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<p>um yeah, that is my fear. What time are they released? (not that I plan on calling, but it would be nice to know just to know, you know?)</p>
<p>My parents don’t even know how to check standardized test scores.</p>
<p>kathiep, when I took D1 to see Pitt last year we got a room at the Holiday Inn on campus. I got a good rate through Hotwire. I don’t think there are a ton of hotels in the Oakland (or whatever) neighborhood where Pitt is located, so the odds of getting the Holiday Inn when bidding on Hotwire are good.</p>
<p>Fogfog, you are right about OUR (parental) homework on starting the FAFSA/Profile stuff.</p>
<p>D is spending July working on her apps/essays, and I’m planning to dig into the financial stuff then, too.</p>
<p>Yuck! Not looking forward to this part of the process.</p>
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But at our house we’ve had the experience of calling for the score early and getting a 1]SERIOUSLY? Oh, my gosh, am I glad I read that here. I would’ve had a heart attack. Do you mean there’s a period during which you no longer get the “Scores Are Not Available” message, but true scores are not yet in, and during that time they report the score as a 1??? That’s bizarre!</p>
<p>^ No, his/her son/daughter received a 1.</p>
<p>^Oh…ouch!</p>
<p>Kinda relieved to hear the FAFSA and Profile stuff can’t really be put together until after Jan 1, but I still think I have some self-educating to do. My situation is a bit complex – self-employed. Not as straightforward, I’m guessing.</p>
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<p>LOL, yes, students do fail APs. I just looked up the statistics on that particular exam, and on that exam, in my state, just under a third of the test-takers that year got a one and just under half of the test-takers got a one or a two.</p>
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<p>we are in the same boat–self employed
so we pay both sides of ss, pay 100% of health insurance premiums and costs, etc</p>
<p>Have you done any research into the FAFSA etc–
We were looking at these forms to get familiar with them last fall–and we were unclear about what goes on what line–and so took the forms to our acct–who felt we must be doing something wrong because the EFT seemed wrong–way too high…</p>
<p>I know there is an error in the FAFSA - however the blanks/cells to be filled–are somewhat ambiguous…</p>
<p>I once read that it’s better to fill out PROFILE first, because the entries can then be auto-uploaded into the FAFSA form. Not sure if this is still the case.</p>
<p>Also, if there are any major expenses coming up (like a new computer for your kid, property taxes,etc.), better to pay for them early and drive down your checking/savings account balances so that you can give lower numbers on the forms.</p>
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<p>Most schools need either SAT or ACT test scores. Even the schools that ask to send all scores are asking for either all SAT or all ACT scores, you don’t have to send your S’s ‘bad’ ACT score at all. You can ask the school for the student copy of the transcript in the fall to see if test scores are listed there. It’s a good idea to review the transcript before it goes to colleges in any case. My S had to ask for his transcript his Jr. year for one of the summer programs and noticed that a health class that he took last summer at the CC was counted as a ‘summer school’ class. As such he got 2 GPA points for the A that he received in that class.</p>
<p>^Thanks keylime. I’ll will prob call and ask the schools, but was posting here so thought I’d ask. I saw on one of the apps where you are supposed to write the dates that you took the SAT/ACT. I don’t know if not writing one down is ‘lying by omission’. I’m sure I’m over thinking it.</p>
<p>We saw his transcript a year ago and noticed an error, not big, but error none the less. At that point we were looking for different things so it is a good reminder to ask for a copy of his transcript to review.</p>
<p>Speaking of transcripts…it is a GREAT idea to get a copy of your child’s transcript the first week of school (or during summer if GC’s are around). If you find an error you will have time to correct it before your early applications have to be mailed. If your child is 18, they may not give it to you without the child’s permission so he/she will have to accompany you.</p>
<p>I am picking up a copy this summer just in case we lose more students and S’s rank will be affected. S goes to a private Catholic school and as a result of the economy we lost about 40 kids last year and they are expecting about the same # to disappear this year. With less than 200 kids in his class I want him ranked against his end of junior year peers versus 40 less kids at the start of senior year. And as luck would have it, last year the kids who left were all a lower rank than him. Why can’t those really smart ones leave? :p</p>
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<p>wow–I guess if on the Common App it does ask for the dates for testing and scores…
so leaving out dates of testing would be lying by omission…
interesting…</p>
<p>I wonder how many kids do enter dates there and then cherry pick the scores…</p>
<p>What about SAT2s…
If a kid takes 3 and only needs to submit 2–can only two from that date be sent?</p>
<p>VATech’s app is written this way as well. As I said, I am probably over thinking it. The ACT score wasn’t THAT bad, he just tanked in one area (reading), so if you don’t have to show it, I’d rather not. His other sub-scores were comparable to his original SAT I guess.<br>
I’ll call the schools when the time comes and ask what they want. He can’t be the ONLY student that had a blib in one section! :)</p>
<p>If colleges are asking for either ACT or SAT score, IMHO it’s not ‘lying by omission’, if you send only one of them.</p>
<p>What if you are applying to one of the colleges that do not require test scores and you would prefer not to send yours? I think it’s totally legit to cherry pick what scores you include on the common app.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine that a school would feel it’s lying by omission to give only your SAT or your ACT scores. As keylimepie wrote, schools say that they want one or the other, but there’s nothing saying that you HAVE to send in every single test score. </p>
<p>The Common App asks for test dates, past and future, and for best scores. In essence, it’s having the student superscore their tests, but showing all of your test dates. Which is pretty much what most (many?) colleges ask for. Send in all of your test dates, and the school will superscore for you. If all of the schools on your/your kid’s list follow this philosophy, then there’s no reason not to put all test dates on the Common App. But what to do if some schools allow you to exercise Score Choice? Or if the student needs to provide SAT IIs, or had excellent SAT IIs and ACT but a low SAT I?</p>
<p>Interesting. I found this on the common app site:</p>
<p>** Data Suppression **
Some member institutions have elected to not receive certain data elements from your Common Application. Data elements that may be suppressed by an institution are: </p>
<p>Self-Reported ACT/SAT Scores
Self-Reported AP/IB Test Scores
Self-Reported TOEFL/IELTS/MELAB Test Scores
Social Security Number
Disciplinary Questions
If an institution has chosen to suppress a particular piece of data, it will not display on the final printed PDF for that institution (final print preview is available just prior to submission).</p>
<p>Penn is one of the schools that requires the entire testing history of all tests:</p>
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<p>[Penn</a> Admissions: Required Tests](<a href=“http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/applying/testing.php]Penn”>http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/applying/testing.php)</p>
<p>I respect them for their position.</p>