YOU’VE TAKEN THE PSAT, NOW WHAT??? SAT test prep Career and college planning National Merit Scholarship PSAT SCORE INTERPRETATION Presented by: Mark Kulik.

• YOU’VE TAKEN THE PSAT, NOW WHAT???

• SAT test prep

• Career and college planning

• National Merit Scholarship

PSAT SCORE INTERPRETATION

Presented by:Mark Kulik and Amie HickelDV Gifted Student Counselors

•How do your scores compare to others?•How do your scores equate to a SAT test score?•What scores do colleges look at?

Signing in to My College QuickStart™

Students can use the access code on their official PSAT/NMSQT® paper score reports to sign in at www.collegeboard.com/quickstart.

My College QuickStart™

My Online Score Report

Look Beyond Scores

• Questions and answer explanations

• State percentiles

• Projected SAT® score ranges

• Students can sort questions

My SAT Study Plan™

Prepare for the SAT®

• Personalized skills to improve

• SAT practice questions

• An official SAT practice test

My SAT Study Plan™

Review and Practice

• Review PSAT/NMSQT®

questions missed

• Answer SAT ® practice questions of the same type

My SAT Study Plan™

Improve Your Skills

• Based on PSAT/NMSQT® results

• Suggestions for improvement

My SAT Study Plan™

Review Math Concepts

• Refresher on various math concepts

• Review of questions omitted or answered incorrectly

My SAT Study Plan™

Warm Up for the SAT® Essay

•Strategies for success

•Official scoring guide

•Practice essay questions

•Sample essays for the questions

Express SAT® Sign-Up

PSAT taken in the junior year qualifies students for the National Merit Scholars program. The top 1% of test takers throughout the country will become semi-finalists and have the opportunity to apply/compete for the scholarship.

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS

The selection index on your score report is used for scholarship determination. The qualifying number changes from year to year, up or down 1-3 points. The selection index for 2010 was 209.

Qualifying students are notified in August of their senior year.

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS

Tempe Union High School District Scholarship Website:

https://www.tuhsd.k12.az.us/view.php?page=55,82

• Summer Programs

• Upcoming Scholarship Opportunities

Desert Vista Scholarship Information

My Personality

My Personality

My Personality

Start the College Search

• Starter list of colleges

• Criteria to customize search

• Ability to save searches

My College Matches

Get the Facts

• Admissions

• Cost and financial aid

• Majors offered

• Sports, housing and more

My College Matches

Connect to the Possibilities

• Major a student chose

• Related majors

• Related careers

My Major & Career Matches

Research Careers on MyRoad

• Rewards and responsibilities

• Academic requirements for different jobs and careers

• Economic outlook

for each field

• Stories of working professionals

My Major & Career Matches

Research Careers on MyRoad

• Rewards and responsibilities

• Academic requirements for different jobs and careers

• Economic outlook for each field

• Stories of working professionals

My Major & Career Matches