The Big Break

The wait is over.... The SAT scores are IN!!!!

I just hope the extended Winter Break (and speculative rumor has it we'll end up with 10 days counting weekend and MLK) doesn't affect any future scoring! Our brain cells are a-wasting! They are losing valuable academic instructional time, after all.

So, I know you're all scanning to get to the good stuff: Gib breathed a HUGE sigh of relief that overall, he got a higher score.

Mariah was QUITE PLEASED to receive a math score that was 10 points HIGHER than her brother's. I pointed out that he probably attempted to answer more questions than she did, considering she skipped all the geometry ones. If you get answers wrong it counts against you, but if you don't answer it at all, you just don't get those points.

I think considering neither prepared, except to be familiar with the test format itself in 10-15 mom-nagging intervals a week or two beforehand, they did exceptionally well!!!!

We are extremely PROUD of both of them! They received scores in the 10th and 7th grade that most 12th grades would be happy with. It's only gonna get better from here!

Gib will finish Algebra II, and go on to take more math in 11th and 12th grades. Mariah is only in Algebra I and hasn't had any geometry yet. I really hope this gives both of them the confidence and motivation to continue forward with a little bit of extra oomph, knowing that alot of colleges would accept them right now! Work a little harder, beef up that high school resume, and you become a PRIME admission candidate.

Mariah:
Critical Reading 480
Math 570
Writing 520
Multiple Choice 52
Essay 08

Gib:
Critical Reading 520
Math 560
Writing 520
Multiple Choice 52
Essay 08

The average scores for college bound seniors in critical reading is 502, math 516, and writing 492. Ooorah!!!