College Admissions TestingJUKO2013

What? Critical Reading, Math, Writing Average score at ISM: 1,800~1,860

Who? Students applying to US, Asia and those without the IB Diploma

When? Now so we can gauge where the student is competitive

How? Register at www.collegeboard.org

Where? ISM Test Center: 74905 (confidential)

SAT Reasoning Test (formerly known as SAT I)

SAT is required by most US and many Asian universities (and in various countries for non-IB Diploma students) In the US it is typically used as part of a holistic

application review In Asia there is often a minimum requirement

But what if the SAT is not my best friend? SAT Optional SAT Flexible www.fairtest.org

Why SAT?

College Board allows you to withhold scores from any test date

ISM does not report SAT scores for this reason But what if a college requires all test scores?

The College Board says they are your scores Colleges will require you to sign a statement saying

you have submitted all scores Using score choice typically does not make you a

better applicant

SAT Score Choice

What? 1 hour exams in English Literature, History, Languages, Math,

Sciences Who?

Generally those who are applying to selective US colleges How Many?

You can take up to 3 in one sitting 2 is often required; Georgetown & Johns Hopkins recommend 3

When? May/June Cannot take them on the same test date as the SAT Reasoning Language with Listening (preferred) is offered only in November

SAT Subject Tests(formerly known as SAT IIs)

Study – you can learn the material for them What is a good score?

This is relative to the selectivity of the college 700+ is competitive at the most selective colleges

What if it’s not required? If you can score well, it can help your application That can be 600-700 depending on where you’re applying

What if I can score well on more than 2? Take what you can score well on, but don’t take too many

Score choice can be used on individual exams within a single test date

Advice for Subject Tests

What? College admission exam similar to the SAT, includes a science

section The ACT also offers score choice

Who? Students applying to US universities

Why? Students not happy with SAT scores Many US colleges will accept the ACT in lieu of the entire SAT

Reasoning and two SAT Subject Test requirement When and Where?

Four times per year at ISM (next test on April 13) How?

Register at www.actstudent.org

ACT(the Alternative College Test)

What? Test Of English as a Foreign Language

Who? Passport holders of non-English speaking countries

(including the Philippines) are expected to submit a TOEFL score

Where and When? Offered several times per month at various locations

in Manila – but not at ISM Please take the TOEFL before senior year begins

How? Register at www.ets.org/toefl

TOEFL

Check individual college requirements 650 on SAT Critical Reading English A1 HL (sometimes with a

prediction of 5+) Entirety of high school education in a

Western nation accredited school with instruction in English

Exemptions from TOEFL

Full Diploma generally required in Europe and Australia

Full Diploma students are exempted from the SAT requirement in Canada and at some Asian universities

ISM reports predicted scores for all IB Diploma candidates

All university offers are conditional UK and Australia set strict IB score conditions North American universities expect you to achieve close

to your predictions

IB

Myth: US colleges prefer AP to IB AP exams are offered at ISM for a wide scope of

subjects If taken in junior year, you can submit AP scores as

part of your application to US colleges US colleges do not expect ISM students to submit AP

scores, unless the student has taken AP US History ISM courses do not line up with AP course material Please don’t sacrifice grades and health by studying

for a bunch of AP exams

Advanced Placement

Questions?