1. COLLEGE ADMISSION TESTING…
AT A GLANCE
COLLEGE ADMISSION TESTING…
A PRESENTATION FOR JUNIORS

2. COLLEGE ADMISSION TESTING
Most colleges require a college admission test for admission
ACCUPLACER – (RCTC)
SAT I – 4 Year Colleges
SAT II - Used in conjunction with SAT I
ACT – 4 Year Colleges
ASVAB - Military

3. ACT
11th GRADE
ACT – All public high schools required to provide an opportunity for all 11th and/or 12th grader one FREE ACT test during school year 2016/17.
February 28, 2017 (Tuesday)
Make-up – March 21, 2017(Tuesday)
Scores can be used for college admissions
All testing accommodations must be approved through ACT prior to testing
See your case manager or counselor for more details

4. IN GENERAL, WHEN DO I TAKE COLLEGE ADMISSION TESTS?
ACT – Junior Year
February – $Fee for Saturday test
February 28 – All juniors will have opportunity to test at JM during school day – NO FEE!
September /October – $Fee – Typically seniors
December - $Fee – Typically seniors or juniors on accelerated math path
Seniors taking later than October, will not meet many
college deadline admission dates
(Example: University of MN) – All materials need to be
submitted by December 15.

5. Continued… SAT I – Junior Year May or June and fall of senior year
SAT II – Senior Year
Typically after a SAT I has been taken
ACCUPLACER
Winter/Spring of senior year
ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery)
JM –November 1, 2016
Sign-up with your counselor or guidance secretary

6. ACT vs. SAT
The redesigned SAT (March 1, 2016) IS more similar to that of the ACT than ever before.
The changes to the SAT have eliminated many of the two tests' major differences in both style and content. Nonetheless, there remain some important variations between the tests—some long-standing and some newly introduced.

7. ACT vs. SAT ACT - Scoring SAT - Scoring Scores 1 - 36
ACT Writing - A separate
score, on a scale of 2-12
Sub cores scored across multiple
domains:
Ideas and Analysis,
Development and
Support, Organization, and
Language Use and Conventions.
Each of the sub scores will be between 2 and 12.
scale
No more wrong answer penalty
The essay will be given three different scores and no longer affects your total score
Lots of sub scores.

8. ACT vs. SAT ACT SAT English: 75 questions, 45 min
Math: 60 questions, 60 min
Reading: 40 questions, 35 min
Science: 40 questions, 35 min
Optional writing: 1 prompt, 40 min (was 30)
Reading: 52 questions, 65 minutes
Writing and Language: 44
questions, 35 minutes
Math: no calculator—20 questions,  25 min; with calculator—38 questions, 55 min
Optional essay: 1 prompt, 50 min

9. ACT Test Dates www.actstudent.org $58.50 (Writing) $42.50 (No Writing)
Registration Deadline
Late Registration Deadline
(Late Fee Required)
Sept. 10, 2016
Aug. 5
Aug. 6-19
Oct. 22, 2016
Sept. 16
Sept
Dec. 12,2016
Nov. 4
Nov
Feb. 11,2017
Jan. 13
Jan
April 8, 2017
March 3
March
June 10, 2017
May 5
May
February 28, 2017
ALL JUNIORS TEST AT JM
NO CHARGE
MAKEUP DAY
March 21, 2017

10. Registration Deadline Late Registration Deadline
SAT I/II Test Dates $57.00 (SAT I - Writing), $45.00 (SAT I – No Writing) $26.00 (SAT II)
Test Date
Registration Deadline
Late Registration Deadline
(Late Fee Required)
Oct. 1,2016
Sept. 1, 2016
Sept. 13, 2016
Nov. 5, 2016
Oct. 7, 2016
Oct. 18, 2016
Dec. 3, 2016
Nov. 3, 2016
Nov. 15, 2016
Jan. 21, 2017
Dec. 21, 2016
Jan. 3, 2017
Mar. 11,2017
Feb. 10, 2017
Feb. 21, 2017
May 6, 2017
April 7, 2017
Apr. 18, 2017
June 3, 2017
May 9, 2017
May 16, 2017

11. FEE WAIVERS Must be on free or reduced lunch
Fill out pink request form in guidance office for verification
After verified, see your counselor for the fee waiver
Don’t wait until last day of registration to request a fee waiver – You might not be able to secure one that day

12. ASVAB Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery JM –November 1st
Sign-up with your counselor or guidance secretary
No charge for test

13. ACCUPLACER Placement test used at RCTC
College level classes verse remedial classes
If ACT scores are high enough, ACCUPLACER isn’t needed for course placement
See counselor for cut off scores
Make sure ACT scores are sent to RCTC if thinking PSEO or attending RCTC after high school
No charge for test

14. Free Practice Tests PSAT ACT SAT ASVAB ACCUPLACER
Advanced Placement (AP)
Online
Khan Academy – Official site for PSAT and SAT
After receiving their PSAT/NMSQT scores, they will receive a unique SAT study plan based on their performance. Khan Academy practice can also be used to prepare for the PSAT/NMSQT® because of the close alignment of the tests (khanacademy.org/sat).

15. FREE PRACTICE and ONLINE COURSES ON MCIS
Students must log into their MCIS account to access testing practice
Juniors did this during an English III class the last week of September

16. Any questions, please see your counselor 