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SAT, ACT and PSATChris PianeRegional Director of Outreach, NortheastChris.Piane@review.com
AGENDA123Presented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.comTRUTHS, MISCONCEPTIONS ANDCOMPARISONSPSAT INFOHOW THE PRINCETON REVIEW CAN HELP800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW2
TRUTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONSPresented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW3
WHAT DO THESE TESTS MEASURE?Admission tests.TrueFalse measure intelligence? can be used to award aid? reflect your GPA in high school? predict your college GPA? can be prepared for? should be prepared for? test what you’ve learned in HS?Presented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW4
STUDENTS OFTEN STRUGGLE WITH ACT/SATTiming/Numberof T/ACTHIGH SCHOOL EXAMSDesigned so you can’t finish or have torushCovers yearsAbility to perform under highpressure/how well you take itLimited timeUnder serious time constraintsGrammar rulesGenerous/Designed so you canfinishCovers chaptersMathIntentionally hard and comprised of 4 years; no partial creditGradingMachinePresented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.comContent knowledgeHours & weeksRead at home, untimedGrammar has much less emphasisStraight forward and generallyfocused on 1 year; partial creditgivenSubjective800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW5
ALL SCHOOLS ACCEPTEITHER THE SAT AND/ORTHE ACT. COLLEGES HAVE NOPREFERENCE. YOU MAY TAKE BOTHTESTS, OR JUST ONE OFTHEM.Presented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW6
TESTSAT-AGLANCEACT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc., which is not affiliated with The Princeton Review.Presented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEFormatContentareasACTSATExclusivelymultiple choiceMostly multiplechoiceEnglish, Math,Math, Reading,Reading,WritingWriting, ScienceScoring persection1 – 36200 – 800Timing2:55 (3:35)3:00 (3:50)# -2REVIEW7
ACT SECTION-BY-SECTIONEnglishMathReadingScienceWriting (optional essay)45 minutes60 minutes35 minutes35 minutes40 minutes75 questions60 questions40 questions40 questions1 essayTotal with Writing3:35215 questionsPresented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW8
SAT SECTION-BY-SECTIONReadingW&LMath (No calculator)Math (calculator)Essay (optional)65 minutes35 minutes25 minutes55 minutes50 minutes52 questions44 questions20 questions38 questions1 essayTotal with Essay3:50154 questionsPresented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW9
SAT SCORINGMATHEVIDENCE-BASEDREADING AND WRITING200 – 800TOTAL400 – 1600200 – 800ACT SCORINGPresented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEENGLISHMATHREADINGSCIENCEWRITING eview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW10
WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE?Presented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW11
HIGH SCORES CAN LEAD TOSCHOLARSHIP DOLLARSSCHOOLSAT*ACT*AVG. MERITAWARD**Santa Clara University138031 18,264Dickinson College135031 16,952University of North Carolina, Charlotte127029 16,455Quinnipiac University110025 17,000University of Maine110024 10,800Saint Louis University107023 16,794* SAT scores are reflective of the Critical reading and Math scores. The data is self-reported from the schools and represents data duringthe 2015-2016 school year. * ACT scores are self-reported from the schools and represent data during the 2015-2016 school year.** Average merit award for qualifying individuals provided by schools.Presented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW12
SectionPSAT ISALMOSTIDENTICALTO SAT SATTime perPSATTime perQuestions Section Questions SectionReading5265 minutes4760 minutesWriting andLanguage4435 minutes4435 minutesMath – nocalculator2025 minutes1725 minutesMath –calculator3855 minutes3145 minutesEssay(optional)150 minutesN/AN/ASAT is a registered trademark of the College Board, which is not affiliated with The Princeton ReviewPresented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW13
HIGH SCORESCAN LEAD TOSCHOLARSHIPS National Merit scholarship Academic honorsNational Merit is a registered trademark of National Merit Scholarship Corporation,which is not affiliated with The Princeton Review.Presented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW14
1,500,000 Juniors willtake the PSAT50,000Recognized16,000 SemiFinalists15,000Finalists7,400Presented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.comOut of 1.5 million students who take thePSAT, 7,400 are awarded scholarships800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW15
PSAT AND SAT SCORINGSATPSAT 10 & PSAT / NMSQTPSAT 8/9320152014402402004006008001000120014001600SAT National Average 1090Presented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW16
What is Test Optional?A “test optional” policy leaves the decision up to you of whether or not you want tosend your SAT scores. More choice and control over how you best present your strengths to admissionsofficers. Some highly ranked SAT optional schools include Bates, Bowdoin, Bryn Mawr,Hofstra, Pitzer, Sarah Lawrence, Smith, University of Iowa, University of Texas atAustin, Wake Forest, George Washington University, and WesleyanPresented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW17
What is Test “Flexible?”A “test flexible” policy does require you to send test scores, but it may allow fordifferent options in place of the SAT.NYU Test FLEXIBLE POLICY:“To be eligible for admission, applicants are expected to submit results from one of the followingtesting options:The SAT Reasoning Test; orThe ACT with Writing Test; orThree SAT Subject Test scores; orThree AP exam scores; orInternational Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma; orThree IB higher-level exam scores if not an IB Diploma candidate; orNationally accredited exam that shows you completed your secondary education.”Presented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW18
Test “Blind?”One College Hampshire College, Amherst, MAPresented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW19
PREPARATION ANDPLANNING ARE KEYPresented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW20
STRATEGY: PACING26 correct 58 attempted32 incorrect05101520253038 attempted: 30correct051015Presented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NE2025354045 430princetonreview.com50555820 guesses354045505558800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW21
TEST PREP WITHOPTIONS FOREVERY SCHEDULEAND BUDGETPresented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW22
4 OUT OF 5Princeton Reviewstudents get into theirtop-choice school.*THE PRINCETONREVIEW IS #1 ATGETTING STUDENTSINTO TOP COLLEGES***Based on a 2015 Princeton Review survey of parents of students enrolled in 4-year colleges** Based on a 2015 Princeton Review survey of over 1,000 students enrolled in 4-year collegesand U.S. News & World Report national ranking for Universities and Liberal Arts CollegesPresented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW23
QUESTIONS?Email your questions to:Chris.Piane@Review.comprincetonreview.com & rincetonReview 2016 TPR Education IP Holdings, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Test names are the registered trademarks of their respective owners, who are not affiliated with The Princeton Review.Presented by: xxx xxxPresented by: Chris Piane, Regional Director for the NEprincetonreview.com800-2REVIEW800-2REVIEW24
THE PRINCETON REVIEW IS #1 AT GETTING STUDENTS INTO TOP COLLEGES ** 4 OUT OF 5 Princeton Review students get into their top-choice school.* *Based on a 2015 Princeton Review survey of parents of students enrolled in 4-year colleges ** Based on a 2015 Princeton Review survey of over 1,000 students enrolled in 4-year colleges
