1. PSAT / NMSQT

2. Preliminary SAT National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test

3. Test Scores 8 – 38 Reading Writing and Language Math Sub Scores 1 – 15

4. Need to strengthen skills Approaching Benchmark Meets or exceeds Benchmark

5. Convert to Scale Score 160-760 ERW Math Total 320 - 1520

6. Percentile Score Compare to your own grade

7. NMSC Selection Index Total = Drop off zero 2ERW + M ERW 380 M 480 Selection Index 2(38) + 48 = 124

8. HAVERLING PSAT RESULTS 11 th Grade Bath Mean Total 1054 NYS 967 National 1008 Bath ERW 528 National 489 Bath Math 526 National 498

9. 10 th Grade Bath Mean Total 997 NYS 911 National 931 Bath ERW 507 National 479 Bath Math 490 National 479

10. What Is Next? Test book and your answers Studentscores.collegeboard.org Access code Diagnosis / full report of your test Practice Exams Take Challenging Courses

11. Redesigned SAT Two scores instead of three Scale has Changed 160-760 for PSAT 200-800 SAT Selection Index Formula Changed 228 vs 240 Writing is optional No more penalization for wrong answers Four answer choices instead of five

12. College Reported Mid 50% SAT Scores SUNY Binghamton CR 600-680 M 620-710 SUNY Brockport CR 480-570 M 500-580 SUNY Buffalo State CR 440 -530 M 450-540 Cornell Univ. CR 630-730 M 670-770 Daemen College CR 450-500 M 400-570 Alfred Univ. CR 480-580 M 500-600

13. SAT – www.collegeboard.org or www.sat.org/register ACT – www.actstudent.orgwww.collegeboard.org www.sat.org/registerwww.actstudent.org