ACT/SAT SCORES BACK SESSION

ACT/SAT®

SCORES BACK SESSION

800-2REVIEWPresented by: xxx xxx 800-2REVIEWprincetonreview.com 2

1

2

3

4

Truths and Misconceptions

AGENDASimilarities and Differences

Improving Your Scores

PRESENTED BY:

College Planning Evening

Sonia DinhSAT/ACT Tutor

The Princeton Review

800-2REVIEWPresented by: xxx xxx 800-2REVIEWprincetonreview.com 3

TRUTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS

800-2REVIEWPresented by: xxx xxx 800-2REVIEWprincetonreview.com 4

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?

800-2REVIEWPresented by: xxx xxx 800-2REVIEWprincetonreview.com 5

2. High School Curriculum

3. Test Scores

1. Grades

TOP FACTORS FOR

FIRST TIME FRESHMEN

800-2REVIEWPresented by: xxx xxx 800-2REVIEWprincetonreview.com 6

SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

800-2REVIEWPresented by: xxx xxx 800-2REVIEWprincetonreview.com 7

TESTS

AT-A

GLANCE

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

BOTH THE ACT AND

SAT HAVE:

• Over 3 hours of testing time

• Limited time per question

• Answer choices (mostly)

• Math, Reading, and Grammar

questions

800-2REVIEWPresented by: xxx xxx 800-2REVIEWprincetonreview.com 8

SAT SCORING

ACT SCORING

MATH 200 – 800

READING AND WRITING 200 – 800

TOTAL 400 – 1600

ENGLISH 1-36

MATH 1-36

READING 1-36

SCIENCE 1-36

COMPOSITE 1-36

800-2REVIEWPresented by: xxx xxx 800-2REVIEWprincetonreview.com 9

WHAT ABOUT THE ESSAY?

• Fewer than 20 schools require the

essay

• The University of California

system contains nine of those

schools.

• We recommend you take the

essay, but don’t sweat it!

800-2REVIEWPresented by: xxx xxx 800-2REVIEWprincetonreview.com 10

IMPROVING YOUR SCORES

800-2REVIEWPresented by: xxx xxx 800-2REVIEWprincetonreview.com 11

WHAT ARE SOME COMMON MISTAKES?

Answering questions too quickly

Not understanding what to do

Misreading the problem

Doing work in your head

Careless answers

800-2REVIEWPresented by: xxx xxx 800-2REVIEWprincetonreview.com 12

ceton Review Methods

If Claire is C years old and is

6 years younger than Alan,

in terms of C, how old will

Alan be in 3 years?

A. C-6

B. C-3

C.C+3

D.C+9

E. C+5

10

16

19 Target Answer

=

=

=

=

=

10

4

7

13

19

STRATEGY:

PLUGGING IN

15

MATH STRATEGY: PLUGGING IN

800-2REVIEWPresented by: xxx xxx 800-2REVIEWprincetonreview.com 13

GRAMMAR STRATEGY: PRECISION

Caesar’s armies spoke Latin, and the British natives spoke Celtic; Old English did not arrive in Britain until Germanic Tribes invaded in the 5th century and they became dominant.

A. No change

B. Some of them

C. those

D. Germanic languages

Be specific with pronouns.

800-2REVIEWPresented by: xxx xxx 800-2REVIEWprincetonreview.com 14

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.

/ThePrincetonReview2 @ThePrincetonRev ThePrincetonReview

[email protected]

princetonreview.com

800-2REVIEW