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    #73058 04/02/10 02:52 PM
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    Yesterday I received SAT scores for DS 11. He was sooooo close to SET (690) that I confess I was a 'bit' disappointed. He still has a yr and a half to make the 10 pts but it was a weird moment of being happy for him and disappointed. His response when I told him the score, "I can't imagine what I got wrong--I was certain I had them all right."

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    lol! Wow, high expectations, kiddo. Dd came out in the mid 500s for CR and writing and was happy enough with that. She tells me that she might actually look over the prep book/study next year to see how she'd do with some prep. It sounds like your ds should be a shoe in for SET next year.

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    Cricket2,
    I know--my feelings aren't necessarily reasonable, but I feel like this site is like "confession" and I can tell what I wouldn't normal admit out loud.

    Dottie,
    Yes, it was math.

    Crit Reading 580 and the cool thing...610 writing! He made an effort on the essay this year!

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    It is superb score for a 11-year-old. Congrats!

    My older daughter took SAT at age 12. She was a little short too the first time. Then she did it again a few months later and passed the 700 threshold for SET.

    SET itself is more a bragging right than anything else. The free Imagine magazine is the only concrete 'benefit' from the program. The magazine is highly recommended but anyone can subscribe. Occasionally you get e-mail about some research/internship opportunities. DDs were not very interested.

    You can probably put SET in the college application. But I am not sure whether it helps or not.



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    Originally Posted by cym
    Cricket2,
    I know--my feelings aren't necessarily reasonable, but I feel like this site is like "confession" and I can tell what I wouldn't normal admit out loud.
    Oh, no, I wasn't thinking that you were being unreasonable. He was so close; I can see how you wish it was just that mere 10 pts more. I was more laughing at his comment about thinking that he hadn't missed any. That's some confidence in such a young guy and high expections he has of himself -- and it's great that he feels that confident!

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    Okay, I don't have anyone near this age yet to know enough about SAT.... what is SET? Figure I can learn now so in a few years.... we'll be there smile.

    Wow! For an 11 year old.... that is AWESOME! He should be so proud!


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    Ahhhhh! Ok, I was aware of CTY but not the whole SET thing. Awesome! Always good to know!

    Dottie, you rock ya know wink

    Always so informative smile

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    FWIW, we have not really gotten much from ds's SET membership. It is possible that it is helpful in applications for special programs, but I can't say for sure we've seen any tangible benefit. The magazine is nice, but you can also pay to subscribe. There are not many SET gatherings in our area- we were invited to one informal SET affair about 1.5 hours from us last year, but that's all. I do know of some people who live in more urban areas and have more social gatherings for SET members- I believe that the HEROES group in New Jersey grew out of a local SET community. So, membership can have its perks, but for my family, the perks have been fairly minor thus far.

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    May be I am in the wrong place here. Any suggestions for my 5th grader ITBS and Cogat testing? Web site or downloads that can help with the test taking. Thanks

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    Cym - I just wanted to commiserate with you. I know how you feel. DS9 did pretty well on the EXPLORe this year but missed DYS by 2points on the Science. And science is his thing he just didn't finish it. So while he did well, I can admit here (and have to Dottie lol) at being a bit disappointed that he missed by only 2 points (I don't know how many questions that equates to). Sometimes I think a near miss is more frustrating than missing by a mile.

    Dazey

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