7 th grade tip sat info session have questions? email [email protected]@ktprep.com

7th Grade TIP SAT Info Session

Have questions? Email [email protected]

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Let’s answer your questions…

• What is the TIP?• SAT or ACT?• Should students prepare? Why?• How do we sign up?• What other tools are available?• What’s next?

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Congratulations!

• The TIP is an “invitation only” programTIP = Talent Identification Program

• Your student has shown potential!

• Only 7th grade students who have scored in the 95th percentile or higher on a standardized exam (like TAKS) are invited to participate Note: Scoring in the 95th percentile is not the same as scoring a 95 on an exam.


What is the Duke TIP?

• The Duke TIP started in 1980.

• The goal is to identify gifted youth and expose them to advanced academic opportunities.

• To qualify to participate in Duke’s advanced academic opportunities, students must excel on either the SAT or the ACT.


Benefits of Participating

• Recognition as a Duke Scholar– A well-established and widely-recognized honor

• Invitations to participate in advanced academic programs – Over 400 Summer and Enrichment Programs – Duke Scholar Weekends (including ones at Univ of Houston)

• Attention from recruiters at top universities


SAT & ACT Test Overview

• SAT:– Critical Reading, Writing,

and Math– Required essay: 25 minutes– 10 Multiple Choice sections

of 25, 20, or 10 minutes. – 200-800 per section

• Writing section score is 70% MC Grammar & 30% essay

– Scores are added for Combined Score

• ACT:– English, Math, Science, and

Reading– Optional essay: 30 minutes

• Essay is combined with English Test score for a separate Writing score

– 4 Tests of 45 or 60 minutes– 1-36 per section– Scores are averaged for

Composite Score


SAT & ACT Test Overview

• The 7th graders take the “real” test • They will show up at the test site and there will be

Juniors (and maybe seniors)• Most districts try to separate the TIP students so that

the 7th graders are in their own room• Sign up early to get a school in your district.

Read your registration paperwork carefully . . . You may be assigned your 2nd or 3rd choice test center


SAT Qualifying Scores

• State Recognition– Math: 520– Critical Reading: 510– Writing: 500OR – Combination of any two:

Math: 510Critical Reading: 500 Writing: 490

• Grand Recognition:– Math: 670– Critical Reading: 650– Writing: 650OR – Combined score of 1850


SAT Score Range: 200-800 per section

At or above Senior

averages

ACT Qualifying Scores

• State Recognition– Reading: 21– Science: 21– Math: 20– English: 20OR – Combination of any two:

Reading 20 Science 20English 19 Math 19

• Grand Recognition:– Reading: 30– Science: 27– Math: 28– English: 29OR – Composite: 27

(Average of all 4 scores)


ACT Score Range: 1-36 per section

At or above Senior

averages

The SAT or the ACT?

• We recommend the SAT for most students

• Why?– Shorter sections– More time per question– Less densely packed– Testing over more general thinking skills (ACT tests

trigonometry, logs, matrices, etc.)

• But isn’t there a wrong answer penalty on the SAT? – Yes. But we’ll teach you how to use

that in your favor (your Efficiency Strategy).


Will my 7th grade score stay on my record?

• Here’s a question we get asked all the time, and it’s a good one!

• No. The 7th grade score will AUTOMATICALLY drop off the student’s cumulative record.

• The only exception is if a student specifically requests that the score stay on. – If the score is a 700 or higher in a section, ask to keep it. – Otherwise, let it disappear. – No one ever has to know your score!


Which SAT? How do I register?

• The one right after the course ends: January 25, 2014

• Register with Duke TIP at www.tip.duke.edu– January SAT exam

• Paper registration deadline: 11/4• Online registration deadline: 12/5


http://www.tip.duke.edu/

Should My Student Prepare?

• YES! • Preparation is beneficial.

– Improve content knowledge in math, vocab, and grammar. • Review content already seen in school.• Take learning to a new level – from knowledge to application.

– Learn strategies and methods for timed test taking.– Improve communication with SAT vocabulary. – Get a jump start on “real” SAT preparation.


Frisco ISD Preparation Course

• SAT Preparation Course – Cost: $125/student – “Course” includes ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

• SAT Practice Test: 10/22 (4:00-7:30)• SAT Score Report Pick Up: Monday, 10/28 (6:00 pm)• Class days in January:

– January 7th

– January 14th

– January 21st

– Location: Clark Middle School, time: 4:15-7:15


What the course will focus on

• First: The course is short. • We will not cover all the content on the SAT. • We will cover the following:

– Practice SAT: It’s always better for the first time to be in practice! Taking this test will give students a realistic feel for the rigor of the SAT.

– Test overview and logistics: scoring, timing, expectations, etc.

– Test-taking strategies: Students should memorize their Efficiency Strategy and USE IT!


What the course will focus on

• We will cover the following:– Math: Math strategies and as much math content as we

can get to (focusing on Arithmetic, Geometry, and Equations)

– Writing: Essay method (MEMORIZE and use it) and as much grammar content as we can get to

– Vocab: Vocab will be assigned OUTSIDE of class – work on it at home, starting as soon as you get the words

– Sentence Completions: Method for applying the vocabulary to the Sentence Completions


What’s expected of the student?

• There will be homework! – The only way to maximize student performance is for

students to practice using the methods. – You should see/help your student work with:

1. SAT Vocabulary2. The Online SAT Course3. The Knowsys TIP Workbook – has strategies, methods, formulas to memorize, etc.4. The SAT Official Guide (the big blue book) – has practice problems assigned for homework5. The Essay examples – 15 Excellent Examples and practice essays


How we will communicate with you

• www.ktpskill.com (the Course site)– We will post course documents there (e.g., the Vocab List

and the Online SAT Course log in directions)• Remind 101

– text @friscotip to 720-924-4778 or email [email protected]

– We will send out reminders about classes and events (like the test and the Score Report pick up).


http://www.ktpskill.com/


How we will communicate with you

• Email – We will send out the first email within a week to all of you

who have registered for the course. – Our instructors will send post-class updates via email to

the email on file with www.ktpskill.com. – If you are expecting communication and are not hearing

from us, email [email protected] and let us know you are in the course but don’t seem to be on the mailing list.




Registering for the Frisco SAT Course

• Enroll online at www.ktpskill.com (and pay by credit card)

• Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Class size is limited.



What about the SAT Vocabulary?

• Verbal: Start working on SAT Vocabulary

– Capricious - Mercurial - Equivocal

– Reproach - Disparage - Loquacious

– Don’t just memorize the words and definitions. Apply the words. Go from “memory” to “mastery.”


What about the SAT Vocabulary?

• Students who register for the course will receive the Knowsys SAT 300 Vocabulary List (it is already posted at www.ktpskill.com).

• Students can make their own cards or they can buy flashcards from Knowsys.

• Box set: $15 (buy tonight or at www.myknowsys.com – plus SH)• Online flashcards: $10.77 (www.myknowsys.com)• iTunes app: $4.99 (iTunes or App Store: Search “Knowsys”)• Knowsys SAT Vocab Activities eBook: $9.99

(for iPad only; iTunes or iBooks Store: Search “Knowsys”)

• Vocabulary improves Sentence Completions & Reading Comprehension


http://www.myknowsys.com/

SAT Question of the Day

• Collegeboard.org publishes an SAT-level question every day!

• Sign up to have it delivered to your email (or use their app).

• This is a great way to keep your skills sharp!


Knowsys SAT Blog

• Knowsys write a blog with an SAT Question of the Day every day! – Practice and review the Knowsys Strategies – Clear, simple explanations

• Sign up at www.myknowsys.com/blog to receive the blog by email!


http://www.myknowsys.com/blog

ACT Question of the Day

• If you can squeeze it in, tackle the ACT Question of the Day too.

• Sign up at www.act.org

• Keep using the SAT and ACT Questions of the Day all the way through high school!


http://www.act.org/

Summary: Next Steps

• Register for Duke TIP (www.tip.duke.edu) -- $74• Register for the SAT Course (Optional) -- $125 • Start working on SAT Vocabulary • Participate in the Course (with registration)

– Vocabulary – Take Practice SAT (10/22)– Attend Score Report Review Session (10/28)– Attend 3 classes (1/7, 1/14, 1/21)– Take the TIP SAT (1/25)– Let us know how you scored!



Contact People• Knowsys Educational Services

– 512-961-8522– [email protected] (for program questions) – www.ktpskill.com (Course registration)– www.myknowsys.com (Vocab purchases)

• Frisco Gifted and Talented– Julie Martin– [email protected]

• Duke Talent Search– (919) 668-9100 (8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday)– www.tip.duke.edu




http://www.myknowsys.com/



7 th grade tip sat info session have questions? email [email protected]@ktprep.com

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