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A UK perspective - my son is now 10 and is in the age for taking two tests - an 11+ test and a UK SAT test. They are basically the same thing and roughly analo
by lifeisstillgood 7y ago
A UK perspective - my son is now 10 and is in the age for taking two tests - an 11+ test and a UK SAT test. They are basically the same thing and roughly analogous I think to the US tests.
The 11+ score may affect which secondary school he attends (some schools in this part of the UK can be selective and so would choose to take only the higher scoring kids. However at 11 the predictive power is less good and there is sufficient competition that the selective cut off gets pushed down. anyway it helps him if he wants to go to a selective school
The SAT - meh. It will affect the school ranking - but has no affect positive or negative for the pupil and as such seems pointless for him to worry about or even take.
- Vrondi 7y agoNo. The SAT in the USA is a test people take in secondary school to get into university. Very few 10-year-olds would be taking it.
- selimthegrim 7y agoCertain gifted programs, eg JHU's CTY would administer it slightly later.
- mercutio2 7y agoHmm. I took the SAT when I was 11, not sure how common that is. I think it was pretty commonly used for admission to gifted programs in the 80s when I took it. When I learned that the PSAT existed, I was curious why that wasn’t used, instead, but... whatever.