Prepping for SAT's

As Nayna officially enters her "Senior Year" as far as the conveyor-belt is concerned, we need to consider her future path. She is a Self-Directed Scholar who is confidently directing her education to encompass all the aspects of a truly fabulous Liberal Arts Education. She has been taking concurrent enrollment classes at BYU-Idaho, which she loves, and is considering continuing her education there. I checked with admissions and for home educated students they want the following:

1. SAT or ACT scores.
2. A GED (General Education Development) or Compass Test or 15 college credits.

I do not like the idea of having my children take a GED test. To me that is saying that we have not graduated our child. The Compass Test is more for college placement in Reading, Writing and Math placement. My oldest daughter, Sam, took the Compass Test to enter community college. I feel better about my children taking the Compass Test because it determines college class placement so that they start in the right level of classes.

With Nayna's concurrent enrollment status, she could possibly have 15 college credits completed and enter BYU-I as a Sophomore rather than a Freshman. We discussed this with Nayna recently to allow her to consider her options.

SAT or ACT

The next thing to decide is which test to take - SAT or ACT. We've decided to prepare for the SAT. We decided this based upon the subjects covered in each test. BYU-I accepts either. The SAT has an essay portion which we feel Nayna will excel at, while the ACT has some social studies components that we are not sure about remembering dates and such even though she has studied history. I believe that the ACT is more state-standard specific while the SAT shows competency in Reading, Writing, and Math.

Nayna will take the free practice test this week online and we'll determine where to go from there. I believe she will do very well in everything but math. She has not completed Algebra II yet and I understand there are some questions of that level on the test.