1. UPWARD BOUND 2014
Welcome Parents to
Sr. SAT Math

2. Evening Overview Review of important questions
College Admissions Portfolio
Advanced Techniques

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

6. Advanced STRATEGY #1
The plumber’s butt.

7. Averages made easy The average of 5 numbers is 24. The average
of three of the numbers is 10. What is the
average of the other two numbers?
A) 50   
B) 45       
C) 30
D) 24
E) 10

8. Simultanious Equations
Advanced STRATEGY #2
Simultanious Equations

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