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I can't recall if you did portfolio or not. They may like numbers more than portfolio. We sent in some numbers that were one point shy of their requirements. They sent me a letter asking for samples of his work. So I sent those in along with an update about his gradeskip.
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Based on our experience, I think they really want at least one set of numbers that is over their cut-off. Our first round, all the numbers were so close, but not quite, and he wasn't accepted. Once we sent in above qualifying ACT score (almost 2 years after his last round of testing was done), that's when we got good news.
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Acs, congrats on your ds's acceptance; I am curious how old your son is - or, what is the minimum age for taking these kinds of tests? Dont want/need to spend a lot of money right now on a full assessment, but an early act or sat sounds like a good option, for future reference. (We have had some testing through my ds' school). Cathy - hang in there - sounds like you are moving in the right direction for your son whether currently dys or not 
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Acs-Congratulations to you and your family!
Cathy, as others have stated, your son has his gradeskip, so he may not need to be identified as a DYS yet. Best wishes for a great school year!
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DS was just 12 and in 6th grade when he took the ACT. Our talent search lets kids take the ACT in 6th, but not everyone does. Dottie is right, though, a kid can take them at any age; you just need the forms and the photo ID.
If you are interested in how your child would do, you can get a copy of "The REAL ACT" which has 3 ACT tests from previous years. We had DS take one of those before we signed him up. If he hadn't done well on the practice, we never would have signed him up since we wanted this to be fun and not frustrating. And if you are just doing it for your own purposes, then there is no need to sign them up for the real test at all!
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True, Dottie. We paid for the test because I didn't think the DITD would accept the practice test results!
But not everyone craves validation like we do!
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If you need a standardized test score, the SAT and ACT are great bargains. They cost MUCH less than IQ or achievement tests, and more people in schools are familiar with them, so they are less likely to get pooh poohed.
I would just suggest that you wait until your child has completed algebra and knows some geometry, or the math will be tough.
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Cathy, fyi, I tired to PM you, but you are over your private topic limit. You clearly are popular!
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What's a private topic limit? I'm not over my message quota...
Just in case, I deleted my old messages though.
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Well, I've hemmed and hawed all day, as I feel weird posting this, but we did get good news today - DS was accepted to DYS. I still can't believe it. I am so shocked, relieved, thrilled and grateful. I guess that sums it up.
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