Irish196
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Can anyone with experience with college recruiting answer this question:
let's say an 8th grader takes the SAT and scores at the national average for college applicants. Obviously, being average is not going to get you anywhere with colleges in terms of being a stand-out scholar. Does it help at all to mention the scores to the recruiter since they will undoubtedly go up as they learn more of the skills tested in high school? Or do you not mention the scores because they are only average? Would the scores count against you if they are not at scholarship level as an 8th grader?
Let's say 2 of the 3 scores were really good but one wasn't - does that change your answer?
Next question- as an 8th grader you have the option of making the scores public or having them purged. Do you purge them? Wouldn't that be more advantageous because there would be no record of them having taken the test before? (is pretty proven that just having experience helps you score better on the next test- and from what I have read, the more times you test, the less weight they give to your high score because it becomes more a reflection of you learning how to take the test rather than what you know).
let's say an 8th grader takes the SAT and scores at the national average for college applicants. Obviously, being average is not going to get you anywhere with colleges in terms of being a stand-out scholar. Does it help at all to mention the scores to the recruiter since they will undoubtedly go up as they learn more of the skills tested in high school? Or do you not mention the scores because they are only average? Would the scores count against you if they are not at scholarship level as an 8th grader?
Let's say 2 of the 3 scores were really good but one wasn't - does that change your answer?
Next question- as an 8th grader you have the option of making the scores public or having them purged. Do you purge them? Wouldn't that be more advantageous because there would be no record of them having taken the test before? (is pretty proven that just having experience helps you score better on the next test- and from what I have read, the more times you test, the less weight they give to your high score because it becomes more a reflection of you learning how to take the test rather than what you know).
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