Sophomore Counseling Workshop February 2018 Today we will: PREPARE FOR YOUR FUTURE! Know the Requirements & Take Rigorous Courses: Rank your elective preferences for next year Graduation and A-G SAT Practice to Improve your Results Review PSAT scores Khan Academy for free, personalized SAT practice

Log into ATLAS at students.fresnou.org Elective Ranking Log into ATLAS at students.fresnou.org Select the “Scheduling” Tab

Select your PE “Opt Out” status for next year: The State of California requires that all students be enrolled in 4 years of PE, unless you request a Permanent Exemption If you will be in 11th or 12th grade and want to Opt Out of PE, select the top button If you do not want to Opt Out of PE, select the bottom button and select PE as one of your top elective preferences for next year Regardless of which option you select, you MUST still fulfill your graduation requirements for PE

Rank Your Electives in order of Preference Click on t to choose a course to be ranked.

Keep Your Information Private: SIGN OUT of ATLAS when your are done Re-order rankings: Drag and drop ranked course to desired location Remove course from Ranking List: Click on Save: Click Saved Ranked Requests button Reset: Return to most recently saved rankings Keep Your Information Private: SIGN OUT of ATLAS when your are done

College Entrance Requirements KNOW THE REQUIREMENTS & TAKE RIGOROUS COURSES Graduation Requirement College Entrance Requirements and SAT or ACT

SAT Scores & College Admission: Colleges use the a-g requirements, your GPA and your SAT or ACT scores to make admissions decisions Every college has different requirements but, in general, the higher your SAT score, the lower the GPA that is required for admission Most colleges (including all CSU campuses) have an “eligibility index” available online that shows you what SAT score you need to have, based on your GPA, to meet the minimum eligibility requirement

Determining Your CSU Eligibility Index The eligibility index is a combination of high school GPA and SAT/ACT The CSU Eligibility index is calculated with the formula: The minimum eligibility index for Fresno State in Fall 2018 = 3200 EXAMPLE: Does a student with a 2.7 UC/CSU GPA and a 890 SAT score meet the minimum eligibility index for Fresno State? (2.7 GPA x 800)+ 890 = 3050 Not Yet

What is the PSAT and why is it important? Measures what you learn in high school and what you need to succeed in college Helps you determine what you need to work on most now, so that you’re ready for college when you graduate from high school SAT scores are a major factor in college admission – PSAT helps students to prepare and improve in advance Fresno Unified provides a free, school-day SAT to Juniors in March Grade 8 October: PSAT Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 March: SAT

Understanding Your PSAT Scores https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i-bOhSzyig

Don’t remember your Sign In information? Sign into your College Board Account Username = your first and last initial and student ID # (XX123456) DO NOT create a new account Don’t remember your Sign In information? Click the “Forgot Username?” or “Forgot Password?” and answer the questions to login. Use your school email address (xxxx@fresnounified.org) With a College Board account, you can access your PSAT and AP Scores online, register for SAT exams and print your Admission ticket, and send your scores to colleges. You can also manage your personal college list, save scholarship searches, compare costs at colleges that interest you and more!

How Do Your Scores Measure Against College Readiness Benchmarks? College & Career Readiness Benchmarks 12

View Test Questions and Answers Get explanation on incorrect problems

How Can I Improve My Academic Skills?

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Click on Official SAT Practice If you have a Khan Account that is already linked to the College Board, you will see this: Click here

Use personalized support from Khan Academy to improve your scores for future PSAT and/or SAT exams! These links take you to personalized support based on your PSAT results

Working on the recommended skill will help improve your score more Personalized Plan To Build Your Skills For College Practice recommendations in your personalized plan are based on: How you performed on that skill How often that skill shows up on the SAT Working on the recommended skill will help improve your score more Students can study any skill they like but working on the recommended skill will help improve their score more.

Practice Makes Progress The more you practice, the more likely you will increase your future score. The PSAT is designed to provide you practice and feedback to improve before you take the SAT (which is what counts for college admission)