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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad SAT and ACT Score Reports? Scoring Tabulation Policies of Colleges are Less Scary Than They Seem Michael DiSalvo, MA eq A+ Tutoring/Test Preparation,http://APlusTutoring-TestPrep.comA+ Advanced Learning Center, Mason, OHhttp://APlusAdvancedLearning.info Tears streamed down her cheeks. The Math had finally gotten to her so that she finallybroke. Embarassment, shame; our last session in Loveland before the big test! My work withJane had gone on for an entire SAT/ACT course, and nowhertest,the ACT,was scheduled forSaturday. Maybe her crying was partially my fault because I was too strict about having her follow my own recipe for test success (it was the only high school student I remember having ever cried in one our sessions, to my memory!), or maybe another difficult week in school had finally pushed her over the edge. So, despite our rocky finish, Jane sucked it up and took the test. You can imagine what might have happened after so many sessions where she so consistenly gave me wrong answers as weworked out my math steps on a panoply of problems. That's right, a tragedy quickly unfolded:she scored a 32 on the ACT!Tragedy, you might say?!A32???I would kill for a 32!Who wouldn't? It was a score on arealACT, on arealtest day, that landed her in the98th percentile for all students in the country!So what's wrong with this picture? Jane hadcancelledher scores for that day, before she left the test sitebecause she said shewasn't sure how she would do, and since this was her first time taking the test, she first wantedto practice! Ugh. Or, as she later put it, "I didn't want the schools to see it, in case I had a bad score". This unfortunate situation that went from tears to a temporary triumph could have been avoided if she had a little more education on the scoring policy behind the SAT and ACT. However, this painful wisdom is now yours today for the taking. The lesson to be learned: test early, test often,test with confidence!There is no real reason to hide your scores from colleges! First of all, let's look at the SAT's score reporting.CollegeBoard, the company that brings you the SAT, does, in fact, have a new scoring option calledScore Choice. As they advertise on their website, "Score Choice is a new score-reporting feature that gives students the option to choose the SAT scores by test date and SAT Subject Test scores by individual test that they send to colleges, in accordance with each institution's individual score-use practice".Great, so students can now "choose" which tests a college can see! Right?But, before we gettooexcited, therealquestion isdoes it matter?Why choosecertainscores to send out and not others? Do the ganders of a college representative at a poor SAT or ACT test scorereally"rule you out", or "hurt you" in being admitted to that college,even ifyou've submitted otherhigh scores, which arerespectable?The basic answer isno. Some parents may have the idea that, for example, afourthtest score (one with a high score) might be averaged together with threeprevioustests (low scores) by the school's admissions office, allowing the colleges to figure a totallowscore for their son or daughter. However, this practice most properly applies tograduate schools, not undergraduate schools, where the competition is far more intense and schools want to make much more certain that they are getting quality students who can handle that level of study. Let's face it, a program's losing half of its student population because its studentssimply aren't readyfor that level of work is not only possible, but also quite devastating. A department head wants to keep group cohesion and a good image in the institution's program, along with a full repertoire of graduate assistants and teaching assistants. After all, time and money spent on recruiting students should translate intothe talent(measured by a test score) thatallows themto finish their course of study. In undergraduate programs, its different. one can be fairly certain that if students can get a good scoreon at least oneadministration of the SAT and ACT, one can find at leastamajor that the student will enjoy and can excel in. So, as we will see, simply takingone(the highest) test score is enough for the needs of these colleges. They simply don't have the time or interest to constantly average test scores together and compare the test scores of one student withothertest scores of thatsame student.They are busy enough comparing one student's highest score toanotherstudents' highest score. Admission reps will take the highest test score you give them and move on with their lives. So let's be clear, almost all colleges, including the elites such as Princeton and Harvard, either take your scores from thehighest administration dateorcombinethe highestsectional scoresof several test dates (this process is also known as "superscoring"). Though you may notice that on CollegeBoard'sscore-use practice listhttp://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf(which shows the particular practices of colleges and universities in the US) that some schools require "all" scores, you may also notice that upon contacting them they generally will tell you that they use yourhighestscores anyway! I myself called two such schools and they confirmed that this was so. It should also be noticed that even though these schools may "see" or "look at" "all" the scores from the SAT and ACT, these are schools that tend to besmallerschools, and may not have as much time or as many resources to dedicate to musing upon the significance of asking for "all" of a student's tests. So, in the end, they do what is natural:they look at your highest test score. What about the ACT? Did Janereallyhave to worry about her prospective school shrieking after seeing her first test, barring her way to their ivory towers for a lifetime? No. Not at all. Though one doesn't find many examples of colleges superscoring theACT(NYU is one example of a big name school thatwillcombine your highest scores), one simply doesn't encounter any sort of announced policy that a school willsimply average in lower test scores. To summarize and leave you with some words of advice: 1.Test early, test often. Even if one should take the SAT in middle school or elementary school, the score is purged from the CollegeBoard records after one year. I have yet to encounter a school that will certainly count it against you if you had a low score submitted along with a high score. 2.Don't cancel your scores. Rather take advantage of the free score reporting that comes with your testing fees. List the colleges you are interested in. Do your best to prepare for the test and move on with life. 3. Putreal preparationinto getting ready for the test. This is the biggest investment of your life! College Scholarship Plan has helped individual students receive as much as$200,000in scholarships. And yes, a test score was part of the reason for that! How many times have I seen a student with wasted potential miss the boat to a great career! Don't become a car salesman because you missed that full scholarship to a top notch school. Become a car salesman because you love selling cars and you love helping people find a great car! I myself just missed a full scholarship as an undergraduate because I did not have a clear goal. Set your goal and then achieve it! 4. Finally, if you're really wondering about the admissions policies of a certain school because you justknowthat school is for you,call and ask about them. I myself left messages at some pretty small schools because I couldn't get my answer right away. Like any company out there,these schools want your business. Give them a chance to explain their policy and what you can do to meet their requirements. Sometimes you will be surprised- if they get to know you, they may actually "bend" the rules to not only get you in, but to get you the scholarship you've been working so hard for. Give them a chance to meet you half way. Michael DiSalvo is a professional tutor in the Cincinnati, OH area who has helped hundreds of students score up to the 99th percentile on the SAT and ACT. He runs theA+ Advanced Learning CenterandA+ Tutoring/Test Preparation. For more info on Michael and his work, please visithttp://APlusTutoring-TestPrep.comorhttp://APlusAdvancedLearning.infoCOPYRIGHT 2010 Material may be quoted or article reproduced with due credit given to author and his affiliations. ...read more
By A+ Tutoring Test Preparation June 08, 2010
No matter what your child’s age, every parent wants to encourage their development and help them to reach those important developmental milestones. There are several things that parents can do to help this process along whether it is gross or fine motor development. ...read more
Afterschool care is an important thing when both parents work. You want to make sure that you have the safest and best possible afterschool caregiver to take care of your children while you are working. It’s less clear how much you should pay your afterschool caregiver for watching the children.... ...read more