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CollegeSATACTInfo College Information: SAT and ACT Almost all 4-year colleges require that applicants take either the SAT or ACT test. The SAT and ACT are given on a Saturday morning at 8:00am. Students should be at their chosen site by 7:45am. If you are late, they do not let you take the test. SAT Information and Registration For information about the SAT visit: http://www.collegeboard.com Each test is $47; registering after the deadline incurs a late fee of $24. Mrs. Kovel has fee waivers for students whose families qualify. The SAT is comprised of 3 test areas: Reading, Math and Writing. At this time, the Reading and Math scores are most important to colleges. The scores on each section range from 200-800 with 800 being a perfect scores. When colleges refer to a “combined SAT score”, they mean the total of the Reading and Math scores. Testing dates for the 2011-2012: Oct 1 - register by Sept 9 (to avoid the late fee) Nov 5 - register by Oct 7 Dec 3 - register by Nov 8 May 5 - register by April 6 June 2 - register by May 8 ACT Information and Registration For student information about the ACT test and registration information, visit: http://www.actstudent.org/ The ACT had historically been “the” college admissions test given in the Midwest U.S. Now it is widely accepted at most colleges. Some students do better on the ACT, so it might be worth giving it a try. The highest ACT score can get is a 36. For information about the ACT test, visit: http://www.act.org/aap/ Testing dates for 2011-2012:: Sept 10 - register by Aug 12 Oct 22 - register by Sept 16 Dec 10 - register by Nov 4 April 14 - register by Mar 9 June 9 - register by May 4 What to Bring to the Tests: 1. Photo ID 2. Admission Ticket (printed from collegeboard.com or act.org) 3. 2 pencils and eraser 4. calculator (not required) Online Test Preparation Common Ground High School has purchased the use of online SAT test preparation from Method Test Prep . Students have access to this website 24 hours a day/7 days a week and can get onto it wherever they can get on the internet. Even if students get on 20-30 minutes 3 times a week, they can improve their scores. It’s important to start at least 2 months before the test. Parents can be very helpful by making sure their child uses this valuable tool.
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