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    I have pretty high expectations of my DD14/8th grader, sometimes excessively so. But I was stunned with the 770/790 SAT score that came back yesterday. M800 actually wouldn't have surprised me - she made a silly mistake flipping a numerator/denominator - but a 100+ point increase in Reading/Writing over last year was a shock. State Top 15 in Mathcounts and You Be the Chemist, and a 4th place trophy at Academic Games Nationals are rounding off quite a year.


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    DD7, young for grade AND skipped, took part in the kangaroo math competition with her third grade class and got the highest score in the class. I was actually a bit shocked, most of her classmates are 9 years old.
    She also scored at the highest proficiency level for maths and language arts/grammar and spelling, but only at the second highest for LA/reading. Kind of tallies with that i know does and doesn’t come easily to grade skipped kids. Because DD7 also scores as high or higher than the 4th graders in reading comprehension and speed I was curious and looked up the requirements for the highest level for LA/reading and it said something like “at this level, children can make inferences about themes and plot, develop their own thoughts about the narrative and can write them down coherently.”
    I thought it is a writing issue but DH thinks it’s maturity she is lacking.

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    DD12's SAT score is 200 points higher than the average for high school seniors in our district. She qualifies for SET; we just need to get a paper copy of the scores to send in.

    DS8 has recently started reading chapter books at the 6th grade level in a day or two. This is actually somewhat more impressive to me because he's HG/PG but also dyslexic.

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    DS15 did well on a recent state math competition and was invited to represent NC on the upcoming ARML competition. He is very excited to be picked.

    Hopefully he will have a great time and the team will do well.

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    DD14 is also headed to ARML Nationals next weekend with the Western PA team. Good luck to all competing.

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    My eldest son, who was in 10th grade this year, one year accelerated, scored a 5 on two AP exams, Calculus BC and Computer Science, without taking either AP class at school (although he did take calculus at RSM).

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    Sounds like he might be a good candidate for Oxford and Cambridge....that’s the kind of independent learner and exam taker they like!

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    Originally Posted by Bostonian
    My eldest son, who was in 10th grade this year, one year accelerated, scored a 5 on two AP exams, Calculus BC and Computer Science, without taking either AP class at school (although he did take calculus at RSM).

    Excellent result - congratulations to your eldest son,


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    DS12 took the SAT exam at 6th grade and got 720(verbal)+710(Math)/1430. Any parents have experience for CTY's SET program? What's the benefit be a SET member? Thank you!

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    Never been on this thread. Apparently its a big deal but my daughter as a junior made The National Honor Society

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