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How many times can we take each test?
If you have a fee waiver, you can take each test up to 4 times. In general, you can take these tests as many times as you want until you achieve the score that you are content with and until the test dates for the year are done. Some students feel uncomfortable taking it too often, but a few times always does the charm. Good luck!
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How can you get a test fee waiver for the SAT or the ACT?
Generally, you would need to make an appointment to talk to your school counselor; they’ll tell you whether or not you’re eligible for a fee waiver depending on if you have free or reduced lunch.
You qualify for a fee waiver if you are in a school lunch program, are eligible under the income guidelines, you are enrolled in a program for low income families, your family receives public assistance,you live in public housing (foster home or being homeless applies), or an orphan.
If you are home schooled, you can contact the nearest high school counselor for it. You must be able to provide tax records or proof in an aid program.
Thank you for your question! Good luck!
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ACT test dates for the anonymous student!
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When are the ACT test dates?
We will post a picture of the ACT test dates for you in the following post!
Thank you for your message. Please let us know if you have any other questions!
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Registering for a test?
Here’s some quick information for when you register for an exam!
You must have an email to make an account for collegeboard or the act site.
Provide a legal full name and a photo of yourself so you can get into the test site.
Research about which colleges you’re applying for and check to see which test(s) they need for you to apply.
Check out, pay your fees, and print your admission ticket! If you have a fee waiver, remember to apply the code before checkout!
If you need to register by mail, click here: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/by-mail
SAT and ACT Checklist:
Admission Ticket
Photo I.D.
2 pencils #2 with erasers
An approved calculator
A watch
Extra batteries and backup equipment—you’ll have to ask for permission to access them. They cannot be on your desk during the test.
A bag or backpack
A drink or snacks (for your break)
Breakfast before you arrive
NOT ALLOWED:
any recording devices
any tablet devices
any music devices
cameras, protractors, rulers
any other writing utensils
books, pamphlets, papers
food or drinks
If you bring any devices, food, or materials unapproved, the test administration has the right to collect these items until after the test administration. If you are seen or heard with these devices, inspection can occur and your test will be cancelled.
Expectations?
Expect a long line in the morning before your test actually starts. Many other students will be waiting in line and to be checked before they are seated. Once you are checked, you will be assigned a classroom or seating assignment.
There will be identification procedures with ID, test tickets, or even thumb prints. After identification, the test administrator in your room will read aloud the expected procedures. Listen and follow along. The administrator is there to tell you up to what section you must test on, when to start/stop, when the breaks will start, and when the test will end. You are not allowed to go back to a section, once the session for that section has ended. Once the test has ended, the test administrator will collect all materials and count them before you are released.
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ACT Information in a nutshell
Just like the SAT, the ACT registration information and test scores can be accessed from www.act.org/products/k-12-act-test. Within the year, there are only 6 scheduled ACT test dates. Students have within a month per each test schedule to sign up for the test.
The ACT is currently priced at $42.50 or $58.50 with essay. The maximum amount of time allowed for the ACT is 2 hours 55 minutes or 3 hours and 35 minutes with essay. The ACT has scheduled breaks during the duration.
The scoring of the ACT is from a scale of 1-36 and each subtest is scored of a maximum of 36. The average ACT score in the states is 21.
Four major sections: English, Math, Reading, Science, and an optional essay.
ACT English Section:
45 minutes
75 question multiple choice
Covers usage mechanics and rhetoric skills.
Specifically: Usage and mechanics
EX: Commas, apostrophes, (misplaced/dangling) modifiers, colons, and fragments and run-ons – as well as on rhetorical skills – style (clarity and brevity), strategy, transitions, and organization
ACT Math Section:
60 minutes
60 questions
14 pre algebra, 10 algebra, 9 intermediate algebra, 14 plane geometry, 9 coordinate geometry, and 4 elementary trigonometry questions.
Allows scientific calculators. Just because the SAT allows a calculator does not mean ACT will as well.
ACT Reading Section:
35 minutes
Four reading passages with ten questions each. 40 questions total.
Passages from prose fiction, social science, humanities, and natural science.
Science Reasoning Section:
35 minute
40 questions
Seven passages with five to seven questions
Questions revolve around Data representation, research summary, and conflicting viewpoints
Writing Section(Optional):
40 minutes
Respond to prompts about broad social issues. Students must analyze three different perspective that are given, and show how their opinion relates to said perspectives.
No specific structure for the essay.
Not all colleges require the essay.
Essay Section Advice:
For both the SAT and ACT the essay is optionable.
To decide whether to take it look up a college the student is interested and see if the essay is required or recommended.
No harm in taking it even if the college just says the essay is optional. The essay is just another way for a student play the game.
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/college-essay-policies
Follow the link and scroll to the bottom of the page. At the bottom of the page is a search engine. The search engine shows colleges that require or recommend to take the essay. It also shows scholarships that require it as well.
General Test Advice:
If a student is not happy with their sore they should retake the test because on average students improve their score on the second round.
There are fee waivers available so money should hopefully not be a deterrent as to why a student does not take one of the SAT or ACT.
Test scores can help a student get into a good school even if their GPA is not the best.
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SAT Information in a Nutshell
Using https://sat.collegeboard.org/ students can register for the SAT and also check their test results when scores become available.
Every year, there are only 7 SAT test dates available. Whenever the SAT is arranged, students have a deadline of a whole month to register for that examination month. Test scores get released about 4-5 weeks after the test administration.
The SAT is currently $45 but $55 with the writing portion. The SAT duration is a maximum of three hours or an extra 50 minutes for the writing section.
The breakdown of the SAT is a total scorerange of 400-1600. Every section is scored from 200-600. On average, students statewide score 1100.
Three major sections: Critical Reading, Mathematics, and writing. SAT also no longer has negative scoring, guessing is ok.
SAT Critical Reading Section:
65 Minutes
52 Questions
Sentence completion questions (around 5 to 8)
Rest of test is usually questions based off of reading passages. Also includes comparing two reading passages but those readings are usually shorter.
SAT Mathematics section:
8o minutes long.
Two parts of mathematics section: With calculator and without.
Overall: 58 questions, 45 multiple choice and 13 grid in
Calculator allowed: 30 multiple choice and 8 grid in, lasts 55 minutes.
No calculator: 15 multiple choice and 5 grid in, lasts 25 minutes.
Questions covers content up to Algebra 2
All scientific and most graphing calculators are allowed.
SAT Writing Section:
Two parts multiple choice and an optional essay.
Multiple choice part: include error-identification questions, sentence-improvement questions, and paragraph-improvement questions.
Essay: 25 minutes long. Essays are in response to a prompt that is often philosophical and broad. Students are encouraged to take examples from their reading, studies, experience, or observations.
Essay is optional to take but some schools require or recommend it.
Everything was said in an easy, quick nutshell. Please don’t be afraid to message us for additional information! We will be glad to go into depth about what you need to know. Good luck!
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The Goal
Meritocracy- (n.) government or the people who are holding power choose people based on selected ability; ruling class of skilled or educated people
Test: a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use.
Theories: Freirian: Education is a political act. “Culture of silence”. It is nothing more than the reproduction of culture. Bureaucratic system influences education
Meritocracy is the belief that if people work hard enough they will be successful. This is seen in the belief about standardized tests as society believes if students just take school seriously and work hard, they will do well on the tests. It ties into the idea of cultural capital. Cultural capital is the the idea that the amount of assets a person contains helps them move upward in society. Doing well on the SAT or ACT and getting into a good college is a common example of cultural capital. The problem is that the SAT is more than just what someone knows. Cultural capital can also be money and knowledge about art. Cultural capital holds a wider spectrum as people with cultural capital generally have social capital. Social capital are the connections they have with other people and people with higher cultural capital are connected to people who are better off in society. This correlates to the SAT and ACT because people who are able to take preparation courses for the tests do better than students who do not have that luxury. The more cultural and social capital a student has, the more chances to prepare for the SAT and ACT they will receive. What this means is that students who have to work after school or take care of their younger siblings will lack the money, time, or may not know what the SAT or ACT in general; it was never predetermined that they will go to school. Not every student is given the same opportunities but that does not matter to the meritocracy system because those who support this belief agree upon if people work harder, they can achieve. Unfortunately that is not the case as people are not created or born equal. To counter that is why people should take the SAT and ACT seriously. Students that lack large amounts of cultural and social capital must still take the SAT and ACT just as competitively as their counterparts. It is what it is. Social control theory claims that those in power control the socialization to determine what is normal in society. What is normal in American society for students who want to go to college is to do well on the SAT or ACT. Acknowledging and understanding how the system is stacked against a student is tough, but doing well on those tests is a good way to counteract. Through our social action project we will provide students with resources to help them know what they need to learn about the tests, supply resources to prepare for the test themselves, and answer any questions the students may have. Although the road is harder, there is no reason to stop before they could reach the end. Sometimes, people need to play the game to win the game. Some students may be at a disadvantage but maybe with some help, those students road could be a little easier to travel.
Our action is going to gather free resources to aid students that are unable to afford SAT and/or ACT prep courses. We have created a blog that includes multiple links to resources that we have analyzed and have found to be helpful/motivating to take the SAT and/or ACT.
By using a QR code to provide information through another platform that allows ease of access. Will also have a Spanish and English version.
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Resources and Links!
Many of us cannot afford the rigorous SAT and ACT courses offered at school or outside of the household. Many of us can barely manage to afford the tests themselves. Here are some helpful links that we’ve gathered to help students like you study to your full potential. You can access every link we’ve ever posted on the menu to the left hand side.
http://www.crackact.com/
http://www.cracksat.net/index.html
Q. and A.: College Admissions from The New York Times
The Deans of Admissions from Yale, Pomona, Lawrence University, and University of Texas at Austin discuss a wide variety of college admissions questions - Are application essays all read? How important is the SAT Writing section? What’s the best way to stand out? Is there a bias against homeschooling?
You don’t want to miss this Q & A.
Admissions Advice from Students Who Have Overcome the Odds
This is a blog post that one of PhD teacher’s assistants had put together. It’s a collection of interviews with students from Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Duke, UC Berkeley, and UChicago. Each student shares his or her experience with the college admissions process - What would they have done differently? How did they structure their high school schedule? How did they prepare for the SAT/ACTs? What extracurricular activities made them stand out? What advice would they have for students currently in the trenches?Our Chapman University PhD teacher’s assistant has gathered all the information and put her comments at the end of the segment. Be sure to look over her suggestions and tips to get a full understanding of this interview!
How I Self-Studied for the SAT (and got a 2300+)
This is a 5-minute youtube video with some great advice for self-studying for the SAT. Definitely worth watching to learn: - her favorite reading sources for long-term reading prep - the specific method she used for learning vocabulary - keys to the SAT essay - how she avoided making silly mistakes on the SAT math - places to turn to for test-taking and college admissions advice
http://www.laflemm.com/dynamic/online_practice.php?practice_id=35&back=1
https://magoosh.com/hs/act/2017/everything-need-know-act-superscore-act-score-choice/
https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/Preparing-for-the-ACT.pdf (2017-2018 ACT prep)
https://supertutortv.com/act/free-new-act-essay-prompts/
https://act.magoosh.com/?utm_source=HSblog&utm_medium=footer&utm_campaign=HSblogfooter
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