@krball Had the exact same thought processes - and results - here. S21 did far less prep during the summer than he had intended, and his PSAT prep was limited to taking 2 practice tests. But still, he was in “test” mode, so took the November SAT and got a 1490.
Yes, it is a relief to get that score on the books. He will take the school SAT in March, and subject tests on a Saturday date in March or June.
We learned a few lessons from S19. His first SAT was in December, and that was exhausting on top of semester papers and midterms. And he signed up for, then cancelled, May subject tests because of the conflict with APs.
Does anyone else miss the old Jan SAT date? I think it went away when the College Board added August, but it seemed perfect - you could study over Christmas break and it didn’t conflict with midterms/finals/APs.