1. 10th Grade Night

2. Tonight’s Agenda Meet the Guidance Dept. High School Timeline
Courses Offered
ACT, SAT, SAT IIs
Deciphering a Transcript
Well-rounded vs. Angular?
Questions

3. Mizrachi Guidance Active Facebook page* Online scheduling
Hours: T/W/Th 9-3:30PM in Room 238
Guidance page on website
Bulletin board next to Room 238
It’s never too early to meet your
guidance counselor!!
*Facebook.com/FuchsMizrachiCollegeGuidance

4. High School Timeline
Busy year – took OGTs, PSATs, hopefully involved in some ECs 4

5. High School Timeline 11th grade: PSAT (October)
Take Mizrachi’s sample real ACT (December)
ACT (February/April) or SAT (March/May)
Lead or initiate an extracurricular activity
AP U.S. History, AP Biology, AP Psychology (May)
Spring lunch workshops
Choose teacher recommenders for college
Rough drafts of college essays (summer)
College visits (summer)

6. High School Timeline 12th grade:
Continue pre-college testing (Sept/Oct)
Lead or initiate an extracurricular activity
Finalize teacher recommendations (Sept!)
Narrow down college lists
Complete college essays
College visits
Apply to college! (Nov 1 – Feb 1)
AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Econ (May)

7. Courses
Offered 7

8. Courses Offered Math Jewish life Campus size Location Available majors
Grade
Courses Offered
Honors track available
Notes
9th /10th
Geometry
Algebra II
Yes
Switches between geometry and algebra on alternate years
11th
Pre-calculus
Honors pre-calc is prereq. for AP Calculus
12th
AP Calculus
Statistics AP No
See above

9. Courses Offered History Jewish life Campus size Location
Grade
Courses Offered
Honors/AP available
Notes
9th
Humanities (Modern Europe)
Yes
10th
Humanities
(United States)
Used as barometer for AP US History in 11th grade
11th
Contemporary History
AP US History No AP
AP US History continues into 12th Grade
12th
AP Economics
Economics
Gov’t (2nd sem.)
State req.
Jewish life
Campus size
Location
Available majors

10. Courses Offered English Jewish life Campus size Location
Available majors
Grade
Courses Offered
Honors track available
Notes
9th /10th
Humanities
Yes
Honors is prereq. for AP in 11th grade
11th
AP Lit
English Lit AP No
Test taken at the end of senior year
12th
See above

11. Courses Offered Science Jewish life Campus size Location
Available majors
Grade
Courses Offered
Honors track available
Notes
9th /10th
Chemistry
Biology
Yes
Girls and boys switch between Chem and Bio on alternate years
11th/12th
AP Biology
AP Psychology
Physics
Forensics AP No

12. ACT, SAT,
& SAT IIs 12

13. Overview All colleges accept either the ACT or SAT
High school GPA and test scores are the most
important factors in selective college admission
There are currently 850+ test flexible schools (ex. Brandeis, NYU, GWU. Touro)
Keep these tests in perspective!

14. Important Questions! Should I take both the ACT and the SAT?
How do I know which is the better test for me?
When should I start taking the SAT or ACT?
Will I also need SAT II Subject Tests?

15. SAT/ACT Breakdown by State

16. SAT/ACT Dates and Cost SAT ACT October 3 September 12 November 7
December 5
December 12
January 23
February 6
March 5 (New! )
April 9
May 7
June 19
June 4
$39.50 w/o essay
$43 w/o essay, $54.50 w/essay
$56.50 w/essay

17. SAT New rollout this month (March 2016)! Current SAT New SAT Scoring
Out of 2400
Out of 1600
Wrong Answer Penalty
-1/4 point
None
Sections
3 (critical reading, math, writing)
2 (math, evidence-based reading and writing)
Length of test
3 hours, 45 min.
3 hours w/o essay,
3 hours, 50 min w/essay
Essay
Required (1/3 of writing section score)
Optional

18. ACT Straightforward, predictable test
4 sections in total: English, math, reading, and science.
There is also a 5th optional essay section
Total time: 2 hrs., 55 min. without essay; 3 hrs., 25 min. with essay
Students only need to submit the highest score
Cornell, Tufts, Rice, Yale require all tests to be submitted

19. ACT 1-36 points per section
All 4 subtests are averaged together for a combined score. The ACT folks round up!
A 36 is the highest possible combined score
No guessing penalty
Cornell, Tufts, Rice, Yale require all tests to be submitted

20. What SAT/ACT Score Do I Need?
Some examples:
School
SAT/ACT Score
Yeshiva University
/23-29
Rutgers
/26-31
Ohio State University
/27-32
University of Maryland
/29-33
Brandeis University
University of Pennsylvania
/32-35
Reminder

21. SAT IIs Required by some schools
(ex. Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell)
In some cases, the ACT w/writing can substitute for SAT IIs, so always check admissions websites!
(ex. Barnard, Boston College, Yale, UPenn)
Scored on a scale from
20 subject tests offered across 5 subject areas: history, math, science, English, foreign languages
Cornell, Tufts, Rice, Yale require all tests to be submitted

22. Deciphering a Transcript22

23. Transcript, cont’d
Jewish life
Campus size
Location
Available majors

24. Transcript, cont’d
Jewish life
Campus size
Location
Available majors

25. Well-rounded vs. Angular?25

26. Well-rounded vs. Angular
Colleges want a well-rounded freshman class, not necessarily well-rounded students
Passion is “in!”
Extracurriculars are important, but be authentic
Don’t forget about student employment!
Cornell, Tufts, Rice, Yale require all tests to be submitted

27. Extracurriculars Junior Entrepreneur Achievement Prog. Student council
Model U.N.
Investment club
Art club
Photography Club
Debate club
Mizrachi Mayhen Acapella
Athletics: soccer, basketball, volleyball, baseball
Jewish life
Campus size
Location
Available majors
Note that employment is in!!

28. Questions? 28