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Wow, Brenda, good for him!!

 

Scores arrived here in Virginia on Thursday. Kind of sad that it's probably our last year...we've been doing this forever. After much teenage girl dramatics about how hard the test was and how she probably did awful, dd found out that she received a gold medal (level 6). So proud of all her hard work over the years!

 

~Kathy

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Pardon my ignorance. . . but what is the National Latin exam? How does one go about participating and when? Is it something that would be beneficial for college?

 

My ds is finishing up his first year of Latin so I'm wondering if he should consider this for the future. :)

 

Thank you,

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Here's a link that explains it all, including special instructions for homeschoolers:

 

National Latin Exam

 

I don't know if it helps with college admissions, but it certainly can't hurt. Since we self-study Latin, we use it to help verify mommy grades, along with SAT II and AP at the end of their years of study. Besides, it lots of fun :-)

 

~Kathy

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I am starting to get worried! I sent it in with delivery confirmation and it DID get there. Has everyone received their scores already?

 

ETA: Sorry, Brenda! Congrats to your son and you! I am NOT meaning to take away from his achievement! Way to go!

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I "heard" on Latinteach that your tests are returned based on when you order them. I got mine postmarked the last possible day before the price went up and I haven't gotten it yet. Of course, I think I may have screwed up when I sent it back (I didn't proctor it, but I told the proctor I would mail it and carried it around in my bag for two days :sad:)

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Hello all,

 

I've never heard of this before -- thanks for the link.

 

Can I ask what curriculum you are using? I'm busy picking stuff for 9th grade right now. I have selected Henle I through Memoria Press. Anyone using that? Did it prepare your child well for this?

 

Many Thanks!

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Hello all,

 

I've never heard of this before -- thanks for the link.

 

Can I ask what curriculum you are using? I'm busy picking stuff for 9th grade right now. I have selected Henle I through Memoria Press. Anyone using that? Did it prepare your child well for this?

 

Many Thanks!

 

My son, currently 7th grade, has been using Henle I for the past 3 years. We're going slowly because he's young. He did the first 2 years with Memoria Press' syllabi and this year, we're just working through Units 6 - 10 at a steady pace. Next year, we'll finish Henle I.

 

If you're starting Latin in the 9th grade with Henle I, you probably will want to go faster than the first Memoria Press syllabus. From what I've read, you need to cover Units 1 to 7 to have one high school credit. Mother of Divine Grace School offers a syllabus that has daily schedules for Units 1 - 7 and also includes quizzes, tests, and charts to help the student memorize the endings.

 

My son had finished Unit 7 prior to the National Latin Exam, Level 1, and he was very well prepared for most of the test. The National Latin Exam does cover some Roman culture, daily life, and mythology that Henle does not cover. We had studied a lot of this through our history studies, but to prepare further, we took a week off from our normal Latin schedule and worked through the past NLExams that are available on their website. We also looked through the syllabus for the Latin I exam and looked up and studied any mythology, daily life, etc. that we had not already covered.

 

HTH,

Brenda

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I "heard" on Latinteach that your tests are returned based on when you order them. I got mine postmarked the last possible day before the price went up and I haven't gotten it yet. Of course, I think I may have screwed up when I sent it back (I didn't proctor it, but I told the proctor I would mail it and carried it around in my bag for two days :sad:)

 

 

If memory serves me correctly we ordered pretty early. Ds also took it on the early end (March 4th). I hope it comes soon! I did send it with delivery confirmation so I know the testing place received it.

 

:glare:

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Hello all,

 

Can I ask what curriculum you are using? I'm busy picking stuff for 9th grade right now. I have selected Henle I through Memoria Press. Anyone using that? Did it prepare your child well for this?

 

Many Thanks!

 

My dd used also used Henle. Just like Brenda's son, she started young and went slowly and thoroughly through Henle I (three years I think). She followed that with a year of Henle II, Bolchzy-Carducci Legamus readers, then AP Vergil and Literature curricula purchased from B-C.

 

If you're choosing for 9th grade, I'd recommend Henle at the pace of Laura Berquist's Mother of Divine Grace syllabus.

 

~Kathy

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I mailed in our application the Monday before the Friday deadline. We took our test on March 3rd. Nothing in the mail today either...maybe tomorrow. Unfortunately, DH didn't mail it with delivery confirmation, so I don't even have the comfort of knowing whether or not our exams even got there.

 

Gosh, Beth. I hope they come soon. It is hard to wait. I can't imagine what it is like waiting on those ACT/SAT-type scores! I am sure you all did super!

 

Keep us posted!

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We took it on the last possible day, and mailed it that evening. No delivery confirmation. One son got 39/40; the other just missed getting a ribbon (he got 34/40). This was on the intro test. We should've spent some time going over parts of a Roman house ;-)

(we're using Latin Prep 1) -- that was the only question my one son missed!

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We took it on the last possible day, and mailed it that evening. No delivery confirmation. One son got 39/40; the other just missed getting a ribbon (he got 34/40). This was on the intro test. We should've spent some time going over parts of a Roman house ;-)

(we're using Latin Prep 1) -- that was the only question my one son missed!

 

We use LP 1, too, and the parts of the house are what stumped my son, too.

 

We're still waiting on his score...

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Congrats to everyone! Sounds like we have many a Latin scholar on this boad!

 

As far as parts of a Roman house go...someone on this board suggested a book entitled To Be a Roman. Some of the culture stuff (except the mythology) is covered in our curriculum (LitCT), but we also used the To Be a Roman book as well.

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As far as parts of a Roman house go...someone on this board suggested a book entitled To Be a Roman. Some of the culture stuff (except the mythology) is covered in our curriculum (LitCT), but we also used the To Be a Roman book as well.

 

Thanks -- I'll check that out. I just got lazy, haha -- I figured they had a good handle on mythology, at least, and all of a sudden it was the week of the test, and my husband was out of town (that's why we squeezed it in the last possible day -- he was the proctor) . . .

 

(Is it OK to talk about the questions now?) This is funny -- the only question my one son missed was about what the room is called where a Roman father had his office -- both of my sons guessed cubiculum, because they know about cubicles ;-) Maybe the test-writers had that in mind!

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Gosh, Beth. I hope they come soon. It is hard to wait. I can't imagine what it is like waiting on those ACT/SAT-type scores! I am sure you all did super!

 

Keep us posted!

 

I didn't expect the results to be sent by UPS, so I was surprised when I got the delivery today. My oldest son scored a 37 out of 40 and earned a purple ribbon and an outstanding certificate. My middle son scored a 32 out of 40 and earned an achievement certificate. The national average for the intro exam was 31. They were very excited and are looking forward to the Latin I exam next year.

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I didn't expect the results to be sent by UPS, so I was surprised when I got the delivery today. My oldest son scored a 37 out of 40 and earned a purple ribbon and an outstanding certificate. My middle son scored a 32 out of 40 and earned an achievement certificate. The national average for the intro exam was 31. They were very excited and are looking forward to the Latin I exam next year.

 

Super-duper! I know you are SO proud. Ours came by UPS, also.

 

Tell your boys, "Congrats!"

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May I bump in with a question? I'm a complete newbie as far as this testing goes.

 

I just printed off the 2008 Intro Test and give it to my 11yo who is not yet finished with LC2. She got 30 out of 40 correct.

 

I am wanting her to start testing next year, but at what level?

 

In other words, how do you know which level test to give, based on which curriculum you are using?

 

Thank you!

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I posted on the Curriculum board, but I'm so proud -- can y'all forgive my bragging again? ;) I had six students take the Intro level (five ribbons/certificates) and seven take Level 1 (a gold medal, a silver medal, and four certificates). All the kids were from the same class, but since they range in age from 9-17, I felt the younger ones should wait and do Level 1 next year (mostly because I didn't want them to be forced into level 3 and prose before they were ready). All of the kids were in at least their second year with me and were in chapter 7 of Latin Prep 2.

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oops -- I meant we're in Latin Prep 2 (but just barely . . . chapter 3). I looked at the sample intro test and it seemed plenty challenging enough, especially for our first year doing these tests!

 

~Laura

 

The syllabi what the student needs to know before taking the test. Be aware that some Roman culture, history, and mythology are also included. And, word derivative type questions as well.

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My daughter received her scores yesterday -- a gold medal on Level 5! Yay!!

 

She's taken Latin out of the home using Cambridge for Latin I, II,and III. In her fourth and fifth years, the instructor has used AP Latin preparation materials. (So I can take no credit whatsoever.)

 

She's a senior and planning on studying Latin and the Classics at the college level.

 

Regards,

Kareni

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  • 2 weeks later...

I know I'm way late on this one but we took our exam with the other Potter's School students and the teacher just got back to us with the results today. (A big lesson in patience for me.;))

 

My son got a silver medal, Maxima Cum Laude in level 2. Since I can't actually see any sort of report (just got the above info in a e-mail), I'm not even exactly sure what that means in comparison to the whole pool of exam takers. Can anyone enlighten me? The NLE website says that means "second place winners" but :confused:.

 

Obviously this is our first year taking the exam.;)

 

Congratulations to all of our Latin friends!

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