First time signing up for SAT, 10th Grader

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What they said. Just one thing to add, when junior year rolls around, is to also take the ACT. This is a competitor to the SAT. Just due to the way the tests are designed, some kids do better on one than the other, so taking both gives a better chance for higher score.


When she gets a bit closer to junior year, there are several websites that show the average SAT/ACT/GPA for the various schools she might be interested in. But you have time to prepare for that.

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Originally Posted by jefslp

Please try not to stress your daughter (and yourself) with these tests. Many of the top schools are pulling away from using these test in admissions. If you are looking at Ivys and other similar schools then these scores definitely matter. I assume you are looking at University of Texas at Austin. This is a good school but by no means a top school. More importantly in getting into a good or even great school is taking challenging classes (AP, IB, Honors) and having extracurriculars (sports, clubs, hobbies, job). Have your daughter joins things she enjoys and not just do them for her resume. High school is a time to grow and have some fun. Let your daughter be a kid while she still is one.

Actually, UT has an automatic admissions process for 75% of its class that solely looks at high school class placement to fill those spots. If you're in the top 7-8% of your Texas high school graduating class, you're automatically in.

Of course, how the top 7-8% of a class is determined seems to be at the high school level, so it's impossible to give good advice based on that. Some schools weight AP classes and some don't, so if your sole goal is UT, understanding your high school class rank is critical.

Extracurriculars and SAT only helps you get into UT if you're in that other 25% trying to squeeze in for a special spot. You need to be a prodigy in your specialty or have fantastic SAT scores.

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Originally Posted by darrell2525

Hello,

My daughter and I are registering for the SAT for test date June 4th.

I live in Houston Texas and she is entering the 10th grade this fall 2016

She would like to attend University of Texas.

Please help with question below:

1. Screenshot by Lightshot What subjects do I need to take?
2. If I take SAT on June 4th, what all subjects will I be tested over?

Thank you,

It's a waste of money for a sophomore to take the SAT's. Get a SAT prep book and have her try some practice tests on line. Try this site: https://www.khanacademy.org/sat?utm_...&utm_content=C

As the previous posters have said, usually a student will take a PSAT in the fall of their sophomore year and then again in the fall of Junior year - that's the one that counts for merit scholar. National Merit Scholarships and the PSAT | The Princeton Review Juniors can then take the SAT in the Spring of junior year and again in early summer.