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TESTING AND THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
PROCESSWHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, &
HOW?Rhonda Paules- Guidance Counselor
REVIEW: WHAT ARE COLLEGES LOOKING FOR?
• GRADES- TRANSCRIPT-9TH-12TH • TESTING- SCORES FROM
SAT/ACT• EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES• LETTERS OF
RECOMMENDATION
PSAT/NMSQT
• PRELIMINARY SAT- NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFYING TEST
• SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS• MID OCTOBER EACH SCHOOL YEAR• SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOP
SCORING JUNIORS- NATIONAL MERIT• CRITICAL READING, MATH AND WRITING
SECTIONS
PSAT/NMSQT
• 2 HR. 10 MIN. TEST• COST- FREE TO AHS STUDENTS• 5 SECTIONS- TWO 25 MIN. CRITICAL READING, TWO
25 MIN. MATH, ONE 30 MIN.WRITING• CRITICAL READING=SENTENCE COMPLETION AND
CRITICAL READING QUESTIONS• MATH= MULTIPLE CHOICE PROBLEM SOLVING AND
GRID INS• WRITING= SENTENCE ERRORS, IMPROVING
SENTENCES, IMPROVING PARAGRAPHS
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The PSAT/NMSQT is scored as follows:(SCORES RANGE FROM 20-80 ON EACH SECTION)
each correct answer 1 full point, regardless of level of difficulty
each unanswered question 0 points
each incorrect answer to a Student-Produced Response question
0 points
each incorrect answer to a multiple-choice question
minus 1/4 point
HOW DO STUDENTS GET RESULTS?
• SCORE REPORTS SENT TO HIGH SCHOOL• GUIDANCE COUNSELOR PRESENTATIONS
IN 10TH AND 11TH GRADE ENGLISH CLASSES IN LATE DECEMBER/EARLY JANUARY
• COMPARING PSAT/SAT SCORES• PLEASE CONTACT YOUR
SON/DAUGHTER’S GUIDANCE COUNSELOR WITH QUESTIONS
SAT
• INCLUDES- CRITICAL READING, MATH, AND WRITING SECTIONS
• ALL SECTIONS SCORED ON A 200-800 POINT SCALE- FOR TOTAL OF 2400 POINTS
• 3 HRS. 45 MIN. TO COMPLETE TEST
SAT-WRITING SECTION
• 1 HOUR TOTAL FOR WRITING SECTION
• 35 MIN. MULTIPLE CHOICE-IDENTIFYING SENTENCE ERRORS, IMPROVING SENTENCES, IMPROVING PARAGRAPHS
• 25 MIN. WRITTEN ESSAY
SAT- CRITICAL READING
• 70 MINUTES TOTAL• TW0-25 MIN. SECTIONS• ONE-20 MIN. SECTION• READING COMPREHENSION- SHORT
PARAGRAPHS• SENTENCE COMPLETION• PARAGRAPH LENGTH CRITICAL READING
SAT- MATH SECTION
• 70 MINUTES TOTAL• TWO-25 MIN. SECTIONS• ONE-20 MIN. SECTION• ARITHMETIC, ALGEBRA I, GEOMETRY, &
ALGEBRA II• ALSO SOME STATISTICS AND DATA
ANALYSIS• MULTIPLE CHOICE AND STUDENT
PRODUCED RESPONSES
SAT
• HOW TO REGISTER- PAPER FORM OR WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM
• WHEN TO REGISTER- JUNIOR YEAR (TYPICALLY IN THE SPRING)
• REGISTRATION DEADLINES• HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD A STUDENT
TAKE THE SAT?• WHERE DO STUDENTS TAKE THE SAT?• HOW MUCH? = $43.00
SAT
• SAT PREP OPTIONS-BOOKS/CLASSES• SCORES AVAILABLE BY PHONE AND
ONLINE APPROX. 3 WEEKS AFTER TEST • SCORE REPORTS MAILED APPROX. 3-4
WEEKS AFTER TEST• HOW TO SEND SCORES TO COLLEGES?
COST- $9.50 PER SCHOOL- 4 “FREE SCHOOLS” AT TIME OF REGISTRATION
SAT TEST DATES2007-2008
TEST DATE REG. DEADLINEOCTOBER 6, 2007 SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
NOVEMBER 3, 2007 OCTOBER 2, 2007
DECEMBER 1, 2007 OCTOBER 30, 2007
JANUARY 26, 2008 DECEMBER 26, 2008
MARCH 1, 2008 JANUARY 29, 2008
MAY 3, 2008 APRIL 1, 2008
JUNE 7, 2008 MAY 6, 2008
COLL./UNIV. AVG. SAT SCORE
TEMPLE 980-1180
PENN 1330-1510
BLOOMSBURG 930-1110
PENN STATE 1090-1300
BOSTON UNIV. 1220-1380
UNIV. OF MD 1170-1360
GEORGE WASH. 1290-1460
UNIV. OF DE 1090-1270
PRINCETON 1370-1560
SUBJECT TESTS/SAT II’S
• WHAT ARE THE SAT SUBJECT TESTS? • ABOUT 20 SUBJECT TESTS AVAILABLE• WHO SHOULD TAKE SUBJECT TESTS?• WHEN SHOULD STUDENTS TAKE SAT II’S?• COST-$8 PER TEST + $20 BASIC REGISTRATION
FEE- $44 TOTAL IF TAKING 3 TESTS• REGISTER WITH PAPER FORM OR
WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM• MOST COLLEGES RECOMMEND/REQUIRE 2-3 SAT
II’S• HOW TO SEND SCORES TO COLLEGES?
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES WHO REQUIRE SAT II’S
• UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA• PRINCETON• YALE• COLUMBIA• DUKE• GEORGETOWN• UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA• EMORY• JOHNS HOPKINS• LEHIGH
ACT ASSESMENT
• MORE POPULAR ON WEST COAST• MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST-APPROX. 3
HOURS- 3 HRS. 25 MIN. WITH WRITING• COVERS FOUR SKILL AREAS- ENGLISH,
MATH, READING AND SCIENCE• WRITING- OPTIONAL- 30 MIN. PERSUASIVE
ESSAY
ACT
• ENGLISH TEST- 45 MIN.- PUNCTUATION, GRAMMAR, SENTENCE STRUCTURE
• MATH TEST- 60 MIN.- ARITHMETIC, ALG. I, GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA II/TRIGONOMETRY
• READING TEST- 35 MIN.- READING PASSAGES/QUESTIONS- BASED ON PROSE FICTION, SOCIAL SCI., HUMANITIES, & NATURAL SCIENCES
• SCIENCE TEST- 35 MIN-INTERPRETATION, ANALYSIS, EVALUATION, SKILLS REQUIRED IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES (I.E.. GRAPHS, TABLES)
ACT
• SCORES RANGE FROM 1TO 36 FOR EACH SUBJECT- AVERAGED FOR A COMPOSITE SCORE- HIGHEST COMPOSITE SCORE=36
• WHO SHOULD REGISTER?• HOW DO STUDENTS REGISTER?• COST- $30 BASIC FEE + $14.50 FOR WRITING- TOTAL=
$44.50• DO COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES LOOK AT THE ACT AS
EQUAL TO THE SAT?• MAILING SCORES TO COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES-
TELEPHONE OR ONLINE- $8.50 PER SCHOOL• WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG
UPCOMING ACT
TEST DATES
REGISTRATION
DEADLINE
FEBRUARY 9, 2008 JANUARY 4, 2008
APRIL 12, 2008 MARCH 7, 2008
JUNE 14, 2008 MAY 9, 2008
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