Mrs. Barbara Casper, Counselor
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ACT/SAT College Entrance Exams
The ACT and the SAT are college entrance exams, and students are encouraged to begin taking at least one of these tests in the spring of their junior year. They may begin this process earlier, but I emphasize to them that they may not know all of the material, especially in the area of math. They also may take these tests more than once, and they are encouraged to do so. Most post-secondary institutions will consider the highest score for admission and scholarship purposes. In addition, most of the Midwest institutions will consider either of these tests for those purposes, but it is up to the student to check with those institutions they are interested in to find out the admissions requirements, including which test, if any, is required. Some of the community colleges or tech schools may require that an ASSET or Compass test be taken for admission. Again, the student needs to check what institutions they are interested in to find out what the admission requirements are. The dates of the ACT/SAT tests, and deadlines for registration, are always posted on the hallway bulletin board, as well as our school code, which is 281-227. I have paper registrations in my office, which students may pick up, and/or they may register online at www.act.org or www.collegeboard.com. There are practice tests online, and I have practice booklets in my office as well. I encourage the students to do the practice tests ~ the questions won't be the same, but they will get used to the types of questions, the instructions, the formulas that might be used, etc. The practice booklet also has the answers in the back, and if a student misses questions and doesn't understand why, they should go to that particular teacher and get some help prior to the test. I also have computer disks they may check out that has practice tests and helpful hints. ~~~
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Last update: Friday, March 18, 2005 at 9:37:14 AM
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