DD10 took Explore last weekend. I gave her the option of retaking it since I really don't need the data to advocate this year. She was so excited to do it again and wanted to see if she can improve from last year. Weird kid...LOL!
She will do the SCAT later this month, our first time with this test.
As far as Explore, DD thought Science was as hard as last year and math was easier. I think the test may be the same but she has been accelerated in math more and was exposed to more material. She is +1 in science and they do not interpret graphs to this extent yet. She almost ran out of time in science and had to quickly fill the last 10 questions.
This year I am not as anxious for the results, but I'm sure I'll be jogging to the mailbox later on.
Jen