For the SAT, it is different. I am in the process of trying to get middle kid to prep for the SAT. She took it once this past year, in 10th, just to see how she would do. While her score would get her into the vast majority of colleges in the US, she wants to apply to some very selective schools. All of these schools have very low admit rates, but it would help if she got to 2250+ instead of 2100+.
Did you consider your middle child taking the PSAT as a 10th grader? Seems to becoming common. I am not sure why you would take it in 10th, to prep for the PSAT? What I understand is it doesn't count for national merit unless it's taken the junior year. My attitude is I don't see why a kid needs to take the PSAT at all anymore unless you think they have a shot at national merit. My kids have many options to take "non-official" practice tests, and many kids just take the SAT multiple times. I guess I don't see the reason to over emphasize these tests and to take them more often than necessary.
I probably should start a different thread for this.
