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College Entrance Exams- SAT/ACT

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PSAT/NMSQT: Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Assessment Test

The PSAT measures critical reading, quantitative (math), and writing ability, and offers practice for the SAT. You’ll have 60 minutes to answer 47 reading questions, 35 minutes to answer 44 writing questions/tasks and 70 minutes on 48 math questions. Like the new SAT, you will not penalized for wrong answers — or for guessing, essentially. This is not used to determine college admission but is intended to help students prepare for the SAT.

All college bound juniors SHOULD take this exam in October and the fee can be paid for at the beginning of the school year. If you wish to be considered for the National Merit Scholarship and recognition, you must take the PSAT during your junior year.

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10

SAT
The SAT tests reading, vocabulary, grammar and usage, writing (including an essay) and math (Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra 1 and 2).

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat

ACT
The ACT tests reading, grammar and usage, science reasoning, and math (Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra 1 and 2, and limited Trigonometry). It also has an optional writing section.

http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act.html

Accuplacer
ACCUPLACER is an integrated system of computer-adaptive assessments designed to evaluate students’ skills in reading, writing, and mathematics.

All ACCUPLACER tests use a multiple-choice format.* There’s no time limit on the tests, so you can focus on doing your best to demonstrate your skills.

ACCUPLACER uses the latest computer-adaptive technology and the questions you see are based on your skill level. Your response to each question drives the difficulty level of the next question so it’s important to give each question as much thought as you can before selecting your answer.

The number of questions varies depending on which ACCUPLACER tests you take. There could be as few as 12 questions or as many as 40. No one passes or fails ACCUPLACER tests, but it’s important to complete the test using your best effort, so you and your college have an accurate measure of your academic skills.

https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/?excmpid=VT-00002
 

Test Prep Resources

SAT Prep at BMHS

  • BMHS supplies access for 9th - 11th graders to Methodize SAT Prep online through the Xello platform.
  • BMHS students have also found success through Khan Academy SAT Prep (Free).

The most important factor for SAT success and Improvement is consistent prepping (15-20 minutes a day) over months, working on the areas they are weakest in, identified by the PSAT and SAT tests they have taken prior.