Testing timeline info presentation 09092014

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SATs

SAT Test DatesTest Dates Test

U.S. Registration Deadlines (Expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, U.S.A.)

RegularLate

(a fee applies)

October 11, 2014SAT &

Subject Tests September 12 September 30

November 8, 2014SAT &

Subject Tests October 9 October 28

December 6, 2014SAT &

Subject TestsNovember 6 November 24

January 24, 2015SAT &

Subject TestsDecember 29 January 13

March 14, 2015 SAT only February 13 March 3

May 2, 2015SAT &

Subject Tests April 6 April 21

June 6, 2015 SAT & Subject Tests May 8 May 27

Wissahickon National

Reading 535 496

Math 565 514

Writing 539 488

Average SAT Scores: Class of 2013

n=317

APPLICATION

Test Scores

READING MATH WRITING

MARCH 550 600 530

JUNE 590 590 540

SUPER SCORE

ACTs

ACT Test Dates

Test Date Registration Deadline (Late Fee Required)

September 13, 2013 August 8 August 22

October 25, 2013 September 19 October 3

December 13, 2013 November 7 November 21

February 7, 2014 January 9 January 16

April 18, 2014 March 13 March 27

June 13, 2014 May 8 May 22

Wissahickon National

Composite 24.1 21.9

English 24.5 20.2

Math 24.3 20.9

Reading 24.3 21.1

Science 23.0 20.7

ACT Average Scores: Class of 2013

n=76

Should I take SAT/ACT more

than once?

Retest results for ACT

Improved score

Same score

Decreased score

SAT ACT

Most schools accept both

3 sections 4-5 sections

Scored 200-800 each Composite scored 1-36

problem solving based content based

More vocabulary includes trigonometry

Penalty if wrong No penalty

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Use “Concordance Table” to compare scores

ACT/SAT Concordance Table

SAT Subject Tests

Literature US HistoryWorld

HistoryMathematics I

Mathematics 2 Biology Chemistry Physics

Chinese

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French

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German

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Modern

HebrewItalian

Japanese

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Korean

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Spanish

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SAT Subject Tests

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