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re: My daughter has been asked to take the ACTs/SATs (slight brag)
Posted on 9/17/16 at 11:43 am to theantiquetiger
Posted on 9/17/16 at 11:43 am to theantiquetiger
I really am happy to hear that your daughter is doing well in school and is also apparently great at taking tests (half the battle for some kids).
My personal/professional opinion is to not take it so young. I would hold out at least one more year. It's easy to get caught up in the excitement and good feels of being "asked" to take it, but I personally don't think 7th graders are mature enough to understand that not acing the ACT this time is okay. You'll take her from the high of doing so well on this test to probably scoring around a 17 on the ACT.
With all of that being said, our school requires an 18 in math before a student can take Trig, so if she's on an accelerated path I would give it a try at the end of her 8th grade year.
My personal/professional opinion is to not take it so young. I would hold out at least one more year. It's easy to get caught up in the excitement and good feels of being "asked" to take it, but I personally don't think 7th graders are mature enough to understand that not acing the ACT this time is okay. You'll take her from the high of doing so well on this test to probably scoring around a 17 on the ACT.
With all of that being said, our school requires an 18 in math before a student can take Trig, so if she's on an accelerated path I would give it a try at the end of her 8th grade year.
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Posted on 9/17/16 at 11:56 am to reginaphilange
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My personal/professional opinion is to not take it so young. I would hold out at least one more year. It's easy to get caught up in the excitement and good feels of being "asked" to take it, but I personally don't think 7th graders are mature enough to understand that not acing the ACT this time is okay. You'll take her from the high of doing so well on this test to probably scoring around a 17 on the ACT.
Isn't this just preparing the child for real life? I was scoring in 98th and 99th percentile on all of my standardized tests until I took the ACT in 7th grade. I got a 21 and I was proud that I scored high enough to contend with people many years older, but at the same time it taught me that I wasn't perfect and I needed to keep going. A 7th grader who qualifies for the Duke program should be smart enough to know they aren't going to get a perfect score on the ACT.
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