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…and You!

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The PSAT/NMSQT

The SAT & ACT: Truths,

Misconceptions and Comparisons

What Now?

AGENDA

How The Princeton

Review can help!


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WHAT IS THE PSAT?


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SectionSAT

Questions

Time per

Section

PSAT

Questions

Time per

Section

Reading 52 65 minutes 47 60 minutes

Writing and

Language44 35 minutes 44 35 minutes

Math – no

calculator20 25 minutes 17 25 minutes

Math –

calculator38 55 minutes 31 45 minutes

Essay

(optional)1 50 minutes N/A N/A

PSAT IS

ALMOST

IDENTICAL

TO SAT®

SAT is a registered trademark of the College Board, which is not affiliated with The Princeton Review

15 minutes shorterFewer QuestionsNo Essay Different Scoring Scale


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PSAT SCORING

MATH 160 – 760

EVIDENCE-BASED

READING AND WRITING 160 – 760

TOTAL 320 – 1520


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PSAT AND SAT SCORING

PSAT 10 & PSAT / NMSQT

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 16001400

SAT

3201520

SAT National Average = 1090


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OUT OF 1.5 MILLION

STUDENTS WHO

TAKE THE PSAT,

7,400 ARE AWARDED

NATIONAL MERIT ®

SCHOLARSHIPS

1,500,000 JUNIORS WILL TAKE THE PSAT

50,000 RECOGNIZED

16,000 SEMI-FINALISTS

15,000 FINALISTS

7,400


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TRUTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS

WHAT ARE THE SAT AND ACT?


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• All schools accept either the

SAT and/or the ACT.

• Colleges have no

preference.

• You may take both tests, or

just one of them.


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Admission tests.. True False

… measure intelligence?

… can be used to award aid?

… reflect your GPA in high school?

… predict your college GPA?

… can be prepared for?

… should be prepared for?

… test what you’ve learned in HS?

WHAT DO THESE TESTS MEASURE?


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TESTS

AT-A

GLANCE

ACT SAT

FormatExclusively

multiple choice

Mostly multiple

choice

Content

areas

English, Math,

Reading,

Writing, Science

Math, Reading,

Writing

Scoring per

section1 – 36 200 – 800

Timing 2:55 (3:35) 3:00 (3:50)

# of

Questions215 154

ACT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc., which is not affiliated with The Princeton Review..


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ACT SECTION-BY-SECTION

English 45 minutes 75 questions

Math 60 minutes 60 questions

Reading 35 minutes 40 questions

Science 35 minutes 40 questions

Writing (optional essay) 40 minutes 1 essay

Total with Writing 3:35 215 questions


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SAT SECTION-BY-SECTION

Reading 65 minutes 52 questions

W&L 35 minutes 44 questions

Math (No calculator) 25 minutes 20 questions

Math (calculator) 55 minutes 38 questions

Essay (optional) 50 minutes 1 essay

Total with Essay 3:50 154 questions


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SAT SCORING

ACT SCORING

MATH 200 – 800

EVIDENCE-BASED

READING AND WRITING 200 – 800

TOTAL 400 – 1600

ENGLISH 1-36

MATH 1-36

READING 1-36

SCIENCE 1-36

WRITING (ESSAY) 2-12

COMPOSITE 1-36


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HOW DO THE SCORES COMPARE?


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WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE?


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WHICH TEST SHOULD I TAKE?


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SAT QUESTIONS REQUIRE

MORE TIME TO UNDERSTAND

AND ANSWER.

ACT QUESTIONS TEND TO BE

MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD.


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BOTH ESSAYS ARE

OPTIONAL.

WE RECOMMEND TAKING

THE ACT AND SAT WITH

THE ESSAY.


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THE ACT HAS A

SCIENCE SECTION,

THE SAT DOES

NOT.

IF YOU’RE A TRUE

SCIENCE-PHOBE

THEN THE SAT

MAY BE BETTER.


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PREPARATION AND

PLANNING ARE KEY


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THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO PREP

Take a class Buy a prep book Self-prep online

Take a practice test Work with a tutor

and we can help!


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GETTING INTO COLLEGE IS

ABOUT MORE THAN SCORES

BETTER

GRADESZ

3.8

BETTERSCORES

1450

BETTERAPPLICATIONS


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QUESTIONS?

SAT and AP are trademarks registered and owned by the College Board, which is not affiliated with and does not endorse this product. PSAT/NMSQT is a registered trademark of the College Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation which were not involved in the production of, and do not endorse, this product. All other tests are registered trademarks of their respective owners. None of the trademark holders are affiliated with The Princeton Review or these products. The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University.

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