1. UPWARD BOUND 2014 Welcome Parents to Soph. SAT Intro.

2. Evening Overview Review of important questions The SAT Structure Who writes the test Strategies

3. Important Questions What is the SAT? What is the College Admissions Portfolio? How is the SAT used? How is the SAT scored? Should students guess? Where am I?

4. What is the College Admissions Portfolio? GPA Course load Application with essay Recommendations Interviews Intangibles College specific criteria SAT or other standardized tests

5. How is the SAT used? In general, the larger the college, the more important the SAT becomes. Scholarships, Scholarships, Scholarships..

6. How is the SAT Scored? All 5 answer multiple choice correct = 1 point incorrect = -1/4 point blank = 0 point Student-Produced Response correct = 1 point incorrect = 0 point blank = 0 point Essay 2 scorers give score from 1 to 6

7. How is the SAT Scored? Math score 54 – 800 0 – 230 -2 – 200 Critical Reading score 65-67 – 800 0 – 250 -3 – 200 Writing score 48-49 – 80 0 – 21 -1 – 20

8. How is the SAT Scored? https://satonlinecourse.collegeboa rd.com/digital_assets/pdfs/eri/scor ing_2005-2006.pdf

9. How is the SAT Scored? http://www.hawcc.hawaii.edu/math/Courses/Ma th100/Chapter4/Notes/Exercises/SAT.png

10. The SAT structure 10 Sections 3 hours and 45 minutes

11. The EXPERIMENTAL SECTION One of the sections will be a 25 minute MATH, CRITICAL READING, or WRITING section. ETS calls this the “EQUATING SECTION” that allows them to try out new questions and assess their level of difficulty.

12. Who writes the SAT? UNOFFICIAL ANSWER At nonprofit ETS, our mission is to MAKE MONEY! OFFICIAL ANSWER At nonprofit ETS, our mission is to advance quality and equity in education for all people worldwide.nonprofit ETS

13. Making Money… 2014 Fees TestFees SAT Reasoning Test™$52.50 SAT Subject Tests™ Basic registration fee Language Tests with Listening (add to basic reg. fee) All other Subject Tests (add per test to basic reg. fee) $26 add $26 add $16

14. Making MORE Money… Additional Processing Fees (add to test fees) Register by phone (available only if you have registered before) $15 Change fee (test type, center, or date change)$28 Late fee$28 Standby fee$46

15. and MORE Money… Fees for Receiving Your Scores Early scores by WebFree Official score report (automatically mailed after you test) Free Scores by phone (fee per call)$15 Fees for Sending Your Scores Score report requests at registration*4 reports included Each additional score report request*$11.25 Rush reporting service$31 plus $11 for each report Order additional reports by phone service$11 plus $11 for each report Retrieval fee for archived scores (additional fees may apply) $30

16. and MORE Money… Answer Services Fees SAT Question-and-Answer Service (QAS)**$18 SAT Student Answer Service (SAS)**$13.50 Additional Services Fees Multiple-choice score verification$55† Essay score verification$55† Refund processing fee (for overpayments and duplicate payments) $7

17. Money and the Bell Curve = MONEY = NO MONEY

18. STRATEGY #1 Understand what the test makers want you to answer.

19. The Guessing Penalty and POE The world record for the mile run is A) 3 minutes 40 seconds B) 3 minutes 43 seconds C) 3 minutes 46 seconds D) 3 minutes 51 seconds E) 3 minutes 53 seconds

20. The Guessing Penalty and POE The world record for the mile run is A) 3 minutes 40 seconds B) 3 minutes 43 seconds C) 3 minutes 46 seconds D) 4 minutes 51 seconds E) 7 minutes 53 seconds

21. The Guessing Penalty and POE The world record for the mile run is A) 32 seconds B) 3 minutes 43 second C) 8 hours D) 70 hours E) 4 days

22. Understand Who is Writing the Test Trucking Quiz What percentage of U.S. communities rely on surface freight transportation for goods and materials? (A) 10%(B) 25%(C) 50%(D) 67% How many miles has truck driver N.F. Plunkett driven without an accident? (A) 800,000(B) 1,500,000 (C) 2,500,000 What is the average time to transport Florida oranges to a Midwest grocery store? (A) 4 days(B) 35 hours (C) 75 hours

23. KNOW where you are What is the greatest number of non- overlapping regions that the shaded region can be divided into by using exactly two straight lines? (A) 2(B) 3(C) 4 (D) 5(E) 6

24. Know where you are 05 : 05 The twelve-hour digital clock above is an example of a time when the number of hours is equivalent to the number of minutes. What is the least amount of time that could possibly elapse between two successive “doubles”? (A) 61(B) 60(C) 49 (D) 30(E) 11