1. TESTING AND THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & HOW? Rhonda Paules- Guidance Counselor

2. REVIEW: WHAT ARE COLLEGES LOOKING FOR? GRADES- TRANSCRIPT-9 TH -12 TH TESTING- SCORES FROM SAT/ACT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

3. ARE STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES REALLY IMPORTANT?

4. WHAT “TESTS” ARE OUT THERE? PSAT/NMSQT SAT SAT II’S (SUBJECT TESTS) ACT

5. PSAT/NMSQT PRELIMINARY SAT- NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFYING TEST SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS MID OCTOBER EACH SCHOOL YEAR SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOP SCORING JUNIORS- NATIONAL MERIT CRITICAL READING, MATH AND WRITING SECTIONS

6. PSAT/NMSQT 2 HR. 10 MIN. TEST COST- FREE TO AHS STUDENTS 5 SECTIONS- TWO 25 MIN. CRITICAL READING, TWO 25 MIN. MATH, ONE 30 MIN.WRITING CRITICAL READING=SENTENCE COMPLETION AND CRITICAL READING QUESTIONS MATH= MULTIPLE CHOICE PROBLEM SOLVING AND GRID INS WRITING= SENTENCE ERRORS, IMPROVING SENTENCES, IMPROVING PARAGRAPHS

7. Back to to The PSAT/NMSQT is scored as follows: (SCORES RANGE FROM 20-80 ON EACH SECTION) each correct answer1 full point, regardless of level of difficulty each unanswered question0 points each incorrect answer to a Student-Produced Response question 0 points each incorrect answer to a multiple-choice question minus 1/4 point

8. HOW DO STUDENTS GET RESULTS? SCORE REPORTS SENT TO HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR PRESENTATIONS IN 10 TH AND 11 TH GRADE ENGLISH CLASSES IN LATE DECEMBER/EARLY JANUARY COMPARING PSAT/SAT SCORES PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SON/DAUGHTER’S GUIDANCE COUNSELOR WITH QUESTIONS

9. SAT INCLUDES- CRITICAL READING, MATH, AND WRITING SECTIONS ALL SECTIONS SCORED ON A 200-800 POINT SCALE- FOR TOTAL OF 2400 POINTS 3 HRS. 45 MIN. TO COMPLETE TEST

10. SAT-WRITING SECTION 1 HOUR TOTAL FOR WRITING SECTION 35 MIN. MULTIPLE CHOICE- IDENTIFYING SENTENCE ERRORS, IMPROVING SENTENCES, IMPROVING PARAGRAPHS 25 MIN. WRITTEN ESSAY

11. SAT- CRITICAL READING 70 MINUTES TOTAL TW0-25 MIN. SECTIONS ONE-20 MIN. SECTION READING COMPREHENSION- SHORT PARAGRAPHS SENTENCE COMPLETION PARAGRAPH LENGTH CRITICAL READING

12. SAT- MATH SECTION 70 MINUTES TOTAL TWO-25 MIN. SECTIONS ONE-20 MIN. SECTION ARITHMETIC, ALGEBRA I, GEOMETRY, & ALGEBRA II ALSO SOME STATISTICS AND DATA ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE AND STUDENT PRODUCED RESPONSES

13. SAT HOW TO REGISTER- PAPER FORM OR WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM WHEN TO REGISTER- JUNIOR YEAR (TYPICALLY IN THE SPRING) REGISTRATION DEADLINES HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD A STUDENT TAKE THE SAT? WHERE DO STUDENTS TAKE THE SAT? HOW MUCH? = $43.00

14. SAT SAT PREP OPTIONS-BOOKS/CLASSES SCORES AVAILABLE BY PHONE AND ONLINE APPROX. 3 WEEKS AFTER TEST SCORE REPORTS MAILED APPROX. 3-4 WEEKS AFTER TEST HOW TO SEND SCORES TO COLLEGES? COST- $9.50 PER SCHOOL- 4 “FREE SCHOOLS” AT TIME OF REGISTRATION

15. SAT TEST DATES 2007-2008 TEST DATE REG. DEADLINE OCTOBER 6, 2007SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 NOVEMBER 3, 2007OCTOBER 2, 2007 DECEMBER 1, 2007OCTOBER 30, 2007 JANUARY 26, 2008DECEMBER 26, 2008 MARCH 1, 2008JANUARY 29, 2008 MAY 3, 2008APRIL 1, 2008 JUNE 7, 2008MAY 6, 2008

16. COLL./UNIV.AVG. SAT SCORE TEMPLE980-1180 PENN1330-1510 BLOOMSBURG930-1110 PENN STATE1090-1300 BOSTON UNIV.1220-1380 UNIV. OF MD1170-1360 GEORGE WASH.1290-1460 UNIV. OF DE1090-1270 PRINCETON1370-1560

17. SUBJECT TESTS/SAT II’S WHAT ARE THE SAT SUBJECT TESTS? ABOUT 20 SUBJECT TESTS AVAILABLE WHO SHOULD TAKE SUBJECT TESTS? WHEN SHOULD STUDENTS TAKE SAT II’S? COST-$8 PER TEST + $20 BASIC REGISTRATION FEE- $44 TOTAL IF TAKING 3 TESTS REGISTER WITH PAPER FORM OR WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM MOST COLLEGES RECOMMEND/REQUIRE 2-3 SAT II’S HOW TO SEND SCORES TO COLLEGES ?

18. COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES WHO REQUIRE SAT II’S UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRINCETON YALE COLUMBIA DUKE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA EMORY JOHNS HOPKINS LEHIGH

19. ACT ASSESMENT MORE POPULAR ON WEST COAST MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST-APPROX. 3 HOURS- 3 HRS. 25 MIN. WITH WRITING COVERS FOUR SKILL AREAS- ENGLISH, MATH, READING AND SCIENCE WRITING- OPTIONAL- 30 MIN. PERSUASIVE ESSAY

20. ACT ENGLISH TEST- 45 MIN.- PUNCTUATION, GRAMMAR, SENTENCE STRUCTURE MATH TEST- 60 MIN.- ARITHMETIC, ALG. I, GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA II/TRIGONOMETRY READING TEST- 35 MIN.- READING PASSAGES/QUESTIONS- BASED ON PROSE FICTION, SOCIAL SCI., HUMANITIES, & NATURAL SCIENCES SCIENCE TEST- 35 MIN-INTERPRETATION, ANALYSIS, EVALUATION, SKILLS REQUIRED IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES (I.E.. GRAPHS, TABLES)

21. ACT SCORES RANGE FROM 1TO 36 FOR EACH SUBJECT- AVERAGED FOR A COMPOSITE SCORE- HIGHEST COMPOSITE SCORE=36 WHO SHOULD REGISTER? HOW DO STUDENTS REGISTER? COST- $30 BASIC FEE + $14.50 FOR WRITING- TOTAL= $44.50 DO COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES LOOK AT THE ACT AS EQUAL TO THE SAT? MAILING SCORES TO COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES- TELEPHONE OR ONLINE- $8.50 PER SCHOOL WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG

22. UPCOMING ACT TEST DATES REGISTRATION DEADLINE FEBRUARY 9, 2008JANUARY 4, 2008 APRIL 12, 2008MARCH 7, 2008 JUNE 14, 2008MAY 9, 2008

23. QUESTIONS??

24. UPCOMING SEMINARS TUES. NOVEMBER 27 TH - NAVIANCE WEB-BASED COLLEGE PLANNING THURS. DECEMBER 6 TH - “HOW TO EVALUATE A COLLEGE”.