1. UPWARD BOUND 2015
Welcome Parents to
Sr. SAT Math

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. 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

7. How is the SAT Scored?

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

9. 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.

10. Advanced STRATEGY #1
Don’t Do Algebra

11. Don’t Do Algebra If 3x + 8y = 12 and 2x – 2y = 20, then 5x + 6y =
C) 32
D) 28
E) 8