................... Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 My dd has decided to skip a grade due to her age difference with peers since we moved to CA. It’s fine In every respect except, possibly, math. If this is her 10th grade year, she will end up taking Algebra 2 in 11th grade which means as she takes her SATs at the end of 11th grade, she would not be quite finished Algebra 2. Would this put her at a disadvantage? We thought of doubling up Algebra 2 and Geometry this year but she just honestly doesn’t have the time. She has a heavy commitment outside the home with her horse and three days of dual enrollment classes. And a hands on lab class....Her chunk of time to work at home is already down to four hours. So I guess I’m asking how much Algebra 2 is on the SAT ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 The answer to your question depends a bit on how rigorous your algebra 1 course was and what it covered, and which topics it relegated to algebra 2. There a wide differences. Here is a detailed overview over the topics covered https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/inside-the-test/math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 If it looks like she won't have covered all of the needed topics in time, maybe she could start Algebra II during the summer next year to be sure she is done with it before spring of junior year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlotteb Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I'm assuming that she's already taken Algebra I, right? I might recommend to put her in Saxon Algebra 2 then. It covers geometry and Algebra II together, so that she doesn't have to do them separately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I can tell you that with Mathusee, the difference between completing Algebra 2 and not before taking the SAT would be at least a difference of 100 points and does include not testing into college level math (530 on math seems to be the goal). At least, that has been our experience with practice tests. We have chosen to take the SATs in October of senior year for this very reason, as my dd is just now (early in senior year) completing Algebra 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 (edited) My dd will be taking Alg 2 this year, as a junior. She's not a math person, & I didn't push it. However, now I'm feeling like maybe she should have done Alg 2 last year, instead of Geometry so that she'd have it in time for the PSAT. Oh, well. Don't know what the right answer is. & It won't really matter unless the student is in the running for NMSQT, if you care about that. Just throwing this out there FWIW. Edited August 16, 2018 by yvonne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I don't have "been there" experience, but I do have a child on the same trajectory a year behind yours so I thought I"d share my right now thoughts for him. What I'm thinking about doing with him after Algebra I is a basic geometry with MathUSee. I'm hoping it will be quick, but give him enough foundation. Then I'll move to Algebra II. If, after Algebra II, I think he needs more we can review geometry or use a fuller program. I'm thinking he'll have a good Algebra I and II foundation by mid Junior year and enough geometry to manage. If that doesn't seem like it's going to work out when we get there, I planned to move to Algebra II first, then follow with geometry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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