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College and Career Planning 101

College and Career Planning 101. PSAT. When: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:50 to 10:30 Where: Testing in your homeroom Why: practice for the SAT and National Merit Scholarship How do I prepare: Go to - www. Collegeboard . Com/ quickstart

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College and Career Planning 101

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  1. College and Career Planning 101

  2. PSAT • When: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:50 to 10:30 • Where: Testing in your homeroom • Why: practice for the SAT and National Merit Scholarship • How do I prepare: Go to - www. Collegeboard. Com/quickstart • Create an account or sign in to your college board account • And enter the “online access code” from last year’s PSAT

  3. NAVIANCE

  4. SAT vs. ACT SAT ACT • TYPE: Reasoning, Problem Solving, Aptitude Test Sample Question: What is your view of the claim that something unsuccessful can still have some value? • CONTENT: Math- Algebra 1, Geometry & Algebra 2 Reading- Sentence completion, short & long reading passages, reading comprehension Writing- An essay, questions related to: grammar, usage, & word choice • FORMAT: Begin with 25 minute essay, alternate randomly from math, reading and writing in 10-25 minute sections • SCORING: Each section is 200-800 points, 2400 is the highest score. There is a guessing penalty. • TYPE: Knowledge, Curriculum, Achievement Test Sample Question: In your view, should high schools become more tolerant of cheating? • CONTENT: Math- Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry and Trigonometry Reading- Four passages: Prose Fiction, Social Science, Humanities and Natural Science English- Grammar Science- Charts & Experiments Writing- Optional, but cannot be used in place of the SATs if not completed at most institutions • FORMAT: Begin with and alternate randomly between 60 minute sections of Math, Reading, Science, or English, complete with optional 30 minute writing section • SCORING: Each subject is scored 1-36 and averaged to create a composite score, 36 is the highest possible score There is no guessing penalty. (At some institutions ACT scores can be used in place of SAT & SAT subject tests)

  5. WHEN SHOULD I TEST? • Students take the PSAT in October of their sophomore and junior years (during the school day) and have the opportunity to take SAT/ACT practice tests through the PTO sophomore and junior year • Students should take the SAT and/or ACT during the 2ND Semester of junior year • Statistics show students often see an improvement in their score from the first testing to the second, but not generally on a third testing unless some sort of prep is completed

  6. HOW DO I REGISTER? PSATs: GVHS registers all 10th and 11th grade students for this test. The test is taken in October during the school day. SAT: Students register online (collegeboard.com) ACT: Students register online (actstudent.org)

  7. JUNIOR MEETINGS • Junior parent/student night will be held on Thursday, November 10th. • Parents are invited to junior meetings • Junior meetings will begin after junior parent student night (Mid-November) • Junior meetings will cover the college or career process

  8. What can I do now to prepare for the college process? • GPA/Rigor most important • Take the PSAT seriously and use your results to prep for taking the SAT • Take a practice ACT • Sign up for college visits/ visit a variety of colleges • Build your resume/ take a leadership role/ volunteer

  9. Questions???

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