Sat – Guessing Strategies

SAT – Before the Test

The Night Before

• Get a good night sleep
• Lay out your identification, test admission ticket, pencils, and calculator

The Morning Of

• Don’t be rushed
• Have a good breakfast
• Leave plenty of time to get to the test center and find your test room

PSAT – General Information

• Taken by: College Bound Juniors

& Sophomores preparing for the NMSC

• PSAT Test Dates

Year Tuesday Saturday
2002 Oct 15 Oct 19

• Cost = $9.00

The state will pay for either the PSAT or PLAN for every junior

• Same as SAT without equating section
• PSAT results interpretation

 projected SAT scores
 guessing and pacing strategies
 difficulty with one type of question
 concept of college “match”

ACT BASICS

ACT - Format

FORMAT
four sections / 3 hours
ENGLISH
75 questions / 45 minutes
MATH
60 questions / 60 minutes
READING
40 questions / 35 minutes
SCIENCE REASONING
40 questions / 35 minutes
ACT NOTES

• Accepted by all Indiana colleges
• No negative points for wrong answers, students should guess
• Scores range from 1 – 36

Average score – 21 (1998)

• Middle 50% of Freshmen

- Indiana State 17 - 23
- Indiana Univ 21 - 27
- DePauw Univ 25 - 29

TEST DATES:
Oct, Dec, Feb, Apr, June

PLAN (Pre-ACT)

• Given to: All 10th graders
• Guidance Use: Career Interest Assessment

Student Needs Assessment

• Scores: Not adjusted for guessing
• Test Dates: Anytime during a two-month window as convenient for the school
• Instructional Use: Interpretive reports link results with curricular content
• Cost: $ 8.00