1. PSAT/SAT What you need to know Norwich Technical High School Guidance Department

2. PSAT SCORING  Sample Score Report Sample Score Report  Important to understand that PSAT and SAT are now scored on the same scale  PSAT score is a good indication of how you will score on the SAT (better if you practice!)  A “good score” depends on the college/university you are applying to  Check the college/university’s website or Big Future for average scores

3. LINK TO KHAN ACADEMY  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhfaw8w4G2w&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhfaw8w4G2w&feature=youtu.be  Khan Academy offers FREE personalized SAT practice based on student’s PSAT score  Student must have both a collegeboard.org account and a khanacademy.org account  Access code on score report will “link” to Khan Academy  Khan Academy Official SAT prep site Khan Academy Official SAT prep site

4. MARCH 2, 2016- SAT TEST DAY FOR JUNIORS  ALL juniors will be taking the March 2 nd SAT in school  Unless you had to register via paper with Mrs. Pearson, you should have received email confirmation that you are registered for the 3/2/16 SAT.

5. SENDING SAT SCORES- JUNIORS  Students will have the ability to send their SAT scores from the March 2 nd SAT to 4 colleges/universities FOR FREE  Students will need to log in to their collegeboard.org account between FEBRUARY 17 th -MARCH 11 th to send scores for free  Score Reporting Link Score Reporting Link  Colleges will SUPERSCORE your tests, meaning that they will take the best score from each section of the SAT (if you retake)  If you decide not to go to a college you sent a score report to, the report will be discarded from that college’s admissions file. It is your best interest to send scores to 4 schools as sending scores outside this window period costs money.