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Homeroom Advisement – Class of 2017 January 12, 2015 UNDERSTANDING YOUR PSAT/NMSQT RESULTS
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Homeroom Advisement – Class of 2017 January 12, 2015 UNDERSTANDING YOUR PSAT/NMSQT RESULTS.

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Page 1: Homeroom Advisement – Class of 2017 January 12, 2015 UNDERSTANDING YOUR PSAT/NMSQT RESULTS.

Homeroom Advisement – Class of 2017January 12, 2015

UNDERSTANDING YOURPSAT/NMSQT RESULTS

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4 Major Parts of Your PSAT/NMSQT Results

Your Scores

Your Skills

Your Answers

Next Steps

3 Test Sections

Critical Reading

Mathematics

Writing Skills

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Score

You can see your projected SAT score online in My College QuickStart (www.collegeboard.org/quickstart).

Your Scores

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Score Range

Your Scores (cont.)

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Percentile

If you are a junior, your scores are compared to those of other juniors.

If you are a sophomore or younger student, your scores are compared to those of sophomores.

Your Scores (cont.)

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National Merit Scholarship Corporation Information

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National Merit Scholarship Corporation Information (cont.)

The Selection Index is the sum of your critical reading, mathematics and writing skills scores.

If it has an asterisk, you do not meet all of the eligibility requirements for the competition.

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Your Skills

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Your Skills (cont.)

See how you did on each skill. The same skills are tested on the SAT.

You can try hundreds of practice questions, organized by skill, online in My College QuickStart (www.collegeboard.org/quickstart).

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Your Answers

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Next Steps

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Next Steps (cont.)

What’s next?

Use the access code on your report to log in to My College QuickStart, a personalized college and career planning kit. There you can:

• Search for colleges• Get a personalized SAT study plan• Take a personality test to find majors and careers that fit you• See your AP Potential

www.collegeboard.org/quickstart

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My College QuickStart

My AP Potential• Courses you’re likely to succeed

in

• Courses that match majors you’re interested in

• Courses that were offered at your school last year

Log in to your personalized account at

www.collegeboard.org/quickstart

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Important Dates:

(These were listed on your report card)

**Parent Registration Meeting for 2015-2016 School YearTuesday January 20, 2015 6:00p.m. for Rising Juniors

(2017)

**College of Coastal Georgia – ACCEL Information Night(for those of you interested in taking classes at CCGA next year)

Thursday January 22, 2015

**Next Homeroom Advisement Session:January 26, 2015 – Extended Homeroom / Registration for

2015-2016

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Have Questions? Need Help? Come see me!!

Sophomore CounselorMrs. Dona Barrow

GA Building – Counseling Office

[email protected]