Dmmetler Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I actually found out when I got an e-mail from the award folks at Johns Hopkins, because the SAT folks put her in as a 7th grader, but she's registered in 6th with JHU. I hadn't bothered to take what I needed to call in and get her scores. She did extremely well on the reading and writing, so-so on the math. I think she got bogged down a bit in trying to solve problems and work them out, rather than working quickly, so I'm not too surprised. Her scores easily qualify her for classes and summer programs-for reading/humanities, she's qualified through high school :). So, we're pretty happy. 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Hurray! Do you know how she did on the essay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) Congratulations! I enjoyed reading her practice essays. Edited November 30, 2015 by mathnerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Congratulations :) DS10 will be guinea pig for the new SAT. His score report for the October ACT is still not here yet even though CTY has it on Nov 11. The ACT rep says it takes USPS at least 7 working days to reach California so don't bug them :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 yay! That's great news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 She got a 6 on the essay, which seems pretty good to me-that seems to be what is considered a "solid" essay according to CB's rubrics. It's kind of too bad that the writing section generally doesn't "count"-because her writing score was quite good overall. I expect we'll do the ACT as our usual yearly test this Spring, but I'm kind of glad we went ahead and did the SAT, just because she is a vocabulary nerd-and she had a chance to really show it on the SAT. I'm guessing she'll do better on the math there, even though it's harder, just because it's a shorter test (and she won't have had the essay first). No idea when we'll actually get the printed score report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in SA Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 So, did she get what she hoped for? IMHO, it isn't all that important right now, but it's interesting from the perspective of self-awareness and growth. I know she was hoping for a particular cut. Our older son did very well at math in 7th (made SET), but fell quite a bit shy on verbal (even with a huge vocabulary - comprehension pulled him down). He was happy to just make the cut on one side. We'll probably have the younger one take it in 5th or 6th. It depends mainly on when he'll be mature enough to take the disappointment of not being perfect. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) Not quite-she missed math by enough to pull her composite down, and they don't count writing. But she's well over what she needs to qualify to take classes as a non-degree high school student locally at several schools, so she feels pretty good about that. In some ways, she seems relieved to have an excuse to not apply. I think she may have been questioning whether she wanted to make the change, and is glad to have an excuse to try classes locally first. And she has time since they go by age grade. The friend she has attending started at 7th, so that's kind of been her goal-and she has another year based on age. Edited December 1, 2015 by dmmetler 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in SA Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I'm curious how they will adjust the admissions process for the new SAT... I have hear JHU is not going to accept new applicants for SET this year. Don't know if it's true, but it would make sense, since they no longer know how to scale. I'm guessing the other program would be in a similar situation. Btw, our older one missed the cut (for what you are looking at) by 10 points. We probably wouldn't have tried, anyway. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Congrats! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristayl Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Glad you're both satisfied with her score! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) I'm curious how they will adjust the admissions process for the new SAT... I have hear JHU is not going to accept new applicants for SET this year. Don't know if it's true, but it would make sense, since they no longer know how to scale. I'm guessing the other program would be in a similar situation. Btw, our older one missed the cut (for what you are looking at) by 10 points. We probably wouldn't have tried, anyway. I wonder why CTY SET doesn't accept ACT. Harder to differentiate at the SET level? Edited December 2, 2015 by madteaparty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I have hear JHU is not going to accept new applicants for SET this year. I asked CTY for fun a few months ago and they say they don't have the guidelines for the new SAT yet even for the courses eligibility (not just for SET). So they are only looking at the SAT scores up to the Jan 2016 test date. My oldest just turned 11 so we can wait and see what the new guidelines for SET are. He already qualified for all courses until 12th grade based on ACT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I wonder why CTY SET doesn't accept ACT. Harder to differentiate at the SET level? You can always email and ask. Their response time to email is rather prompt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in SA Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I wonder why CTY SET doesn't accept ACT. Harder to differentiate at the SET level? Nature of the tests, I was told. The ACT shows preparation, but the old SAT required more advanced thought processes. Btw, SET is different from CTY. CTY does accept ACT, as does TIP. SET is a lifetime study conducted by researchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Nature of the tests, I was told. The ACT shows preparation, but the old SAT required more advanced thought processes. Btw, SET is different from CTY. CTY does accept ACT, as does TIP. SET is a lifetime study conducted by researchers.I know. It was a philosophical question. We are lucky to keep qualifying for CTY :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 It's got to really be frustrating for them, since the test keeps changing and testing different things! The SAT I took in the 1980's really doesn't have much in common with the one my DD took in November, and it sounds like the January version will be even more different, and even more focused on testing recall of facts instead of reasoning skills. Even the November one felt more like I remember the ACT being than the SAT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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