<p>I think everyone takes it the same day. </p>
<p>Do you tell your kids, that if they get a certain score for the SAT, there will be no retake?</p>
<p>I think some take it on the Wednesday, some on the Saturday. Ours is Saturday the 16th. I don’t think there are any other possible days. I won’t be insisting D retake the SAT, no matter what numbers she gets. She can look at her scores and the scores of the colleges she’s aiming for and make her own choice. But I will be reminding her that it’s easier to get good scores the first time around and be done!</p>
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<p>No. D is going into the SAT assuming that this one is a benchmark and “next time” she will simply be aiming to increase the score. </p>
<p>However, in my head, I consider 1400 (M + CR) the threshold for “one and done.” If she’s fortunate enough to achieve that, we’ll give her the option to stop.</p>
<p>D was close to the Commended cut-off as a sophomore so she is doing some tutoring. I learned with my older D it was just easier to have the tutor nag her than to do it myself 
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<p>I’m pretty sure the PSAT is only offered on the 13th and 16th, and I’m not sure why some schools opt for Saturday. Well, I assume it is so students don’t miss class time, so I guess a better question would be: why don’t all schools do it on Saturday? </p>
<p>Given her schedule lately, we postponed the SAT until November. Between SAT/PSAT tutoring and the reading specialist who is working with her to increase her verrrry slow reading speed and tennis and her obsession with getting her driver’s license before her 17th birthday next Monday and driving 50 miles round trip every day to her afternoon humanities program, her days (and mine) are very full to say the least. I’m looking forward to the end of all this extracurricular stuff (except the afternoon program) and getting to the <em>fun</em> part of the college search - researching and visiting schools.</p>
<p>Take it once and be done sounds good to me. My D can choose colleges to apply to based on that score.</p>
<p>We’re beginning the “fun” part this weekend! And I’m so pumped, as is D. I’m hoping it will give new meaning to the less fun part!</p>
<p>Hoping that January is a one and done for my son too. I am trying to talk him into a prep class for the 8 weeks before it.</p>
<p>Had a bit of drama today. His AP Calculus class was changed today (only 3 weeks before the end of the quarter) and he now has it first period instead of 5th and with an entirely different teacher! The school is trying to thin out the classes so that there are no more than 25 kids in any academic class. His history class changed periods but at least it is the same teacher. The next calculus test, for both classes is on the schedule for this Friday! Thank goodness, he told me that his new class will not have to take the test until Monday, giving him one extra school period to get used to the different teacher. I thought he would totally flip out about this but, I seem to be the only one whose cortisol level is going through the roof.</p>
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<p>I think we have a pretty realistic idea of what DD can acheive on each section. If she gets close to those scores, she will be one and done. That is the reason we suggested she take it in October. If she does well, she gains a lot of time to do other things this year. We also told her that it is not likely that she will do her best in each section during any one sitting, so be prepared to take it twice. I think I read somewhere that most, but not all, students go up about fifty points when they sit for the exam a second time. If just one section increases, you raise your superscore.</p>
<p>This is how I also feel. D will take the SAT in January. I wish she did not have to retake, but it depends on her score.
She’s definitely, not going to take it more than twice though.</p>
<p>D hasn’t even paid for the PSAT which will be tomorrow. She says it’s not too late. Welllll, I’ve decided not to stress out because she’s taken it twice and is no where near the NMF range. So, this will just be another practice. She’s convinced that the ACT is the way to go for her since she did well in her first sitting last year. So, I suppose I shouldn’t be too disappointed. I would be stressed if she were “close” to the cutoff but she isn’t.</p>
<p>Around what are the NM cutoffs…about? I am guessing 215? </p>
<p>Hoping my son will at least look at the PSAT booklet and do a couple of problems this weekend, since he is not taking the SAT.</p>
<p>The PSAT is given on the third Saturday in October and the preceding Wednesday. Many high schools have football etc. on Saturday so this would be an typical reason why schools often choose to have the test during the school week.</p>
<p>The PSAT cutoffs for NM vary from one state to another (significantly) and from year to year (a little). For the class of 2011, the cutoffs ranged from 223 in MA to 202 (WV, WY, and ND). For the latest list, see [thread=1007061]this thread[/thread].</p>
<p>Our district is paying for all Sophomores and Juniors to take the PSAT on the Wednesday. They did this a few years ago, then we paid last year, this year (even with budget cuts) the district has the money to pay again.</p>
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<p>This year, in my area at least, the PSAT will be administered on the second Saturday in October (10/9), and on the following Wednesday (10/13).</p>
<p>I noticed this am that the PSAT booklet that had been gathering dust on my kitchen counter has disappeared. Could it be that DS has taken it up to his lair? Feeling hopeful today.</p>
<p>hee, hee - After reading about PSAT on this thread, I just asked D2 if she would be taking PSAT at her new school. She said, “Yes, I think it’s next week.” It will be good to see how she does because she will be taking SAT in Nov.</p>
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<p>I think you have your first date wrong. Note that the SAT is being administered this Saturday, so you may have these mixed up the PSAT with the SAT.</p>
<p>See, for example, [this</a> College Board web page](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Test Dates and Deadlines | Spring 2024 Testing - SAT Suite of Assessments). There are no other allowable dates due to the fact that there are only two tests; giving a test a week ahead of another administration of an identical test would lead to all sorts of problems.</p>
<p>fignewton is correct. I was working in the HS guidance office this morning and picked up the PSAT booklet. it says very clearly that the 2 dates for 2010 are Wednesday, October 13 and Saturday, October 16. I assume there are two different versions of the test for the 2 dates, so for it to also be given on October 9 in some areas would require a 3rd version which seems unlikely.</p>
<p>fignewton is also correct about the various state-specific cutoffs for NMSF (post #1472). however, for Commended, the cut-off is national and is usually around 200. the National Merit Corporation identifies the top 50,000 scorers in the country. roughly 2/3 (34,000) are Commended and the remaining 16,000 are designated NMSF and are divided proportionally by state, depending on the population of high school seniors in each state.</p>
<p>oops, I was wrong. PSAT is next Wed at our school. AND D asked for $ to sign up. Wow, is that what happens when you ground yourself from helicoptering?</p>