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TESTING AND THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & HOW?

TESTING AND THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & HOW?. Rhonda Paules- Guidance Counselor. REVIEW: WHAT ARE COLLEGES LOOKING FOR?. GRADES- TRANSCRIPT-9 TH -12 TH TESTING- SCORES FROM SAT/ACT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION.

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TESTING AND THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & HOW?

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

  2. REVIEW: WHAT ARE COLLEGES LOOKING FOR? • GRADES- TRANSCRIPT-9TH-12TH • 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. The PSAT/NMSQT is scored as follows: (SCORES RANGE FROM 20-80 ON EACH SECTION) each correct answer 1 full point, regardless of level of difficulty each unanswered question 0 points each incorrect answer to a Student-Produced Response question 0 points each incorrect answer to a multiple-choice question minus 1/4 point Back to to

  8. HOW DO STUDENTS GET RESULTS? • SCORE REPORTS SENT TO HIGH SCHOOL • GUIDANCE COUNSELOR PRESENTATIONS IN 10TH AND 11TH 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 • 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 DATES2007-2008 TEST DATE REG. DEADLINE

  16. 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 • MOST COLLEGES RECOMMEND/REQUIRE 2-3 SAT II’S • HOW TO SEND SCORES TO COLLEGES?

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

  18. 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

  19. 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)

  20. 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

  21. QUESTIONS??

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

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