It wasn’t exactly a curve and the new is still “curved” but everything seems to be at the question level. The issue mistakes in easy questions hurt you more, and those are usually silly ones so the test taker isn’t usually aware they made a mistake. It makes that 800 is a lot more elusive than kids think.
Congrats though! 70 point bump is a huge bump.
@chicagoshannon - congrats on the score! It’s got to feel good to be done with it. S25 is still on the fence about whether to take another shot in August.
Well, here we are! Last day for S25 finally. Technically, it’s next week, but we are skipping the last day to go on some college visits (Colby and Bowdoin). It’s the only day that will work unfortunately… he’ll have to say his goodbyes/thank yous earlier than planned. He seems way more relaxed/less anxious this week than he was a few weeks ago, which is great, and he’s finally working through the list of small annoying emails/tasks that he needs to get done before he leaves for camp in a week. I am reminded that small bites seem to work best for him with this type of work instead of taking huge chunks at once - have you heard the saying how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. I did mention that the essay prompts were available. Hopefully he’ll get a look at them before he leaves and maybe start some brainstorming. The goal is still to have a nearly final draft by the end of the summer.
Still negotiating the senior schedule mess. It’s a delicate balance, but I think it will be OK in the end.
So you’re telling me I’ll forever be stuck in my range? 
D25 got the same score as the November paper test 
Oh well. Her reading went down slightly and her math up slightly. SAT studying is now on her summer to do list!
She is already signed up for October. There was nothing available in August within 200 miles of us! So many kids from out of town are coming to our high school to test it is crazy - we are in a rural area an hour and a half from anything. When I tried to sign her up for the August date a few weeks ago I was shocked that it was already full.
That’s still a good result for superscore purposes, though!
Good point! Her superscore is 20 points higher so I guess that’s something!
D25 just woke up. She got 720 in math and a respectable 600 range in English. I’m thrilled.
At coop schools, students spend just as much time in the classroom as students at non-coop schools. Academic credit is not given for coop.
This week my D25 is in between summer activities and will be pretty much stacked for the rest of the summer. However, this week she has been sleeping to noon and it is driving me nuts.
D25’s SAT score went up 70 points from the school day exam in April, and maybe more importantly its now 40 points above where her brother’s (23) was. She’s happy and as far as I can see in range of what she’d need for the schools on her list. She wants to talk to her college counselor though before calling it done. My fingers are crossed that she is because from what I can tell you can’t actually get an August test date anywhere in California.
I tried to sign my daughter up for the August SAT and there wasn’t a single seat available except in CT. We are in Colorado so October it is. We were hoping to be done in August.
This has long confused me. Several schools like to tout their co-op program as a major selling point and something unique. NEU and Drexel as mentioned but also RIT and RPI. But do these “co-op schoolsg” do anything different other than enforce the expectation their students will find co-ops? Isn’t it still on the student themselves to acquire the co-op Therefore, can’t a student from any college accomplish the same by applying for internships during summers or perhaps take a semester leave to do an internship/co-op?
Schools that are co op mandatory (U of Cincinnati is also on this list) or have a large number of students participating (like RPI, Purdue, Pitt, GT) have a lot of supports to help place students with companies, and to coordinate the coming and going between work and classes in terms of housing and course sequencing.
It’s definitely possible to put together similar work experiences almost anywhere but the co op schools make it easier. Also if your entire cohort, or most of the cohort is rotating off to work, the social pressures of leaving and reforming friend groups evaporates.
The point made by another user is important - there isn’t any less academic/classroom time. Still eight semesters required to graduate. It just ends up being spread out over five years. I think the difference is most co op programs tend to be the schools that are more hands on vs theoretical in their classroom approach too.
This. But also gives the “I don’t love sitting in a classroom” students a break and maybe (at least the illusion) of a little intentionality.
At Northeastern, Drexel and Purdue, at least, and likely others, the institution is geared to coop or other forms of experiential learning. The institution and campus culture are designed around it. At Northeastern, all students take a mandatory 1 credit coop course early on that explains the system in detail. They are required to engage in resume writing, mock interviews etc. Northeastern has a large bank of coop employers who have open positions. Some ae limited to Northeastern students, others are open to coop students at other colleges. After completing the coop course, students have access to this employer base. Students are not assigned a coop job; they must apply and go through the interview process.
I see that @momofboiler1 has already replied.
Students who try to do coops at non-coop schools face a variety of obstacles. They often have to take a leave of absence and worry about “catching up” when they return. Here is an article written by a Boston University student who did a coop there, where the school is not geared to coop
My Experience Taking a Semester off to Pursue a Co-op Opportunity at Wayfair | Hey BU Blog
Also, at least at Northeastern, students can graduate in four years with two six-month coop periods.
I’ve two friends whose older children were at co-op schools (RPI & NEU) and both struggled to find co-ops during their mandatory co-op terms. They felt their kids were given advice on how to find co-ops but then left to their own devices to actually land the opportunity without much support from their schools when they couldn’t find opportunities. Granted this was Covid-era so co-ops were likely harder to come by any way. Since hearing my friend’s frustration about their children’s struggles finding the experiential opportunities, I’ve bristled ad admissions talks where they imply a co-op will be presented to the student (rather than making it clear their students have to hustle to land their co-ops.)
D25 submitted another essay free application last night. It’s one of her 2 top choices so very exciting to get that in. Now we just wait for her SAT scores to get sent and her guidance counselor to send over transcripts. I have no idea if she even works during the summer.
She will still have to write essays for admission into the honors program and for some scholarships I’m sure, but that happens after acceptance.
The test center locator has 15 centers with available seats in August within 100 miles of Denver. Is the test center locator wrong?
I doubt if a Northeastern admissions officer ever said or implied anything like that.
Wait apps are already opened? Where?