UPPER LEVEL SSAT PERCENTILE RANKING CHART FOR 9TH GRADE GIRLS
**Feel free to come into our center for a clean version of this chart and any other grades you might be interested in.
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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – BLANDISHMENT
blandishment – (n) a flattering or pleasing statement or action used as a means of gently persuading someone to do something.
定義 : 奉承/甜言蜜語
synonyms – flattery, cajolery, coaxing, wheedling, honeyed words, smooth talk, soft words, blarney; fulsomeness, simpering, fawning, toadying, ingratiating, ingratiation, currying favour, inveiglement; charm offensive
*note: all definitions, synonyms or otherwise provided for the aforementioned words were found on google’s definition engine or another online dictionary of reputable quality. These words and their meanings were solely provided for reference and as supplements to any efforts in learning about the words. All learning from the terms should be verified by the user to validate the authenticity or use in one’s particular purposes.
When should you take the SAT?
The New York Times is one of my favorite publications in the world for high quality journalism and as a result, good learning opportunities for kids just by reading the daily.
The newspaper published an interesting article about “When to Take the SAT?” and posed some interesting questions.
They share that kids as young as kindergarten students are keeping track of vocabulary words to help them do well on the standardized exam. But Kindergarten? Will a 5 or 6 year old understand the context of SAT words like “propinquity” or “welter?”
Frankly, one of the reasons why they have those terms in their lexicon is that they aren’t mature enough to even handle the context of the terms. Should a child understand understand that the second definition of the term “welter” means “lie soaked in blood?” I would say that’s too mature of a term or her or him to recognize or even grasp. However, the point isn’t whether or not s/he should understand reatively esoteric terms, but that sometimes learning concepts or even ideas can wait until the later stages of a child’s development. Does reading “1984” in middle school help? I’m not sure if it’s a great idea given that there are sexual themes that might confuse an adolescent and possibly even teach them that promiscuity is proper or it isn’t wrong.
While we believe that vocabulary is very important to learn at a younger age and we very much welcome the opportunity to teach your children earlier, there may be a limit to how early.
Subject Guide for 2015’s World Scholar Cup
In past years, we’ve been happy to help students build their “subject guide” for the rounds all over for the World Scholar’s Cup. For example, you can see a previous version we built for 2013-2014 “The World Within” ULTIMATE Subjects Guide.
Basically, we’ll help you fill out all that you need for the following topics that were announced on the Scholar’s cup website: http://scholarscup.org/
And for details on the Hong Kong Round for the World Scholar’s Cup, click on this link.
This year’s topics were released a little late, but here they are:
Another student scores a Perfect 2400 on the SAT and a Perfect 36 on the ACT
Kids are slam dunking the standardized tests these days including St. Louis senior Abby Lammers.
Lammers jumped from a 2220 to a perfect score on the SAT. Despite missing questions before the real test with her tutor, she ended up getting the 2400.
“She basically said I had nothing to lose,” Lammers said. Still, Lammers was “completely shocked” when she got the results. She said she had a tutor for a few weeks and would consistently miss a few questions.
She also joins the less than 1% who garners these scores individually. She may now be in an elite group that frankly is like 1% of 1%.
Nationally, the actual number of students earning a composite score of 36 varies each year, but, on average, less than one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn the top score, according to Katie Wacker, a spokeswoman with ACT.
More on her story here. (as a backup since the urls change, here is another report on her success.)
*Lammers is the 2nd student we’ve found recently that’s scored perfectly on both college bound exams. Another student nearby obtained a perfect 36 on his ACT.
SAT WORD OF THE DAY – EFFLUVIUM
effluvium – (n) an unpleasant or harmful odour or discharge.
定義 : 臭味
*note: all definitions, synonyms or otherwise provided for the aforementioned words were found on google’s definition engine or another online dictionary of reputable quality. These words and their meanings were solely provided for reference and as supplements to any efforts in learning about the words. All learning from the terms should be verified by the user to validate the authenticity or use in one’s particular purposes.
SSAT 百分比對照表-八年級 (男)
想計算出SSAT需答對多少題才有好成績?
我們為你編製了一個對照表，讓你清晰算出語文部份60條，數學部份50條， 閱讀理解部份40條各需答對多少才能有
「好成績」，入讀他心儀的學校。
SSAT 百分比對照表-八年級 (男)
**請注意，這是中位數以上的成績，因為報考美國頂級寄宿制學校需要得分高於80%
SAT WORD OF THE DAY – DESICCATE
desiccate – (v) remove the moisture from(something), typically in order to preserve it.
定義 : 使乾燥
synonyms – dried, dried up, dry, dehydrated, powered
2nd definition – (v) lacking interest, passion, or energy.
*note: all definitions, synonyms or otherwise provided for the aforementioned words were found on google’s definition engine or another online dictionary of reputable quality. These words and their meanings were solely provided for reference and as supplements to any efforts in learning about the words. All learning from the terms should be verified by the user to validate the authenticity or use in one’s particular purposes.
Twins Score Perfect 2400 on the SAT Each
Since we’ve been on the Perfect 2400’s kick recently, we found this story about twins in 2012 BOTH getting perfect 2400’s on the SAT. They really are identical!