turned down schools because the parents had fallen in love with those schools. I now understand that feeling, because I’m becoming a fan of all of the schools on D1’s list. But as my grandmother said, you can’t dance at two weddings with one tuchis*.</p>
<p>Still no word from D1 on scores. She slept over at a friend’s house last night, and she and the friend both took SAT IIs at the same testing center, so she must know results are out. On the other hand, D1 was supposed to take a makeup final for her supplemental language class before she went out, and she didn’t do it, so the lack of contact might be a futile attempt to avoid more parental wrath. </p>
<p>lol about the “often a few days before.” I started calling on June 2. (I know…pitiful!).</p>
<p>D said, “Mom, you’ve gotta ease up on this stuff a little bit. It’s just not healthy. Just think about other things until July 1.”</p>
<p>I’m sorry to report that I’m not very good at thinking about other things. I just called again. That same recorded voice asking me to please call back on or after July 1. She’s gonna hear from me again, by Monday at least! :)</p>
I like that, keylime! I’m giving myself a promotion. No more of this Administrative Assistant stuff. I’m the manager now, and by fall/winter, I predict I’ll be bumped up to Executive Director of the Admissions and Scholarships Evaluation and Records Department (here at our house).</p>
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He likes seeing it laid out on an Outlook calendar. It is easy to amend if need be. He still finds it tough to create the calendar himself (we’ll work on that this year)[/] Boy, FIMathMom, I sure wish I could sit in on those outlook calendar classes you’ll be giving your son.</p>
<p>I need to learn how to use that. Right now, I print out a Word monthly calendar, and hand-write the stuff (I do have very small, legible printing). But it’s a pain to make changes, and I feel sorta like I’m carving hieroglyphics onto stone!</p>
Count on it! Especially since I think you, SDMom, will be on vacation. Just relax…float in the pool…and know that I, your comrade, am sitting by the phone, calling on a regular (and…ahem…) frequent basis. I will post here THE MINUTE I get scores.</p>
<p>My son is taking the ACT in the fall. With all the different study guides available, can I get some opinions on which seems to be the best? Thanks!</p>
<p>@SlitheyTove - I don’t think your D has an unreasonable number of tests at all. Our GD recommends each student to take 2 SAT1 and 2 ACT tests. And I have never heard about students being penalized for having too many SATII tests. And 3 SATII tests are by no means too many. </p>
<p>We visited UofR last April. All of us liked it. Having Eastman School of Music right there is a big plus for S. He is not looking at applying to Eastman, but would like to continue his music lessons. At least now he thinks he will, but depending on the workload in college it may not be feasible, however having this option is important for him.</p>
<p>…I was sure that my D would like Colgate more than U of R after visting both because we live in a rural area but it wasn’t the case. She liked the reasearch opportunities at U of R. In addition she received the Susan B. Anthony scholarship (which really is just a recruitment ploy by U of R that gives the student $ they would get in aid anyway). It will be a tough choice if it comes down to U of R & Geneseo. It may come down to if U of R can get the cost down some. The sticker cost between the two is about $37,000. I know U of R can’t get the price down to Geneseo’s but if they can get it down to half the difference we’d be thrilled.</p>
<p>Oh, yes, relaxmom, the group of people in the world who are LESS nutty than I…well, let’s just say you’re gonna need a really big venue for your annual convention!</p>
<p>My D is a strong advocate of the Princeton Review books. She’s used them for ACT, SAT, and AP Chem. She’s looked at Barrons, Petersons, and Kaplan, but (for her) Princeton Review was always the strong favorite.</p>
<p>Her ACT practice composite scores were 31, 32, 32, and then (on the actual test) 34. We’re big fans of Princeton Review.</p>
<p>Caveat…he does have to put in the time. She put in roughly 4 hours a week for 8-10 weeks before the ACT.</p>
<p>S2 is in consideration for merit aid that is simply GPA & ACT/SAT driven. From everything I understand you don’t have to reach the eligible score on both exams, simply reach one and send one.</p>
<p>I am usually on top of usernames, passwords, etc. S2 managed to skip the AP info past me (stinker). I didn’t know we could call to get scores! If he doesn’t have it (or can’t find it) I guess I’ll be waiting on the mail as originally planned.</p>
<p>momofsongbird, I think I might be excluded from that convention (or at least given a thorough evaluation before being allowed in.) I slept with my iPhone on Wednesday night so that if I woke up in the middle of the night I could check S’s SAT II scores without getting out of bed. I awoke, sans alarm, at 2:03 am, got his scores, and then went back to sleep!</p>