<p>My daughter will take each test twice unless she gets a perfect score. Many people that I know take the test 3x, but I don’t think that will be necessary ( I hope!).</p>
<p>DD would be done with a 2200 or 33. She would concentrate on ECs and academics.</p>
<p>If the DD scored 2200 or 33; admissions applications would be much more defined. Mom & Dad would be breathing a huge sigh of relief. The DD would just need to decide which schools coaches she’d be contacting for overnight visits, merit aid offers, chances for a Likely Letter etc.</p>
<p>Since those scores will likely not occur in round 1 of testing, the slow torture process of the college application & matriculation will continue to wear us down to the proverbial bone.</p>
<p>Hmmmm… 2200 SAT / 33 ACT. If this was the first sitting and the kid was striving for merit scholarships I would encourage the student to sit again. Nothing to lose and everything to gain in merit $'s</p>
<p>D1 took the SAT 3 times, raised her score each time. ACT once. Our experience for the top merit scholarships the higher the scores opens those doors.</p>
<p>Hi all! I’m enjoying the discussion on testing. I think D will do some prep over the summer for the PSAT and sat and probably take sat this fall. ACT will be next - either nov/ December or early in 2014. She typically scores high on the pre-tests for these so I think we will wait to see her scores on the real tests and then pursue one for a retest but all of that will be mostly up to her. I imagine she will take one of them twice unless she knocks it out of the park.</p>
<p>Spring has really sprung here and we are enjoying the lovely weather and counting down the last few weeks of school. </p>
<p>Oh, and she got the summer job at the ice cream shop!</p>
<p>On the 2200/33 question she would probably retake one, maybe both, because we are definitely looking for merit and I think she may be able to go a bit higher on a retake but we shall see.</p>
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<p>No chance. Unless they were dead set on getting into HYPSM? those scores put them securely in the top 25% of practically every other school.</p>
<p>I don’t know anyone who’s taken the SAT’s here in the Midwest, in quite some time - and I know plenty of kids that were “one and done” with a 27 on the ACT. Our DD was low 30’s and she was accepted to UMICH, BROWN and URICH (she didn’t pick any of these :rolleyes: ).</p>
<p>My goal for DS '15 is to hit 30 on the ACT. That would be the “break water” for me. On or above is good enough and time to focus on rounding out the App.</p>
<p>Unless you really washed out? They say scores don’t increase much if any with multiple sittings. But if you’re reaching for the stars? go for it.</p>
<p>My older daughter’s ACT went up 4 points the second time she took the test. My younger one is a different type of kid and I am truly hoping that with a little tutoring she will hit the jackpot and only have to take it once, but she will take it twice if necessary. The same goes for the SAT. She is also going for merit but thankfully likes our state schools just in case. She is not applying to any IVY because she is already " wrapped too tightly" and I think that being at an IVY would create too much stress for her ( I realize it’s a crapshoot). There are plenty of schools a notch or two or even three that are below IVY and give great merit aid. This is why we are casting a very wide net. My daughter needs a school that is affordable to us, that has at least some kids that are not partiers ( she can find a group like this anywhere), and that meets her academic needs in terms of classes and kids. I am grateful that we have a few state schools that match this criteria just in case. Basically she needs to be with her academic peers at a school that is somewhat laid back and affordable. She also wants some school spirit, but it does not necessarily have to be football. Please forgive me if I keep repeating myself in these posts- it’s been a long week!! I really love these discussions. Suzy- congratulations to your daughter!</p>
<p>^way to beat the average! 
She must’ve had a tough initial effort?</p>
<p>I remember reading last year; of the kids that improved their ACT’s on multiple sittings (most do not), the average improvement was only a point (+1)</p>
<p>The average increase in ACT score after round 1 is only a point? Wow- I guess she did beat the odds- who knew lol? I guess it’s more common for SAT scores to rise? Either way I am going to have her take each test twice and we will see what happens.</p>
<p>AP chemistry next Monday. :eek: </p>
<p>Are your kids ready for their APs? Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>maxwell, my D is NOT ready for APUSH. She has barely cracked the study guide that I picked up for her, and they have been behind all year because the teacher was out a lot. AP Chem is in 3 days??? (Or do you mean the following Wed?) APUSH is on the 15th. Good luck all!</p>
<p>S has the AP World History test on the 16th. Suzy, he hasn’t studied yet either. He has just been too busy, so he will start studying next week!!
I believe all of the AP tests are on the same dates nationwide, and yes, AP Chem is scheduled for Monday the 6th. Good luck to the AP test takers!!</p>
<p>My d’s APUSH class teacher offers review sessions at 6:30 AM in the mornings. That’s a test to see if you’re really serious about this. :)</p>
<p>Found this online. Should be helpful.</p>
<p>[Frequently</a> Asked Questions | Should I test again? | ACT Student](<a href=“http://www.actstudent.org/faq/more.html]Frequently”>http://www.actstudent.org/faq/more.html)</p>
<p>For students with an initial ACT Composite score between 12 and 29, the typical ACT Composite score from the second testing is about 1 point higher</p>
<p>Also; it’s real easy to forget, especially here on CC, that the average ACT is a 21!</p>
<p>D will not be taking ACT. A score of more than 2200 will be good for her. We need some good merit aid .D wants to go to oxford university in uk. She wants to major in English. I was telling her that she can go there for graduate program. But yesterday I told her she could go there if she gets in. And she couldn’t believe herself ,she was asking what made me change my mind. I said that I wanted her to be happy and find the right fit. I am not sure if did the right thing by saying yes.
Her AP exams are on the 13th and the 16th. She has started practice test on both subjects. She is more worried about Euro than the bio.</p>
<p>Retaking ACT/SAT: It depends upon how much “merit” aid you need. If you need a full tuition scholarshp, then retake to get a higher score. </p>
<p>Each year the full tuition scholarships are getting more competitive so the higher the score, the better your chances. Also some schools will superscore the SAT and some will even superscore your SAT and ACT scores (University of Pittsburgh does this).</p>
<p>Thanks for the information giterdone. If you stick around CC long enough, you start to think that the average is a 30.</p>
<p>DD has AP GOV NSL on Aug 14th. She has a diagnostic test in class last week and they started studying in class this week.</p>
<p>I think MTnest is right (I remember you from Pitt forum by the way) about the relationship between the amount of merit aid and test scores. S1 retook 34 and S2 retook 2200 and, for us, it helped. But neither had a shot at the top-tier schools - almost all rejections. Another thing to remember is it’s not the question of how much you are getting from the school, it’s your “out of pocket” cost that really matters. The amount Pitt offered to S2 was 3 times (~100k over four years) more than our instate offered (32k over four years) but the out of cost was about the same - Pitt was OOS and UMD is IS. Deciding factor was the fact S2 wanted to stay closer to school. </p>
<p>Yeah, APs… D’s crashing on getting ready - 2 next week and 1 week after… I think she is almost there. Lack of sleep is begging to show big time! Best wishes to your kids.</p>