Life on the Road

I just wanted to brag on Nick a little…  Okay, a lot.

Earlier this month he took the SAT, which is a silly thing for an 8th Grader to do, right?  But it’s a “talent search” measure for him, to get into the summer camp for highly gifted middle- and high-school kids that he wants to go to.  (VAMPY)

They have criteria set pretty high, considering… you have to have 500 or better on the Critical Reading section to qualify for certain classes, and 500 or better on the Math section for others.  The Programming class is extra tough, requiring BOTH Math and Critical Reading to be above 520.

Nick figured he’d do well on the language sections, but figured the math would be really bad… he’s just not yet HAD a lot of favorite SAT passtimes, like polynomials…

Well, the results are in, and he’s amply qualified for ANY classes he wants!

WOOHOO!!

He scored in the 91st percetile on the Critical Reading section.  And yes, that percentage compares him to the entire SAT-taking population … largely graduating High School seniors…  Wow!

So, Nick WILL be at camp this summer…