PSAT Results Overview Humble High School Spring 2011 David Dippel - HHS Administrative Associate Stacey Hamlet - SLC / AVID Site Coordinator

What do the scores mean? Critical Reading Multiply your score by 10 for a rough prediction of what you might make on the Reading section of the SAT These are the answers you selected and the correct answers for each question.

What do the scores mean? Mathematics Multiply your score by 10 for a rough prediction of what you might make on the Math section of the SAT These are the answers you selected and the correct answers for each question.

What do the scores mean? Writing Skills Multiply your score by 10 for a rough prediction of what you might make on the SAT Essay (NOT Multiple Choice) These are the answers you selected and the correct answers for each question.

SAT Scores by College UT A&M LSU Texas Tech UH Reading Math Writing Reading + Math = 830 Sum =

More on College Entrance Many factors go into acceptance into college including: * Test Scores (SAT, ACT, Placement Tests) * Class Rank * Application - essay & data * Outside Activities Paying For College * National Merit Scholar Based on PSAT & SAT Test scores Pays for college + * Scholarships & Grants – Don’t pay back You must apply to the organization (Houston Rodeo, McDonalds, etc.) * Loans – Borrowed Money you must pay back

What is Range? The PSAT is NOT on a 100-point scale. You can score between a 20 and 80 on each part of the PSAT The RANGE is a visual aid that shows you about where your grade falls in the scale from 20 to | | 80 | | 42 48

What are Percentiles? The Percentile relates your score to all of the other students that took the test in the nation. The Percentile Graph is a visual aid that shows you about where you scored compared to all sophomores (100%) You scored higher than 44% of sophomores 0% 50% 100%

Account Set-Up Your Access CODE: A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _W Find your Code on your results sheet COPY this if you have lost your results from December The Pink sheets explain how to set up an account Your Access CODE: A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _W

College Quick-start The Orange Sheets explain what you find when you have an account.

Green Parent Tutorial The Green Sheet explains all parts of the PSAT Results sheets in detail for your parents.

As you exit, Turn in: Test Results Pencil