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I have a very close friend, she scored 1580 in SAT 1 as an applicant of the CTY exceptionally talented kids program while still in 8th grade. Now she is a 9th grader in the most selective prep school in MA. She is very intelligent person and is receiving a full scholarship/financial aid in the prep school. We were discussing about whether she needs to take SAT 1 again. She thinks it is waste of time to retake SAT 1. She thinks it is better to focus on SAT2. Is she right? I hope she is right. I thought that any score on SAT1, below 9th grade is not counted.

By anakin on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 10:41 pm: Edit

I think she should. If she wants to be considered as the National Merit Scholar she should take SAT I after PSAT in 11 th grade. She can take SAT IIs though.

By stuff on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 11:58 pm: Edit

Is RL the school that she goes to?

By Jesushimself on Saturday, December 07, 2002 - 05:57 pm: Edit

who in the hell gets a 1580 in the freakin 8th grade? Jesus.

By Anonrs (Anonrs) on Saturday, December 07, 2002 - 06:37 pm: Edit

Yes. Two reasons: 1)the National Merit consideration issue brought up by anakin and 2) because the the 8th grade scores are NOT kept on record by the collegeboard past the year in which the 7th or 8th grader tests (that's why you need to be sure to keep your own copies for future use in applying to CTY or other programs). This also means that 8th grade test scores will NOT be available to be ~officially sent~ to colleges.

By Fish3715 on Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 10:55 am: Edit

Yes. The SAT I will have changed by the time she applies for college, so she has to.

By ash on Thursday, January 02, 2003 - 05:17 pm: Edit

I think she does have to do it again to make it on the record books

By NYteen on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 09:18 pm: Edit

I think I know who yoo're talking about: Hannah? I was her next-door roomate at CTY in Saratoga Springs!!! R we talking about the same person?

By Tuannguyen (Tuannguyen) on Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 01:29 am: Edit

"who in the hell gets a 1580 in the freakin 8th grade? Jesus."

One of my teachers have a son who went to university at the age of 13 and became a doctor before the age of 20. Now that's crazy (she home schools the kid, i feel sorry for him in a way since he probably never had a regular life, but the benifits are crazy).

By faweoij on Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 06:55 pm: Edit

the benefits arent worth it

By mathmajor on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 09:54 am: Edit

NYteen shhhhhhhhhh, please do not tell name of the kids? It is too personal to disclose some info about candidate.

Tuannguyen people have their reason to graduate early. But I do not think it is good to choose a profession so early. I think it is better to do things like music, play sports and have fun. One needs to develop other interest.

By Tuannguyen (Tuannguyen) on Saturday, January 18, 2003 - 12:30 am: Edit

"Tuannguyen people have their reason to graduate early. But I do not think it is good to choose a profession so early. I think it is better to do things like music, play sports and have fun. One needs to develop other interest."

Everyone has their own opinions. I always wanted to retire early so i can travel the world, maybe even to the moon (if i get that rich). So early career decision has, in my opinion, some benefits. But i did mention that i feel sorry for the kid, for the fact that he NEVER had a normal childhood.

By Moron on Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 08:08 pm: Edit

Stuff, you are a moron, RL is boys only.
For those of you who don't know, RL = Roxbury Latin

By incognito on Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 09:43 pm: Edit

Listen, "mathmajor," I know for a fact that your friend did not get the 1580 in 8th grade. You did. Your just being modest. Now one question: How the **** did you do it?!?!?!?!

By ME on Sunday, February 02, 2003 - 02:43 pm: Edit

Wasn't there something on 20/20 a few years ago about a boy who was like 12 or 13 and in college? I think his name was Levi, and he has a sister who is like 3 or 4 and showing signs of being a gifted child too. There was also a little girl who was 7 or 8 and in college too. She could practically teach her college math class. I think they were both of Asian decent(like either chinese, korean, japanese, vietmanese(Spelling?)). I think that in that region of the world they are very strict about school and getting your education.

By ME on Sunday, February 02, 2003 - 03:00 pm: Edit

Oops. I got it wrong. Levi is the 11 year old. The one with the sister is Sho, who is 10 and in college too. Then there is some girl that is like 7 or 8 and in college too.

By Hehe (Hehe) on Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 01:37 am: Edit

heehee. Reminds me of my old days. Sorry to ur friend or u or whoever that might be, mathmajor, but the SAT WILL change by when she graduates. Darn, she beat me. I took the Johns Hopkins CTY test and got a 1560 in 8th grade, but i think that i just got lucky. Tell her that she's doing fine, but remember that SAT scores aren't everything. At my school, MIT (i'm there on a ful scholarship), over a third of applicants w/ 1600's were rejected. Best of luck

By Texas137 (Texas137) on Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 11:49 am: Edit

SAT I and II scores from exams taken before 9th grade are automatically expunged at the end of the year in whcih they were taken. It is possible to have them made part of the permanent record, but only if you act on it within a certain amount of time of getting the score.

I'm also guessing that once the "new" SAT I exam is in place (2005?), colleges will no longer accept scores from the "old" SAT.

By Lilbabyface (Lilbabyface) on Tuesday, April 01, 2003 - 09:29 pm: Edit

is what texas said that really true?

"I'm also guessing that once the "new" SAT I exam is in place (2005?), colleges will no longer accept scores from the "old" SAT."

By Expataznamerica (Expataznamerica) on Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 04:42 pm: Edit

There's probably a transitional phase, when you can use your SAT I exams for admissions 2005, possibly 2006, but then after that, you have to use the new SAT I.

By Bubbles (Bubbles) on Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 04:46 pm: Edit

yeah, texas is right. since they're redoing the sats, they're gonna have to stop taking old scores (for more info, www.collegeboard.com). I have a friend, who is in 10th grade and in the CTY program. My 10th grade friend doenst have to take the SATs. She took it 8th grade through the CTY program and got a 1550. I think that if you get a certain score, they conunt it as yer SAT score. and mathmajor, is the school andover or exeter?

By Hahaha (Hahaha) on Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 07:19 pm: Edit

Are you sure your friend doesn't have to take it again, Bubbles? The CTY program isn't an official SAT: they use one from a previous year...h

By Olive_Oil (Olive_Oil) on Saturday, April 12, 2003 - 03:40 am: Edit

Actually it is the official SAT: CTY participants take the test at SAT test sites along with juniors and seniors.

By Maniopa (Maniopa) on Monday, April 14, 2003 - 06:33 pm: Edit

My sister is in eighth grade and she took the SAT three times already and has current score of 1410. Now she's taking it again in May. Her plan is that she can practice now because it doesnt count in eighth grade. So when she gets to high school she can take it officially in like ninth grade so that she can avoid the new writing section that's gonna be in the new SAT. If colleges don't accept old SATs then her plan would just have to go to waste. So if she's gonna be graduating in 2007, would colleges still accept her score if she took the old SAT?

By Sar (Sar) on Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 07:01 pm: Edit

Wow, Maniopa, ur family must have money to spare.

By Tommyy (Tommyy) on Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 08:51 pm: Edit

a friend got a 1600 in eighth grade and didn't retake it in high school; he got into caltech

By Eecs (Eecs) on Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 01:58 pm: Edit

Sorry if I brought up an old message, but I found this thread through google. But here's an email response from college board (they didn't really answer the second part of my email though.) BTW, I have one question. I will be taking the TestMasters course the summer before junior, so I can be prepared to take the SAT in november and my backup (if i need to take it again a second time) is january. I really want to take testmasters, and they currently only teach for the current SAT. So I think it would be wise to take the current SAT, as they probably have more experience there. Is my reasoning good? Anyways, onto the email:

Thank you for contacting The College Board. Most colleges have indicated they will accept scores from either the current or the new SAT for students entering college in 2006. Once again, each college or university sets its own rules for admissions, so students should check with the colleges to which they are applying to learn their particular admissions policies.
For more information regarding The new SAT and college admissions, please click on the following link: http://www.collegeboard.com/about/newsat/newsat.html

Thank you,
April
The College Board
Call Center
www.collegeboard.com


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I am a student in the class of 2006, and I plan on taking the SAT during the first semester of my junior year. That means I will be taking the current SAT right? Will colleges still accept the current SAT I scores for admission for my class? Also, I read on the College Board website that:

"So far, more than fifty institutions have indicated they will require a standardized writing test for admission beginning with the entering class of 2006."

If I take the current SAT I along with the SAT II Writing, will the SAT II cover the writing test part of admissions?

Thanks

By Shawn06071986 (Shawn06071986) on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 - 02:00 am: Edit

It is likely that most colleges will take both SAT versions for a few years. This is what they did the last time the SAT was changed....in 1994. Since more practice material and preparation is available for the current format, you should try to finish your SATs by January 2005 (the last test date of the current format). So I think you are doing the right thing.

I have heard good things about Testmasters, so I do not think you will go wrong with them. There are many test preparation companies with shady reputations, but Testmasters is definitely not one of them. They have a very good reputation as being one of the best places to prepare.

I think you should prepare for the writing SAT II. This should be the same as the new SAT writing section.

Good luck.

Shawn