Thank you! We've been impressed by everything we've heard about Rice, and we're grateful he has so many wonderful chioces!

DS was accepted to Rice University!

Big day yesterday. My son was accepted to Harvey Mudd, his dream college! He was also accepted to UCLA as a Regents Scholar! We are thrilled and grateful!

DS accepted to UC San Diego -- CS major in Jacobs School of Engineering. :001_smile:

I spoke too soon. He just found out that he's also in at UC Irvine, as a Regents Scholar!

Today's news: DS was accepted to Cal Poly SLO for computer science! :001_smile:

My ds found out today that he's been accepted to the University of Southern California (USC)! And he is a finalist for the Trustee scholarship! Shocked but very grateful!

Congratulations on all the acceptances! I'm constantly impressed by the caliber of our Hive students and their parents. My son received his first acceptance! The School of Engineering at Santa Clara University, with merit scholarship! :party: P.S The first acceptance is such a relief. Someone wants him, and I haven't completely messed him up! LOL!

Does this mean that the teacher will get multiple emails, one for each school to which he/she is assigned? Or just one email after the first school is assigned?

I might have spoken too soon. Gosh, it's getting confusing. Apparently CB has been tweeting one thing and posting another on their website. Some people are getting scripted explanations over the phone, and everyone's in turmoil over the contradictions. I think we will take a break from the CC drama and just hang tight! :001_smile:

Relieved to hear the missing girl was found. Poor parents...I can imagine their worry! The latest update on SATgate - CB is only going to throw out one section, not both, and it will depend on which test booklet the student had. So section 8 will not be scored for some students and section 9 won't be scored for others. Sorting the students into one of the two categories sounds like a big undertaking with nearly half a million test takers. I sure hope they don't mess up the scoring algorithms!

In an act of optimism, I decided to take advantage of the free score reports that come with registration. Just sent them off to my son's safety schools. We might as well save some money! :001_smile: If anyone is interested in doing the same, the deadline is 6/15.

Kinsa - Yep, both Math & CR. The two most important sections for admissions and scholarships. Emz - I think a lot of students are already lobbying for a free retake. I just don't know how they would manage the logistics of a retake during the summer when schools are closed and proctors may be hard to find. Kids could retake it in the fall, but my S is so DONE with test prep and wants to focus on apps now. Joules - Me too! I'm so glad I signed him up for the ACT at the last minute.

While I'm relieved my son won't have to retake, he's not happy about the update. He says a single error will hurt a lot more, and he may not make his goal score. It's a bummer because his test room followed protocol. I guess it's wait and see...

My son said that the proctor wrote the time (20 min) on the board. Just as that section started, a student saw 25 min in his booklet, raised his hand, and questioned the proctor. Other students insisted that it was supposed to be 20 min, and the proctor said to carry on. Eight, I agree. Students who have been diligently working on practice tests should be familiar with the times for each section. The latest on SATgate - CB has been tweeting this morning, "We will provide more information when it's available" (along with the link in #8 above) and "June scores will be released starting June 25th." I'm hopeful that we will get my son's scores as scheduled and be able to look at the SAT in the rear view mirror! In other news, the LA Times is reporting "Police continue search for missing girl thought to be overwhelmed by SAT."

Some CC posters made a good point - the students who were given the extra five minutes probably threw the curve off. Think of a student who had 20 minutes but ran out of time and didn't finish all the problems. And compare him to someone in the next room who did finish the problems because he had more time. So let's see if CB can figure out an equitable solution. A separate curve? A retake for those testers? Not sure. What a mess.

Tsuga - I agree. That's how they handled an anomaly for one of my son's previous tests.

News has now hit mainstream media... Washington Post: Students find key error on SATs given across U.S.

I'm really, really glad we changed testing sites for this sitting. My son said that the previous high school where he took a subject test was rather disorganized and didn't seem to have knowledgeable proctors. I wonder how they handled Saturday's anomaly? I don't even want to imagine how things went at the private school that hosted him for his AP Chem exam. The proctor there was awful. She had her head down the entire time, correcting papers, and didn't do anything to stop students from talking while the test was still going on. :-(

The more I think about it, I cannot imagine CB canceling scores for the entire nation. Not only would that be a PR disaster of epic proportions for them, but it would also be a logistical nightmare. How would they find enough testing sites since most schools will be closed for the summer? Would they find enough teachers available to proctor? Would the students even be available on the alternate testing date? A lot of high schoolers may be busy with summer activities that they've already planned far in advance. My rising senior has a busy summer, and the last thing he'd want to do is to plan for a retake. The only scenario I can imagine is their offering students a free optional retake in the fall. Someone said that proctors were supposed to record the starting and ending times for each section of the test, so maybe CB will use that info to determine a solution. I hope that they will find a resolution that satisfies everyone.

Update: College Board's response

My son felt he did the best he's ever done on yesterday's SAT. I was thankful to hear that because he did hours and hours of test prep this time, unlike his first go around. He also mentioned the timing anomaly - his friend, who was in the same room, had 25 printed on his booklet, but he did not. However, the proctor gave them the 20 minutes as per proctor instructions. We too are following the CC threads and wondering what CB will do. We are hoping that they don't cancel all the scores! Joules -same here! My son was ready to celebrate until I reminded him about next Sat's ACT. :scared: :willy_nilly: THEN it will finally be over, and we can celebrate! :cheers2:

:lurk5: Anyone?

I am considering World Geography with Helen Williams @ TPS for my rising freshman. Would love to hear reviews, either positive or negative. If you don't feel comfortable posting, please PM me. :-) TIA!

What are her strengths? Is she a math/science kid or a humanities kid? Or an all-around kid? My nerdy math/science kid is taking online AP Chem after a basic chem course, and he's working very very hard to maintain his A average. It's a tough course.