Rutherford B. Hayes – March 21, 2017 Junior ACT Rutherford B. Hayes – March 21, 2017

Basic Information All Juniors will take the ACT (without Writing): English, Math, Reading, Science (highest score is 36, and scores are averaged to calculate a composite score) Test scores will be submitted to selected colleges Scores can be used as a “graduation pathway” English – 18, Reading – 22, Math - 22

Pre-Registration Students will pre-register during English classes Be prepared to indicate up to 4 colleges to receive scores…this is not required Know your address, email, and grades in classes taken at Hayes

Students will be assigned a testing room by last name in the 2100 wing On Test Day Hayes will have a reduced day schedule from 7:25 – 10:50, including a lunch period All Juniors will report to their testing locations at 10:50 to be checked in and ready to take their test Students arriving to their testing room after 11:00 AM will not be admitted and will lose the opportunity to take the ACT for free Students will be assigned a testing room by last name in the 2100 wing

On Test Day Bring a calculator…check to make sure it is an approved calculator Bring No. 2 pencils although some will be provided BRING YOUR SCHOOL or STATE ID/DRIVER’s LICENSE!!! Turn OFF your cell phone and store it OFF of your body! Put them in backpacks stored in your testing room. Electronic devices being used or interrupting testing is grounds for dismissal from the room.

Calculators 4-Function Scienctific Graphing Can not use: TI-89, TI-92, TI-Nspire (CAS), HP Prime, HP 48II, Any HP 40G/HP 49G/HP50G, fx-CP400, Class Pad 400, 300, 330, Algebra fx 2.0, Any CFX-9970G, laptops, tablets, computers of any kind, cell phones, qwerty keyboard calculators

How Do Colleges Use ACT? Admission – many colleges have a minimum composite score they require Scholarships – the higher the ACT and GPA the better the scholarship

More Scholarships… 18-20 $44,000 AT OTTERBEIN, $6,500 AT KENT, 3.3 GPA 27-30 $8,000 AT OSU, 3.9 GPA 19-23 $8,000 PER YEAR ADDITIONAL DOLLARS BEYOND THE $6,000 ALREADY OFFERED FROM TOLEDO 20-21 $16,000 ($4,000 per year) AT FINDLAY 3.1 GPA 19-20 FROM 0 TO A MINIMUM OF $4,000, BG, 3.0 GPA

What is a Composite Score? 81 TOTAL POINTS IS WHAT IT TAKES FOR A 20 COMP: THAT CALCULATES TO 20.25. 82 TOTAL POINTS IS WHAT IT TAKES FOR A 21: THAT CALCULATESTO 20.5. SO, IMAGINE: 17, 20, 20, 20 IN THE FOUR AREAS: THAT IS A 20 COMPOSITE TO GET A 17 ON THE ENGLISH MEANS YOU HAVE TO GET ABOUT 37/75 CORRECT. 38 CORRECT PROPELS THE STUDENT TO A 21: THIS HYPOTHETICAL STUDENT HAS EARNED $16,000.

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