JUNIOR ASSEMBLY:

What You Need to Know Now!

Class of 2013

PSAT TESTING – OCT. 12

Why Should You Take the PSAT? Preparation for the SAT

Scholarship and Recognition opportunities: only grade 11 is eligible for the National Merit Scholarship

College and Career Planning Tools

Admissions and Financial Aid Information from colleges

Feedback on academic skills

PSAT TESTING – OCT. 12What is the Format of the Test?Critical Reading Questions

13 sentence completions35 passage-based reading questions

Math Questions28 multiple choice questions10 student-produced response questions (grid-ins)

Writing Skills Questions20 improving sentences questions14 identifying sentence error questions5 improving paragraph questions

PSAT TESTING – OCT. 12

How Does the PSAT Compare to the SAT?

Question TypesThe same, except the PSAT/NMSQT does not have an essay component

LengthThe PSAT/NMSQT is 2 hours, 10 minutes.The SAT is 3 hours, 45 minutes.

Level of DifficultyThe PSAT/NMSQT does not have 11th

grade-level math questions.

PSAT TESTING – OCT. 12

How Do You Register?

Sign up: Pay $20 to the cashier (Plaza Level) before deadline

Deadline to register: Monday, Oct. 3, at 4 p.m.

Test Day/Date: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011

PSAT TESTING – OCT. 12

How Do You Register? Continued…..

Testing Time: 7:30 – 10:30 a.m. (approximately)

Arrive to Testing Location: by 7:15 a.m.

Location: To Be Determined

Bring: Two #2 pencils and a calculator

FAMILY CONNECTIONYou should already have your

log-in If you do not have or do not know your log-in, see Gigi Azarcon in the Counseling Center

You should have already completed:

Four Year PlanDo What You Are

FAMILY CONNECTIONYou need to complete now:

Junior College Survey

List of Universities You are Interested In

FAMILY CONNECTION

FAMILY CONNECTION

FAMILY CONNECTION

FAMILY CONNECTION

COLLEGE VISITS AT ISM

Come! Opportunity to ask questions

Opportunity to learn about schools and programs

Opportunity to meet admissions officers and alumni

COLLEGE VISITS AT ISM

Information on dates and times for visits can be found:

Family Connection Friday Bulletin ISM Website

Posted in Counseling Center Facebook/Twitter

**Most visits, whenever possible,are during lunch in the VSH

Counseling Center.

COLLEGE VISITS AT ISM

If you have a school identified in Family Connection, you will receive an e-mail notification when that school is visiting

ISM

What could be easier?

SAT REGISTRATIONRecommend:

January, May and June

Register through College Board website:

www.collegeboard.org

Create your student College Board account (My Organizer):

Register for SAT I and II Send scores to universities

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS

Recommend: If AP test content is similar to what you are already studying in class:

AP Calculus AB or BC – if in Math HLAP Micro economics – if in Economics HL

In general, it is not essential for ISM students to take additional AP exams as universities do not expect IB students

to submit AP scores. See your counselor for more information.

COLLEGE PLANNING MEETING WITH YOUR

COUNSELOR

Beginning in November – make appointment

Complete Junior College Survey by November 1

Plan on several meetings throughout the year so your counselor gets to know

you!