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#1 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Jun 26, 2014 5:25 pm

My son, Sparky, who just finished 8th grade, also just finished his precalculus course, so we thought it would be a good idea for him to take the SAT Level II Math exam while the material was still fresh in his mind. Although he had command of the material, we're aware that Sparky is not always fast enough for many standardized tests, and that he frequently makes careless errors when he attempts to increase his speed. So we were expecting a foundation to build upon.

It turns out no building will be necessary. We got his scores back today. He got an 800. :D --Bob
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#2 Post by MarleysGh0st » Thu Jun 26, 2014 5:40 pm

Wow! Nicely done! :D

And once again, wow! He's finished 8th grade already? It's been a long, long time since your family came to visit Ithaca.
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#3 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Jun 26, 2014 6:35 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:Wow! Nicely done! :D

And once again, wow! He's finished 8th grade already? It's been a long, long time since your family came to visit Ithaca.
If memory serves, we visited you about a week after Ryne Sandberg was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. --Bob
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#4 Post by MarleysGh0st » Thu Jun 26, 2014 6:46 pm

Bob78164 wrote:If memory serves, we visited you about a week after Ryne Sandberg was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. --Bob
I wouldn't know about that. :lol:

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#5 Post by BackInTex » Thu Jun 26, 2014 6:47 pm

Bob78164 wrote:My son, Sparky, who just finished 8th grade, also just finished his precalculus course, so we thought it would be a good idea for him to take the SAT Level II Math exam while the material was still fresh in his mind. Although he had command of the material, we're aware that Sparky is not always fast enough for many standardized tests, and that he frequently makes careless errors when he attempts to increase his speed. So we were expecting a foundation to build upon.

It turns out no building will be necessary. We got his scores back today. He got an 800. :D --Bob
So he only missed the extra credit question?

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#6 Post by SpacemanSpiff » Thu Jun 26, 2014 9:14 pm

Wow!

Now sign him up for the CLEP classes!
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#7 Post by Beebs52 » Thu Jun 26, 2014 9:37 pm

Totally awesome. Kudos to the man!
Well, then
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#8 Post by a1mamacat » Thu Jun 26, 2014 9:39 pm

freakin AWESOME!
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#9 Post by Beebs52 » Thu Jun 26, 2014 9:39 pm

Totally awesome. Kudos to the man!
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#10 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Jun 26, 2014 9:43 pm

WTG, Sparky!
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#11 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:10 pm

SpacemanSpiff wrote:Wow!

Now sign him up for the CLEP classes!
He'll take calculus next year at his new high school. --Bob
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#12 Post by gsabc » Fri Jun 27, 2014 5:21 am

Very impressive! Congratulations!
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#13 Post by bazodee » Fri Jun 27, 2014 7:29 am

How long are the results valid for? When I worked in graduate admissions, we required that the GMAT was no more than three years old. These are different circumstances, but you might want to check whether u-grad admissions would have a problem.
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#14 Post by Bob Juch » Fri Jun 27, 2014 7:32 am

bazodee wrote:How long are the results valid for? When I worked in graduate admissions, we required that the GMAT was no more than three years old. These are different circumstances, but you might want to check whether u-grad admissions would have a problem.
The way he's going that might be within three years.
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#15 Post by Bob78164 » Fri Jun 27, 2014 8:28 am

bazodee wrote:How long are the results valid for? When I worked in graduate admissions, we required that the GMAT was no more than three years old. These are different circumstances, but you might want to check whether u-grad admissions would have a problem.
We checked that question before signing him up. Under current rules, the result will still be valid when he applies to college. --Bob
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#16 Post by silverscreenselect » Fri Jun 27, 2014 10:03 am

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