<p>I was away for 4 days and there were 10 pages of posts! I will not be able to catch up, but congrats to those who’s kids scored what they wanted on the ACT and SAT. D did much better than expected on the SAT II (basically no prep between the SAT in May and SAT II in June), but she will still need to retake in Oct. C’est la vie.</p>
<p>Re: percentile tables for SAT 2, I try to keep in mind that the quality of students taking subject tests is well above average. So these tables will look nothing like the tables for regular SAT’s or ACT’s. </p>
<p>I don’t think D even knows that SAT2 scores are up today and I am not telling her! She is having a fun, relaxing day with a friend and I don’t want even a glint of college stress to interfere with that. I did check though. 
I am very happy to say that she is done with those! I suspect she will be disappointed with one of her two scores; I don’t think it truly reflects her ability in the subject. But it is good enough. I am relieved because she did virtually no prep for either. How did you put it @shoboemom, good and average? Yup. That’s her. If she nails the ACT she can just submit the good one. Otherwise, she will use the two she has. They are fine for her list. It’s true that generally the kids taking these are well above average and have selected their strongest subjects so the percentiles are going to reflect that. She is average among the above-average. :)) </p>
<p>Thinking good thoughts for your DH’s new job @Mom24boys! And if you have any questions about Muhlenberg, let me know. My older daughter attends.</p>
<p>We have noticed an uptick in kids from D’s school going to the state school. I think it is a combination of finances and the fact that the school’s rep has improved. It is not on D’s list because she really wants small. But I am happy for her to see kids making those choices, one even in the face of an Ivy and super-competitive OOS acceptances.</p>
<p>I didn’t think I could loathe the ACT people more than the College Board but this non-definite release date is for the birds. They get to say they release scores quicker than the SAT but there are tons of us still sitting here waiting while the SAT score came to everyone on exactly the date they said it would. Harumph.</p>
<p>Very happy for your daughter @Pepper03! What a nice boost to her self-esteem.</p>
<p>@VMT, thank you for that reminder and perspective on the subject tests. The subject tests just seem even more difficult to factor in. I haven’t seen reports from the schools that use them that would give a good indication of what scores they look for. </p>
<p>@shoboemom I don’t know how to factor them in either, or whether they should be submitted or not (when not required), if they aren’t stellar. It seems to me that grades, ACT’s/SAT’s, Letters of Rec., EC’s should all be enough info. My daughter did better then she thought but was really not in the right frame of mind to take tests that morning. So, I don’t think they reflect her capabilities. On the other hand, she is not trying to get into MIT.</p>
<p>Congrats to your D Pepper. What a wonderful way to begin the summer! B-) </p>
<p>Question: D has taken 2 SAT subject tests, Lit and USH, and gotten great scores. She’s more of an arts/humanities kid and is not looking at any schools that recommend/require 3 subject tests or that require math or science tests. There’s no reason at all to leave the door open to having her take Math 2 in the fall, is there? She’s got an SAT score she’s very happy with (that includes a 750 in math) and she’d really like to be done! </p>
<p>Daisychain I would say your D is done. Congrats!! </p>
<p>@daisychain: She’s done with the SATs. There’s no reason for a non-STEM kid to take a math subject test – particularly when she already put up such a big number on the base SAT. </p>
<p>Congratulations daisychain. She is done!</p>
<p>Thanks all! D is at the beach celebrating the end of the school year and when she gets back we can build the donation/bonfire pile. All her prep books, and all of D13’s that we were hanging on to in case she might need them. Oh frabjous day!</p>
<p>Are you receiving calls from telemarketers regarding college planning, too?</p>
<p>We were getting phone calls about SAT tutoring but that stopped. </p>
<p>One or two. But I screen all my calls (landline - NO ONE gets my cell # but real people) so haven’t actually spoken to one.</p>
<p>I haven’t talked to anyone - I just don’t pick up. A new business showed up tonight: COLLEGEPLANNING from the 303 area code just called. </p>
<p>We get a lot of emails from some guy offering to help us get the best financial aid package possible. When we looked him up it seems as though he charges about $5,000. 
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<p>Not that we would ever considering using him- we were just curious. </p>
<p>We screen calls too with caller ID. I don’t pick up any that look like services or say “incoming call”. I only pick up calls from people we know (and like).</p>
<p>We get tons of spam calls but none so far about college planning. D gets all the college spam email and calls.</p>
<p>@giterdone - loved your school reports! love how you easily summarized your impressions and came to decisions. i hope we are as successful with our upcoming visits as you all were. @pixleyyy - lovely to have a son who is taking ownership!</p>
<p>Erin got her scores. This is her first try, no prep.</p>
<p>Overall: 1870
Critical reading: 650
Math: 640
Writing: 580</p>
<p>This is going to be an uphill climb with her low GPA (3.11). However, since a really rough freshman year, she has had a steep upward trend in semester GPAs, and her latest was 3.85, including three U Washington guaranteed-transfer community college courses (Running Start).</p>
<p>Plan B: our local CC has a guaranteed transfer program with U Washington. If she earns her AA or AS, U Washington guarantees admittance. If it comes to that, she will be only two semesters from her AS when she graduates from high school.</p>