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FRESHMAN-
TOO EARLY FOR MOST STUDENTS. I HAVE WORKED WITH SOME 9TH GRADERS TAKING IT FOR VARIOUS REASONS. SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO TAKE THE DECEMBER TEST SINCE YOU CAN ORDER THE TEST INFORMATION RELEASE ON THAT TEST DATE.
GOOD TIME TO START. YOU WILL BE TAKING THE PSAT YOUR JUNIOR YEAR, SO WON'T HURT TO GET SOME STANDARDIZED TESTING EXPERIENCE. RECOMMEND THE DECEMBER DATE IF TESTING IN THE FALL, AND THE APRIL OR JUNE DATES IF TESTING IN THE SPRING SEMESTER. THOSE THREE DATES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE TEST INFORMATION RELEASE.
SOPHOMORE-
GOOD TIME TO START. YOU WILL BE TAKING THE PSAT YOUR JUNIOR YEAR, SO WON'T HURT TO GET SOME STANDARDIZED TESTING EXPERIENCE. RECOMMEND THE DECEMBER DATE IF TESTING IN THE FALL, AND THE APRIL OR JUNE DATES IF TESTING IN THE SPRING SEMESTER. THOSE THREE DATES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE TEST INFORMATION RELEASE.
SOPHOMORE-
ALMOST ALL JUNIORS WILL TAKE THE PSAT IN OCTOBER. USUALLY ADMINISTERED IN SCHOOL ON A SCHOOL DAY. THIS IS A GREAT DIAGNOSTIC TO START YOUR ACT PREP. I RECOMMEND JUNIORS TAKE TWO TESTS IN THE FALL WITH ONE BEING THE DECEMBER TEST. IN THE SPRING JUNIORS WOULD BE BEST TO TAKE THE APRIL AND THE JUNE TESTS. IDEALLY THAT WOULD BE IT FOR THE STUDENT. BY CLOSE OF JUNIOR YEAR, THEY WOULD HAVE THE SCORE THEY NEED AND COULD BEGIN THE SCHOLARSHIP AND COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS OVER THE SUMMER BETWEEN JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR. THIS TIMELINE WOULD PUT THEM AHEAD OF THE APPLICATION RUSH THAT HAPPENS IN THE FALL SEMESTER OF SENIOR YEAR.
JUNIORS-
JUNIORS-
ALMOST ALL JUNIORS WILL TAKE THE PSAT IN OCTOBER. USUALLY ADMINISTERED IN SCHOOL ON A SCHOOL DAY. THIS IS A GREAT DIAGNOSTIC TO START YOUR ACT PREP. I RECOMMEND JUNIORS TAKE TWO TESTS IN THE FALL WITH ONE BEING THE DECEMBER TEST. IN THE SPRING JUNIORS WOULD BE BEST TO TAKE THE APRIL AND THE JUNE TESTS. IDEALLY THAT WOULD BE IT FOR THE STUDENT. BY CLOSE OF JUNIOR YEAR, THEY WOULD HAVE THE SCORE THEY NEED AND COULD BEGIN THE SCHOLARSHIP AND COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS OVER THE SUMMER BETWEEN JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR. THIS TIMELINE WOULD PUT THEM AHEAD OF THE APPLICATION RUSH THAT HAPPENS IN THE FALL SEMESTER OF SENIOR YEAR.
SENIORS-
IDEALLY YOU ARE DONE ALREADY WITH TESTING AND CAN CONCENTRATE ON COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. IF NOT DONE, THEN YOUR GOAL SHOULD BE TO FINISH TESTING ASAP!! YOU HAVE SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, & DECEMBER TEST DATES TO ATTEMPT THE BIG FINISH. YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE ADMISSION SCORE BY END OF FALL SEMESTER. MOST APPLICATION CUTOFFS ARE AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR SPRING SEMESTER. MOST OF THE STUDENTS I WORK WITH IN THEIR SPRING SEMESTER OF SENIOR YEAR ARE SIMPLY TRYING TO IMPROVE SCORES FOR SCHOLARSHIP LEVELS. THEY HAVE ALREADY ACHIEVED THE SCORE FOR THE ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL AND ARE SIMPLY TRYING TO IMPROVE SCORE TO SAVE MORE MONEY.
TIMELINES FOR STUDENTS
A STUDENT CAN TAKE THE ACT UP TO TWELVE TIMES
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THE "SUPERSCORE" SYSTEM REWARDS THE STUDENTS FOR TESTING MULTIPLE TIMES.
SUPERSCORE IS USING THE STUDENT'S BEST CATEGORY SCORE FROM DIFFERENT TESTING DATES TO CREATE A "SUPERSCORE"
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