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PSAT RESULTS NOW WHAT???

PSAT RESULTS NOW WHAT???. The Princeton Review 4555 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105 Info.seattle@review.com 888-578-8378 x 1030. The PSAT Score Report The National Merit Scholarship Program Where Your Scores Will Take You Admissions Timeline Overview of Admissions Tests

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PSAT RESULTS NOW WHAT???

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  1. PSAT RESULTSNOW WHAT??? The Princeton Review 4555 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105 Info.seattle@review.com 888-578-8378 x 1030

  2. The PSAT Score Report The National Merit Scholarship Program Where Your Scores Will Take You Admissions Timeline Overview of Admissions Tests Tricks of the Trade Test Prep Options Topics for Today

  3. What does this mean? A practice version test before the SAT Qualifying exam for National Merit Scholarships Preliminary SAT

  4. Taking the PSAT A great way to jumpstart your college admissions planning. You’ll get an idea of how standardized tests work See how you perform in a high-pressure testing situation Most importantly, you’ll get SCORES to give you a starting point Making a Plan

  5. Your Scores Score You can see your projected SAT score online in My College QuickStart (www.collegeboard.com/quickstart). Score Range 46 - 54 Percentile If you are a junior, your scores are compared to those of other juniors. If you are a sophomore or younger student, your scores are compared to those of sophomores.

  6. Raw Score = How Many Questions You Got Right Reading: 48 questions Math: 38 Questions Writing: 29 questions TOTAL: 125 questions Raw Scores

  7. Guessing Penalty Guessing Penalty Get It Right: +1 Raw Point Leave It Blank: +0 Raw Points Get It Wrong: - 1/4 Raw Point

  8. 1. College Board takes your Raw Score from each section. 2. They plug it into a algorithm (which is different for each test date). 3. You get a “Scaled” Score from 20-80 for each section, and 60-240 Overall. This is why there is variation with the score range. Your Final Score

  9. National Merit ScholarshipCorporation Information The Selection Index is the sum of your critical reading, mathematics and writing skills scores. Highest = 240 Lowest = 60 If it has an asterisk, you do not meet all of the eligibility requirements for the competition. The Percentile compares your performance to that of other college-bound juniors, or sophomores if you are sophomore or younger. The Entry Requirements section displays information you provided on your answer sheet.

  10. Your Skills See how you did on each skill. The same skills are tested on the SAT. You can try hundreds of practice questions, organized by skill, online in My College QuickStart (www.collegeboard.com/quickstart).

  11. Your Answers You will get your test book back with your PSAT/NMSQT results, so that you can review the questions. You can also review each test question in My College QuickStart.

  12. Your Answers:Student Responses Some of the math problems required you to grid in answers instead of selecting an option. For these questions, you will see the correct answer(s) written out.

  13. Math Pacing Even though the questions have different levels of difficulty, they are all worth the same amount of points. So, if easy questions have the same point value as hard ones – which type of question would you want to spend the most time on? THE EASY ONES!

  14. Next Steps What’s next? Use the access code on your report to log in to My College QuickStart, a personalized college and career planning kit. There you can: • Search for colleges • Get a personalized SAT study plan • Take a personality test to find majors and careers that fit your aspirations • www.collegeboard.com/quickstart

  15. Math Pacing Question #1 Question #20 Easy Hard • Math Tips: • It’s all about the pacing. Getting the easy ones = more raw points = higher overall Math Score. • SLOW DOWN and SCORE MORE!

  16. Writing Pacing • Writing Section Order of Difficulty Structure • 1. Improving Sentences (20 questions) - from Easy to Hard • 2. Error IDs (14 questions) – from Easy to Hard • 3. Improving Paragraphs (5 questions) – all Easy or Medium • Writing Tips: • Know when the Order of Difficulty “re-sets.” • Consider doing the Improving Paragraphs ?s first.

  17. Reading Pacing • For Critical Reading, you have to rely on your own Personal Order of Difficulty. • Reading Tips: • Spend your time on the answers that you CAN answer. • Consider omitting questions to save time. • Improve your vocabulary! Read and study.

  18. Admissions Timeline • College Research • 1-2 “Safety” Schools • A Handful of “Target” Schools • 1-2 “Reach” Schools • Use the FREE Counselor-O-Matic tool online at PrincetonReview.comito get started! SAT on Jan 26 ACT on Feb 9 SAT on March 9 ACT on April 13 SAT on May 4 AP Testing SAT on June 1 ACT on June 8 SAT II Subject Tests

  19. Admissions Timeline • Make a Testing Plan • SAT or ACT? • When will you take your first test? • How long will you need to prep? • When during the year are you going to have time to prep? • Make sure to leave enough time to re-take the test at least once! SAT on Jan 26 ACT on Feb 9 SAT on March 9 ACT on April 13 SAT on May 4 AP Testing SAT on June 1 ACT on June 8 SAT II Subject Tests

  20. Admissions Timeline • College Visits • Take a tour • Talk with actual students • Try it out: eat in the school cafeteria! • Be a savvy college shopper – this campus may be where you spend the next four years of your life! SAT on March 9 ACT on Feb 9 SAT on Jan 26 ACT on April 13 SAT on May 4 AP Testing SAT on June 1 ACT on June 8 SAT II Subject Tests

  21. Admissions Timeline • Start looking at applications • Think about recommendations, essays, and resumes • Start hunting for scholarships • If You’re Sure: Early Decision and/or Early Action

  22. Admissions Timeline 2014 • Retake the SAT or ACT if necessary • Fill out those applications early! • Apply for Financial Aid as early as January 1st!

  23. Admissions Tests Sometimes No Yes Yes 3 hours, 25 minutes for Essay 3 hours, 45 minutes without breaks 1 hour 2.5 hours Reading (3)Writing (3) Math (3) Experimental(1) Reading (2 )Writing (1)Math (2 ) English (1), Math (1), Reading (1), Science (1), Optional Essay (1) By Subject 20-80 each section, 60-240 overall, +1 right +0 blank, -1/4 wrong 200-800 each section, 600-2400 overall, +1right, 0 blank, -1/4 wrong 1-36 is average of scores from all parts of test, no guessing penalty 200-800scale+1 right, +0 blank, -1/4 wrong Yes Yes No Yes

  24. SAT vs. ACT – which one is for you? SAT vs ACT Choose the lesser of two evils… Pick the one that is best for YOU! How We Can Help Take our FREE Princeton Review Assessment (PRA) www.princetonreview.com/Events

  25. The SAT and ACT: A Brief Introduction

  26. What do SAT/ACT Scores Really Measure? • How well you performed on the SAT/ACT. • Not a measure of intelligence.

  27. Why do students struggle with the SAT and ACT?

  28. Are you an average Joe? • You have 3 seconds to pick a number • (shhh, keep it a secret)

  29. Are you an average Joe? • You have 3 seconds to pick a number • (shhh, keep it a secret) • Raise your hand if you picked a number over 1,000

  30. Are you an average Joe? • You have 3 seconds to pick a number • (shhh, keep it a secret) • Raise your hand if you picked a number over 100

  31. Are you an average Joe? • You have 3 seconds to pick a number • (shhh, keep it a secret) • Raise your hand if you picked a negative number or a fraction.

  32. Are you an average Joe? • Raise your hand if you picked a number • between 1 and 10.

  33. Are you an average Joe? • You could have picked any number, but almost all of you chose a number between 1 and 10. • That’s because we’re all predictable and the test writers know it! • They know which wrong answer choices you’ll like and they put them in the test on purpose.

  34. The SAT

  35. SAT – Quick Facts • Frequency: 7 times/year • Duration: 3 hours, 45 minutes • Sections: Math, Critical Reading, Writing • Cost: $50 • Max score: 800 per section • Avg. score: • Math: 516 • Critical Reading: 501 • Writing: 492

  36. SAT – Critical Reading • 67 multiple-choice questions • 70 minutes total • Tests critical reading, diction, and vocabulary • Passage Reading • Sentence completion

  37. SAT – Math • 54 questions (44 multiple-choice and 10 grid-in) • 70 minutes (two 25-minute sections and one 20-minute section) • Tests basic arithmetic, algebra I & II, and geometry

  38. SAT –Math Sample Problem In the figure above, what is the greatest number of non-overlapping regions into which the shaded region can be divided with exactly two straight lines? • 6 • 5 • 4 • 3 • 2 How many actually understood what the question was asking? Using 2 straight lines they are asking you to divide this DOUGHNUT into the maximum number of shaded regions.

  39. SAT –Math Sample Problem Go ahead & give it a try! In the figure above, what is the greatest number of non-overlapping regions into which the shaded region can be divided with exactly two straight lines? • 6 • 5 • 4 • 3 • 2 By a show of hands, who thought the correct answer was? E) 2 D) 3 C) 4 B) 5 A) 6

  40. SAT –Math Sample Problem 1 1 2 4 2 4 3 3 The question basically asked you to divide this doughnut into the highest number of shaded regions possible using 2 straight lines!

  41. SAT –Math Sample Problem In the figure above, what is the greatest number of non-overlapping regions into which the shaded region can be divided with exactly two straight lines? • 6 • 5 • 4 • 3 • 2 50% chance of getting this right - why might you eliminate 6? no way that easy Strategies used: Rephrase the question in your own words, test writing - is it going to be that easy, P.O.E, physically cross off the wrong answers in the test booklet, Guess after P.O.E, Final leading word. P.O.E.

  42. SAT –Math Sample Problem 1 2 5 3 4

  43. SAT – Writing • 49 multiple-choice questions1 essay question • 60 minutes (one 25-minute section, one 10-minute section, and one 25-minute essay) • Tests your ability to identify sentence errors, improve sentences, improve paragraphs • The Grammar portion of the Writing section makes up about 70% of your Writing Score

  44. SAT – Scoring • Each correct answer earns 1 full point, regardless of level of difficulty. • Each unanswered question earns 0 points. • Students lose ¼ point for each incorrect answer to a multiple-choice question.

  45. If you don’t know an answer should you guess?

  46. Guessing Only Guess if …you can eliminate many of the choices. What is the capital of Malawi? • Washington, D.C. • Paris • Tokyo • London • Lilongwe

  47. A word about SAT Score Choice • Some schools require that you send all of your scores. • Using Score Choice could do more harm than good, especially when dealing with schools that mix and match subject scores. • It’s confusing. You could end up paying for additional score reports or even forgetting to submit scores.

  48. The ACT

  49. ACT – Quick Facts • Frequency: 6 times/year • Duration: 3 ½ hours including essay • Sections: English, Math, Reading, Science, Writing • Cost: $50.50 • Max score: 36 • Avg score: 21

  50. ACT – English • 75 multiple-choice questions • 45 minutes • Tests usage/mechanics and rhetorical skills

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