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If you want to know where your son or daughter stacks up on the SAT/ACT versus their regular grades, there's a formula for that number. Divide their score by a perfect score to give you their percentage out of 100. So, 1300 ÷ 1600 = 81.25%. This calculation is very useful in determining your score comparison between the SAT and ACT since they're based out of 1600 and 36, respectively.
 
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The thing with college admissions is that they receive the HS profile sheet along with each student’s application. They can see how many AP classes are offered, how much weight is given to honors and AP courses, where former students matriculated, etc. They realize not all high school GPA’s are equal. They realize some kids take a much more challenging course schedule than others.
I figured they did and I hope they do actually take that into consideration. DD's school weights AP at .05 and honors at .025. Pretty worthless IMO, however, obviously she has taken a lot of those courses because, well, regular classes just aren't the same at her school. However are the AP and Honors courses the same level at the schools as well?? No. Even with a kid that didn't test great I still feel there is necessity in the standard tests.
 
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However are the AP and Honors courses the same level at the schools as well??
Did she take the AP standardized tests? These are HS courses, material isn't going to vary all that much (there is only so much you can learn in Calc 1 without branching out to a different math course) but the instruction might..
 
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I figured they did and I hope they do actually take that into consideration. DD's school weights AP at .05 and honors at .025. Pretty worthless IMO, however, obviously she has taken a lot of those courses because, well, regular classes just aren't the same at her school. However are the AP and Honors courses the same level at the schools as well?? No. Even with a kid that didn't test great I still feel there is necessity in the standard tests.

No, AP classes at various schools are not taught exactly the same but that is why the profile sheet also shows AP test scores, colleges that offered admission to x amount of students, etc. I’m also sure the application of a kid is questioned if they took a heavy load of AP courses but never took the exams.
 
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If you want to know where your son or daughter stacks up on the SAT/ACT versus their regular grades, there's a formula for that number. Divide their score by a perfect score to give you their percentage out of 100. So, 1300 ÷ 1600 = 81.25%. This calculation is very useful in determining your score comparison between the SAT and ACT since they're based out of 1600 and 36, respectively.
I would think that the percentile would be more relevant if we are talking about the bolded. With regards to comparison to regular grades there is certainly a correlation (I think there have been studies) but it isn't the perfect correlation you are assuming there...because of the reasons I have been talking about in my other posts..

Edit: Actually I think I misunderstood your first sentence. I thought you were referring to how they should score based upon how well they do in school when maybe you were just talking about getting a percent grade for their SAT score..
 
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No, AP classes at various schools are not taught exactly the same but that is why the profile sheet also shows AP test scores, colleges that offered admission to x amount of students, etc. I’m also sure the application of a kid is questioned if they took a heavy load of AP courses but never took the exams.
She did take the AP test for Euro History and got a 3. She hated the teacher and subject. Come to find out from my older son (who is smarter and she knows it) - AP Euro teachers are crazy everywhere and that class should have been avoided. She took that class her sophomore year. Since then she has taken all AP English classes but I have not made her test. She will test for AP Lit/English 12 this year. She has taken honors for other classes including science and history because we didn't see the value in AP for everything especially while she also trains daily for softball. I'm keeping it real here. She's smart - there is no doubt about that but she is not top 5% smart and I think her SAT proves that. There is a disconnect between grades and the test and it's not because "she is bad test taker". I am for the testing.

Editing to add - when my oldest took his ACT the first time (at the time we lived in Kansas) he got a 28. He knew he needed a 32 to get the highest level scholarship at K-State. That was the only place he wanted to go. We also got him a tutor. He studied for 8 weeks and 2nd time got a 34. So much easier and he was nowhere near the top 5% of his graduating class. He was probably closer to 20%. That was 5 years ago - again, in Kansas for him, we are in Virginia now.
 
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She did take the AP test for Euro History and got a 3. She hated the teacher and subject. Come to find out from my older son (who is smarter and she knows it) - AP Euro teachers are crazy everywhere and that class should have been avoided. She took that class her sophomore year. Since then she has taken all AP English classes but I have not made her test. She will test for AP Lit/English 12 this year. She has taken honors for other classes because we didn't see the value in AP for everything especially while she also trains daily for softball. I'm keeping it real here. She's smart - there is no doubt about that but she is not top 5% smart and I think her SAT proves that. There is a disconnect between grades and the test and it's not because "she is bad test taker". I am for the testing.
There is definitely grade inflation if that is what you are alluding to..even moreso in college. That said if the top 5% you are referring to is her class rank, then unless she is not in the top 5% in HER CLASS, her SAT score doesn’t prove anything.
 
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Most college admissions officers will tell you to take the AP courses that you have the most interest in, don’t take them just to take them. So for instance, if going to college for Bio, then taking AP science classes make a lot of sense where the same student taking AP Macroeconomics probably does not - unless they also have a strong interest in economics as well.
 
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The thing with college admissions is that they receive the HS profile sheet along with each student’s application. They can see how many AP classes are offered, how much weight is given to honors and AP courses, where former students matriculated, etc. They realize not all high school GPA’s are equal. They realize some kids take a much more challenging course schedule than others.

yeah, when we switched grading systems, admissions folks basically told us they get transcripts from all over the world.....from private schools, from homeschooled kids, all sorts of transcripts......some are rigorous, some literally grade kids with smiley faces.....and they make it all work......it's what they do.......they really do not NEED the test scores to get the right kids admitted.......sometimes things like scholarships use test scores as their criteria, but even that is changing rapidly
 

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