Any suggestions for how to deal with an incoming freshman who is reluctant to take her placement exam? My daughter is dragging her feet, but it is required prior to orientation and registration in 14 days!!!
If she is concerned that the placement test might lead to her being placed in classes too advanced for her to handle, you might point out that she is not obligated to do her best on the test.
Is she lazy or nervous? Mine was lazy. Temporarily shut off the cell phone if she hasn’t taken it or at least scheduled it by a certain date. Take away the car keys. If she’s nervous, then I have no idea. My kids weren’t all that concerned with that kind of stuff. I do know that my son was able to take his a second time if his score was low. Find out if that is an option. If she is nervous it might help her to know she can retake it if she gets the first one done in time.
What subject(s) are these placement tests in?
Not taking the placement tests may result in only being allowed into the lowest (sometimes remedial) level courses in the subjects in question.
She has two weeks left. How much time will it take to take the test(s)??? A couple of hours? While I understand YOU would like her to get them done, in her mind, 14 days is…14 days till the tests are due!
This is one step in the process of making college deadlines her responsibility. You might not harp about taking the tests, but remind her of the purpose of the tests - and that depending on her college of choice, classes DO fill up - and a brand spanking new freshman doesn’t have a lot of clout to scoot her way into a full class.
In most schools, the test just has to be done before you register. It takes less than an hour to do. 2 weeks is a LONG time IMO.
If she doesn’t do it by a few days out, then it might be time to get on her.
She should do it as soon as possible to make sure that she register ASAP to get the classes that she would love to have. They are getting filled quickly. I would point out to this fact. Another fact is that these tests will literally take few minutes of her time. And again, they have no consequences on grades or anything else. What is the issue here?
If she is not ready for these, how is she going to take the real ones at college?
I withheld ordering her new computer until she got it done, it was done in 48 hrs
There you go! She just needed the right kind of prodding.
,but what you are going to do when she is on her own at college? There will be much more important deadlines that this one when she is on her own at college, you will not be aware of the most of them?
I thought of the same thing, @MiamiDAP.
But then I realized that this girl and her parents are still following the habits they had when she was in high school because she’s still at home. My kids and I did the same.
When she’s away at college, new habits will develop, and things will probably be OK. She’ll recognize that her parents won’t be available to act as her automated reminder service, and she’ll learn other ways to cope.
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I withheld ordering her new computer until she got it done, it was done in 48 hrs
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Ya gotta know your kid’s currency! Good for you!!!
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OP good move. To those who said you had plenty of time, I would suggest all incoming freshmen check type of placement test and details. At D2 school, the math placement test could be taken more than once and there was a practice test but you had to have several days between attempts if you want to take it again so waiting to last minute wouldn’t be best plan.
She’ll be registering at orientation next week. We leave the day after her 18th birthday. She’s a big girl now and she’s always been a good student. I’m confident she’ll do fine with her deadlines w/o Mom & Dad checking up. I can’t wait to get out of town! I need a vacation and chilling on campus w other parents will be fun for me! Wifey thinks I’m nutz but I love her anyway.
I think Freshmen can be reluctant to find out how they rank in this new pond they are entering.