1. Central bucks high school south
College Planning
Central bucks high school south
Class of 2016
Kerry Monk
GINNY BARRETT
Part one

2. OVERVIEW CB South Guidance Website Junior Year Timeline
“You can lead a boy to college,
but you cannot make him think”
Elbert Hubbard
CB South Guidance Website
Junior Year Timeline
Standardized Testing SAT, ACT, AP
Career & College Search Process Naviance

3. CB South Guidance Website
Guidance Homepage
Postings PowerPoint presentations
Updates * Useful info
Links to Naviance * Portal * E-Prep Resources * Contact information

4. Junior Year Timeline FALL WINTER/SPRING SUMMER
Course selection for senior year (Portal opens January 9, 2015).
Call admissions to set up campus tours and visit schools of interest.
Meet visiting college admission reps visiting South.
Attend District College Fair on March 11th, South.
Register for fall SAT, ACT and SAT Subject tests.
PSAT October 18, Scores returned early December.
Take the SAT/ACT & if necessary
SAT Subject Tests, AP exams.
Start looking at college applications.
Naviance:
Research careers/majors from surveys completed in 10th; update resume and game plan with major.
College search process. Identify colleges of interest. “Request for Counselor Recommendation”.
Parent & Student complete “Request for Counselor Letter of Recommendation”.
Request teacher recommendations from 11th grade teachers.
Revisit college application essay written in English 11 & fine-tune existing activity resume.

5. Standardized Testing

6. SAT’s www.collegeboard.org
SAT Reasoning Test
Math, Reading, & Writing
Designed to predict freshman year academic success.
Cost: $52.50
SAT Subject Test
Some “Very Selective Colleges”
may require 2 or more for admission and/or placement.
*One hour tests
*Can take up to 3 on one test date
*Scored on a point scale
*Cost: $26.00
Available Subject Tests:
English: Literature
History: US History
World History
Mathematics: Level 1
Level 2
Science: Biology E and/or M
Chemistry
Physics
Languages: Chinese French, German, Spanish, Italian, Latin,
Modern Hebrew,
Japanese, Korean

7. ACT Fast Facts… ACTstudent.org Cost: $38.00 w/writing $54.50
ACT has pulled ahead for the first time in 2012:
1,666,017 took the ACT
1,664,479 took the SAT
The ACT is accepted by all 4-year colleges and universities in the United States.
Most widely taken by students from the Midwest, Southwest, and Deep South.
Taken with writing it may exempt you from the need for SAT Subject Tests.
Designed to predict freshman year academic success.
ACT
ACTstudent.org
Cost: $ w/writing $54.50

8. SAT vs. ACT SAT ACT Test Structure Test Content
Measures Aptitude: Critical Reading, Math, Writing skills.
Measures Achievement:
English, Math, Reading, Science Reasoning & optional Writing.
Test Content
Math: Arithmetic, Algebra 1&2, Geometry, data analysis.
Reading: sentence completions, short and long critical reading passages, reading comprehension. Writing: essay, grammar, usage, and word choice.
Math: up to trigonometry. Science: experiments and charts.
Reading: 4 passages: Prose Fiction, Social Science, Humanities, Natural Science. English: grammar.
Writing: optional section; recommended

9. SAT vs. ACT SAT ACT Register Online Wrong Answers Scoring
ACT
Wrong Answers
Penalty .25 deducted for each
No Penalty
Scoring
per section, added together for a combined score. A 2400 is the highest possible combined score.
1-36 for each subject, averaged for a composite score. A 36 is the highest possible composite score.
Are all scores sent to schools?
Yes and No; “Score Choice” option now available.
No, student can make specific requests.

10. Test Security Policy SAT ACT
Online registration requires student to upload a digital photo, which will be included on a photo admission ticket.
Students required to present photo admission ticket and a valid form of ID for admittance to the designated test center and at various times throughout the day. Absence of either document will preclude student from testing.
Students must pre-register; standby (walk-in) testing will no longer be permitted, nor will test center changes be permitted on test day.

11. Testing: “Official Score Report”
Some colleges require “official score reports” directly from testing company
Most schools will accept scores from the transcript, some do not (most notably PSU).
Student contacts/pays testing company to send score report directly to college.
Takes about 4-6 weeks
When registering, students can request scores be sent to up to 4 colleges for FREE.
SAT
Is score choice the right choice?
Most colleges, if viewing all test results will consider or combine the highest score from each section for a “Super Score”.
When registering for any standardized test, be sure to include
CB South school code and check Parent Portal to make sure scores have been sent to South (assessment tab).

12. Advanced Placement (AP) Testing
Why take the AP Test?
Can be used for college credit and course level placement.
May help students “place out” of college courses.
May allow students to achieve advanced standing
Check individual college policies
on credit awards:
Cost: $91.00; far less expensive than a college course.
Administered first 2 weeks of CB South during school day.
19 AP courses offered at
CB South

13. Standardized Testing Preparation
~ SAT
Free practice tests
Familiarize yourself with test content
~ ACT
E-Prep: Free for CBSD students; see Mr. Pecic in library
Private SAT prep through individual and group tutoring
Plenty of other online sites that provide free SAT/ACT practice
PSAT: Utilize the results
SAT prep books

14. When to test?
SAT Spring of Junior Year Fall of senior year ACT Spring of Junior Year Fall of Senior Year AP First 2 weeks of May; same year as AP course SAT Subject Tests Immediately following related coursework

15. When is SOUTH a testing site?
ACT’s
April 18, Spring Junior Year
October Fall Senior Year
SAT’s
January 24, Winter Junior Year
March 14, Spring Junior Year
May 2, Spring Junior Year
June 6, Spring Junior Year
October & November 2015 Fall Senior Year
South CEEB code is
Other High Schools/districts may host SAT/ACT on other test dates

16. Test Optional
Students can opt not to send their SAT/ACT to colleges for admission review.
provides a comprehensive lists of colleges who allow the choice of Test Optional.

17. Beginning the College Search Process
Don’t worry, there are over
4,100 post-secondary schools
in the United States
from which to choose!

18. Resources Naviance : log in with email and birthdate
Internet; see Guidance Website for links
Individual college websites
Traditional guidebooks and college brochures
Meet with college admissions representatives who visit South each fall (schedule/print passes on Naviance).
College Fair: March 11th, 6:30p.m. at CB South

19. What can I do in Naviance?
Meets all your needs throughout the entire process…
Organize and keep personal records
Career Plan Surveys (Part of CBSD Graduation Requirements)
Career and College Search Tools
Analyze Data
Visit College Websites
Application links
Scholarship list

20. Career Matches
based on:
personality , interests, academic strengths, favorite activities, amount of prep/education

21. Begin Researching Colleges Here…
Narrow your search to find the best fit
2 or 4 year
Public vs private
Coed vs single sex
Size of locale
Enrollment
Location
Distance from home
Religious affiliation
Competitiveness
Major
Sports & Divisions

22. Keep a record of your research

23. Compare yourself to 3 years of CB South students

24. Program Planning for 12th Grade
Process begins in January.
Check now to make sure you and your student have access to the portal.
Maintain rigor and/or add challenging courses.

26. Join us again…. FEBRUARY 19, 2015
Program Planning Process, Timeline, College search process, decision factors, types of applications, teacher & counselor recommendations.
APRIL 23, 2015
Summer activities, introduction to transcript process, looking ahead to senior year.
SEPTEMBER 2015
Senior timeline, transcript request process, teacher/counselor recommendations, financial aid & scholarships, final decisions.