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BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE WEBSITE:
http://www.norwinsd.org/Page/4936
Under the Office of Collegiate Affairs tab, among other things, you will find the following…
THE OFFICE OF COLLEGIATE AFFAIRS• A timeline under the College
Application Information tab• Guidance &College Visitation
Calendars• PSAT, SAT, ACT, and AP testing ,
registration information & preparation links
• Scholarships
THE PSAT• Taken by Sophomores &
Juniors• Sophomores take it for
practice and to determine strengths and weaknesses
• National Merit $cholarship Qualifying Exam for Juniors
THE PSAT• Cost: $15 for 10th grade, free for
11th grade students• Administered October 15, 2015• Results are reviewed in
December• Registration will take place April
20, 2015 – April 30, 2015. • Papers will be distributed in
homeroom and will be available on the guidance website
THE PSATChanges for October 2015:• Duration: 2 hrs. & 45 min• Reading test, Writing and Language
test, and Math testScoring will now be Rights-Only Scoring
• Receive point for correct answer, no deduction for incorrect answer or skipping a question
THE SAT• Register by way of the Guidance
website or www.sat.collegeboard.org• Cost: $43.00 (+ $28.00 late fee if
registering after the deadline)• Select the Correct Testing Site!• Upload a Photo ID and bring it along
with the registration confirmation to the testing center. NO STUDENT IS ADMITTED WITHOUT A PHOTO ID
THE ACT• Register by way of the Guidance website or
www.actstudent.org/start• Cost: $38.00+ $16.50—Plus writing (add
$21.00 late fee)• Select the Correct Testing Site!• Upload a Photo ID and bring it along with
the photo admission ticket to the testing center. NO STUDENT IS ADMITTED WITHOUT A PHOTO ID and PHOTO ADMISSION TICKET
THE ACT• We recommend that
juniors take the ACT in April OR June (In 2015 the last test at NORWIN will be APRIL 18th)
Is a more “bigpicture,”curriculumbased exam
yieldinga single
COMPOSITE score.
Is broken into 10 sections yielding three scores:
• Critical Reading• Mathematics• Writing
ACT VS SAT
SCORING ACT SAT• 36 pts total• WRITING scored separately out of 12 pts
• 800 pts/section
(2400 pts total)• SUBJECT
TESTS scored separately
(200-800 pts)
Verbal questions
tend to be more
straightforward
Verbal questions tend to require a little more thought and time in order to interpret and produce a response
ACT VS SAT
Measures more advanced math
concepts (algebra 1 & 2, geometry and trigonometry)
Measures through Algebra 2.
ACT VS SAT
The 30 minute Writing section is, optional though may be required by the college of choice.
The writing score is listed separately.
The 25 minute essay is required and is factored into the writing score.
ACT VS SAT
Each content area (English, Math, Reading, and Science) is taken in one big chunk of time per area
Each content area (Critical Reading, Math, and Writing) is broken up into 10 alternating sections with the writing at the beginning
ACT VS SAT
. College Admissions
Counselors are MOST concerned about the COMPOSITE score
College Admissions Counselors care about how you performed on EACH SECTION of the test (Critical Reading, Math, & Writing)
ACT VS SAT
. Does NOT administer Subject Tests
SAT administers a separate battery of Subject Tests to measure a depth of knowledge in a particular subject area.
ACT VS SAT
SAT SUBJECT TESTS• Literature• Biology, Electricity &
Magnetism, Chemistry, Physics
• Mathematics Levels I & II• U.S. History &World History
SAT SUBJECT TESTSLanguages with reading only option:• French • Spanish• German• Modern Hebrew
• Latin• Italian
MORE ON SCORING - SAT• Average SAT is 1500
• Students earn 1 pt/per correct answer
• Students are DEDUCTED ¼ pt per incorrect answer
• Scores below 1100 are considered LOW at most 4 year colleges
MORE ON SCORING - ACT
• Average ACT is between 20 & 21• Students earn 1 pt/per correct
answer• NO PENALTY for skipped or
incorrect answers• A score below 15 is considered
LOW
SAT TIPS• GUESS ONLY if you can
ELIMINATE 1 or more items. Statistically, you will have a greater chance of earning more points…
SAT TIPS• Know The Order of Difficulty:• Easy (the first 1/3 of ea. section)• Medium (the second 1/3 of ea
section)• Hard (The last 1/3 of ea section)
SAT TIPSKnowing the order of difficulty enables you to spend MORE time on the first two sections ensuring you have the correct answers. With the remaining time, the “Process of Elimination” strategy can be applied!
SAT TIPSWords from the Wise (AKA The Princeton Review):
• If you are working on an easy question, the answer that seems correct, IS correct…
• However, the OPPOSITE is true when you are working on a HARD question. Eliminate that item (the distractor) and perhaps another before you GUESS!!!
SAT & ACT WRITING TIPS• Keep it Tidy! Write legibly!• Write using the traditional
Introduction (with a clear thesis), Body of supporting evidence, and Conclusion summarizing your essay.
SAT & ACT WRITING TIPS• INDENT and Use ALL of the
spaces on the answer sheet • USE BIG WORDS,
particularly in the introduction and the conclusion!
SAT & ACT PREP• Access SAT & ACT
Preparation links from the Guidance Website!
• http://www.norwinsd.org/Page/5385
SOURCES FOR THIS PRESENTATION
• http://www.princetonreview.com• http://www.norwinsd.org/Page/ 5385• http://commons.wikimedia.org/
wiki/File:SAT-ACT_Preference_Map.svg