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CLASS OF
2016
WELCOME
College Entrance Exams
Naviance
Class Rings
Class of 2016 Meeting
-PSAT
-SAT
-ACT
College Entrance Exams
PSAT/NMSQT ()
“The Preliminary SAT/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test”
Components:
Critical Reading
Math
Writing Skills
PSAT/NMSQT
Administered in October
NO make-up dates
PSAT/NMSQT
AHS administers the test
free of charge to all enrolled
10th and 11th grade students
PSAT/NMSQT
October 15, 2014
8:00 a.m.
Testing Rooms – Posted
Date:
Scholarship Opportunities
(11th Grade eligible for National Merit Scholar)
SAT Advantage
1st Time on college’s radar
Why is PSAT Important?
Feedback on Strengths and Weaknesses
Why is PSAT Important?
My College QuickStart™
Signing in
Students use the access code on their PSAT/NMSQT® paper score report to sign in at www.collegeboard.org/quickstart.
My College QuickStart
My College QuickStart
My Online Score Report
• Projected SAT® score ranges
• State percentiles
• You can filter questions
• Questions and answer explanations
My College QuickStart
My SAT Study Plan™
• Personalized skills to improve
• SAT practice questions
• An official SAT practice test
My College QuickStart
My AP Potential
• List of AP courses
• Which ones are offered at your school
• Interpret your report to see whether you are ready to take a course.
College Entrance Exams
SAT/ACT
“Scholastic Aptitude
Test”
SAT
The SAT tests a student’s ability to
apply the knowledge they have learned at a higher level of difficulty.
The first SAT should be taken early in the Spring of the 11th grade year.
SAT
Score Range - 2400 pts
10 Sections
Reading Comprehension
Math
Writing Skills
SAT
“American College Testing”
ACT
The ACT tests the student’s current base of knowledge that they have attained in school.
The first ACT should be taken early in the Spring of the 11th grade year.
ACT
Score Range – 1-36 points
4 sections + optional essay
English
Math
Reading
Science
ACT
Tests are offered several times throughout the year, and most can be taken here at AHS.
Most students take the each test at least twice.
SAT & ACT
Sign up to take the SAT and/or ACT in NAVIANCE at:
www.connection.naviance.com/allenhigh
SAT & ACT
SAT & ACT
ACT
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October
June
College & Career Center
Workshops September 23 - 24, 2014
College Searches
October 7 – 8, 2014
Resume Builder
November 19 – 20, 2014
Career Exploration &
RoadTrip Nation
Available to all Juniors!
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