Junior/Parent

Information Night

Naperville North Student Services

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Naperville North

Student Services

Introduction

When we say “Junior Year” what are your first thoughts?

Presentation Overview

- EXPLORE POSTSECONDARY

OPTIONS – COLLEGE/CAREER

- PREPARE AND

TAKE STANDARDIZED TESTS

3 Things to Remember

- GRADES & COURSE SELECTION

Prepare & Take

Standardized Tests

Prepare & Take

Standardized Tests

• PSAT/NMSQT• Wednesday, October 16th – no need to register

• ALL NNHS Juniors will take this test

• NNHS as a national test center• Saturday, November 2nd (SAT)

• Saturday, December 14 (ACT)

• NNHS State SAT• Tuesday, April 14th - no need to register

• ALL NNHS Juniors will take the State SAT

SAT ACT

Aptitude Test Achievement Test

3 hours 50 minutes 3 hours 25 minutes

No Science Science

Analytical Math Straightforward

Math

Vocabulary Based Grammar Based

No Guessing

Penalty

No Guessing

Penalty

Prepare & Take

Standardized Tests

• Free test preparation resources• “Preparing for…” official test booklets from College Board and ACT

•The Naperville Public Library

•Khan Academy

• Other test preparation resources•ExcelEdge classes offered at NNHS

•Private tutors, classes online and in Naperville

•College Board and ACT online resources• https://www.naperville203.org/Page/3589

Sending SAT/ACT Scores

• SAT additional information•When you request SAT scores to be sent (or add the 4 free scores

when you take the test), SAT will send ALL previous scores including SAT Subject Tests

•Colleges will consider the highest composite score for admissions

• ACT additional information•When you request ACT scores to be sent (or add the 4 free scores

when you take the test), ACT only sends the one you request. If you took additional tests, you need to request those separately.

•Colleges will consider the highest composite score for admissions

Explore Postsecondary

Options

Explore

Postsecondary Options

•Explore Careers

•School Search

•Scattergrams

•Course Planning

•College Visit Sign-up

•College Application Process

•Career Assessments

• Learning Styles Inventory

•SMART goals

SchooLinks - Explore Careers

Explore Careers

SchooLinks - School Search

School Search

SchooLinks - Scattergrams

Scattergrams

Explore

Postsecondary Options

Grades and Course

Selection

Grades

Show off your academic progressFinish Strong

Junior year is the most important year for your college applications is because it’s the last full year of high school that colleges see.

Make up for past mistakesColleges like to see one of two things: Strong performance that is maintained

throughout or an upward trend of doing better and better each year.

Great grades is defined differently for all students. Colleges do not expect A+ on transcripts from students.

Your best can be C’s or B’s and that is still GREAT!!

Course Selection

• Important notes for course selection

•Do your research on college requirements

•Consider the rigor of your academic schedule

• Look at electives to find opportunities

• Deadlines will be enforced and schedules locked

• Level changes, summer school or college/career change

What to Remember

Presentation Overview

- EXPLORE POSTSECONDARY

OPTIONS – COLLEGE/CAREER

- PREPARE AND

TAKE STANDARDIZED TESTS

3 Things to Remember

- GRADES & COURSE SELECTION

Junior Week

• April 20-24

• Summer To-Do List

• Due North (Post secondary planning guide)

• Standardized Test Information

• SchooLinks

• College Planning

• College Application Process

Thank You!