Some SAT info for you

SAT & ACT Testing

SAT and/or ACT scores are required to get a college admissions decision
Registration Online
www.collegeboard.com for SAT www.actstudent.org for ACT

Test Dates & Locations for 2012-2013

6 SAT Test Dates available
Next test Nov 3 registration deadline 10/4

5 ACT Test Dates available

Next test October 27 registration deadline 9/21

SAT & ACT Testing

SAT and ACT
Test Dates & Locations on green paper Registration Online

Costs to take the tests

$50.00 SAT ACT $35.00 No Writing/$50.50 Plus Writing

Fee Waivers Available for students on free or reduced lunch Send your score reports online when you register
SAT/ACT scores are not listed on your transcript

SAT/ACT/CPT Comparison
SAT & ACT both widely accepted, national college admissions tests SAT is an analytical reasoning test ACT aligned with classroom coursework PERT is for community college academic placement and Gold Seal qualifying Students should take the SAT and the ACT to determine preference.

SAT Scores
Critical Reading scores from 200 - 800 Math scores from 200 - 800 Writing scores from 200 - 800 2400 highest possible SAT score Bright Futures(and some colleges) is looking at a 2 section score total with Critical Reading and Math combined

ACT Scores
4 sections English, Math, Reading and Science. Each section scored from 1 - 36 Add all four sections scores together and divide by 4 to get the total (composite) score Writing section is optional but required by most four year colleges and universities

Sending your SAT and ACT Scores to Colleges

SAT and ACT scores are sent directly from the testing company May send four (4) free score reports to colleges when you register to test If you need to send scores after the test there is a fee to do so SAT/ACT scores are not on your transcript

Super Scoring
Students benefit by taking the SAT or ACT more then once Many colleges and university will take the highest section score to give students the highest total score. Bright Futures will also take the highest section scores to determine scholarship eligibility

Super Scoring
SAT example (200-800 score range):
Student took the SAT three times . . .
Reading Math Writing

490 550 520 550 +

530 500 510 530 +

Math)

500 500 540 540 = 1620

(Reading &

Bright Futures score = 1080

Super Scoring
ACT example (1-36 score range):
Student took the ACT three times . . .
English Math Reading Science

21

20 22 21 21 + 22 +

20 21 18 22 23 20 24 25 24 + 25 = 92 =23 4 (sections) 23 composite (total) ACTscore