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Test Date:February 27, 2018 Tuesday

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• Why You are Taking the Test

• Get to Know PSAT10

• What are the Benefits of taking the PSAT for College Readiness

• Video - GPA or Test Score?

• Scores & Scholarships

• National Merit (next year!)

• How to Study

• Expectations for Test Day – February 27, 2018

• After Test Day

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You & Your Future

Agenda

Why You Are Taking This Test

Your parent(s) know this is a great investment in your future…

You are here because either you or they “registered” you during

summer walk-thru registration! Congrats!

More than ever before, the PSAT supports students on their

path to college readiness.

The PSAT will:

• Provide a report with insightful information on your individual

score (strengths, areas to focus on)

• A predicted SAT score (used for college admission and

scholarship opportunities)

• Your progress toward the college readiness benchmarks.

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Get to Know the PSAT

• The PSAT is highly relevant to your future success because

it focuses on the skills and knowledge at the of your

education.

It measures:

• What you learn in high school

• What you need to succeed in college

• The PSAT measures reading, writing and language, and

math skills developed over many years.

• The PSAT does not ask for facts from literature, history, or

science, or for recall of math formulas, because it measures

your reasoning and critical thinking skills.

• You don’t have to discover secret tricks or cram the night

before, nor should you!

• There is no penalty for guessing.

• The test length is 2 hours, 45 minutes. 5

What Are the Benefits ofTaking thePSAT?

• Prepare for the SAT®

• Get free, personalized Official SAT Practice on

Khan Academy®

• Start getting ready for college with college and

career planning tools = college readiness!

• Next year if you take the PSAT 11, you will be

able to enter the National Merit® Scholarship

Program

• See which AP® courses for which you might be

ready – which starts in grade 11

• Get admission and financial aid information

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Let’s take a listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyMpx4YS0tk

Is your GPA or Test Score More Important for College Admissions?

• Students hoping for a scholarship should understand that the higher the score the higher the dollar value of scholarships. This is used in conjunction with your core GPA and rank.

• These 3 factors: GPA, rank, test scores are used to determine the “scholarship” offered to you when you apply to a college.

• We’ll show you how this works!

• ASU: https://scholarships.asu.edu/estimator

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Examples – U of Arizona

Scores & Scholarships

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How Do I Study? 1. Utilize the practice book you’ve been

given.

2. Online resources – including Khan

Academy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgcuS

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3. You can buy materials– books, print

materials

4. Online classes to take a practice test:

https://www.princetonreview.com/colleg

e/free-psat-practice-test#!practice

5. Apps – “Knowji” (itunes, $)/ PSAT

(google play)

6. Review your score report after the test,

utilizing your Test Booklet. Then create

a plan to study and take the SAT in the

spring/summer/fall as a rising senior!

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• You will learn your room assignment on test day. This will be posted when you arrive in the main breezeway near 500. Arrive by 7:20 am.

• You will report to your room for check in.

• For admittance, you are REQUIRED to have:

• A current school year ID, driver’s license/permit, or Passport

• You must also bring to the TEST:

• Number 2, wood pencils (no mechanical)

• Calculator (practice book tells you what is approved)

• Water, snacks – which can be consumed during break outside of the testing room

• Cell Phones are NOT allowed (leave them at home)

Testing will begin promptly.

Test takers will be dismissed at the end of the test for lunch before going to class for the remainder of the day.

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February 27, 2018

Tuesday

Arrive by 7:20 am

Test Day

After Test Day –When Do My Scores Arrive?

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First, by the email that you provide on test day.

You must create a College Board account to view your scores.

Later you will receive your test booklet to look at your work from test day along with a paper score report.

Counselors will deliver your paper results and test booklets to your classrooms.

What AreMy Scores?Scores for the assessments in the SAT

®Suite are vertically equated.

Official SAT®

Practice with Khan Academy

®

—It’s FREE!• Go to satpractice.org and create a

free account.

• Get personalized recommendations.

Link your Khan Academy account to

your College Board account to

import past SAT Suite results, or

take diagnostic quizzes to get

personalized recommendations.

• Create a study plan. Select a test

date and set up a practice schedule.

https://www.khanacademy.org/sat

Student Search Service®

Connects students with information about educational and financial aid opportunities.

• Participate voluntarily.

• Connect with more than 1,200 colleges, universities, scholarship

programs, and educational organizations.

• Sign up when you take an assessment in the SAT®

Suite:

1. Choose to participate in Student Search Service when registering for

a College Board test (fill in the circle on the answer sheet).

2. Provide information about yourself on your answer sheet.

3. Participating organizations can then search for groups of students

who may be a good fit.

4. FYI: The College Board never shares information on disabilities,

parental education, self-reported parental income, Social Security

numbers, phone numbers, or actual test scores through Student

Search Service.

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ThankYou.