STANDARDIZED TESTING AND CAREER PLANNING JERI DI GIROLAMO

STANDARDIZED TESTING AND CAREER PLANNING JERI DI GIROLAMO, AMYWESS, JJ LEMON, SARAH PACE, & JEANNIE SEMAR

OVERVIEW • College Admissions & Testing • Description • Timeline • Naviance Overview • Career Planning • Break Out Groups – Log Into Naviance & Explore

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TESTING • PSAT (includes NMSQT for 11 th grade) • SAT • ACT • SAT Subject Tests • Advanced Placement Exams (APs)

PSAT/NMSQT • Weds October 11 th- RHS test administration • Tests Evidenced Based Reading & Writing and Math • Results available in late December or January • 11 Th grade scores used to determine National Merit Scholarship eligibility- NMSQT • Test with Accommodations at RHS? You must apply to test with accommodations with Collegeboard and be approved. Accommodations application Deadline- early August 2017

SAT • 3 hours (+50 minutes for Essay [optional]) • FORMAT – Evidence-Based Reading and Writing – Math – Essay (optional) • Optional and given at the end of the SAT; • postsecondary institutions determine whether they will require the Essay for admission • Tests reading, analysis, and writing skills; students produce a written analysis of a provided source text

SAT • Cost: $43. 00 or $54. 50 w/optional essay • 7 test dates/year • (RHS is a test center for October, March, May and June) • Fee waivers for eligible students with financial need • Register online at College. Board. org

ACT • 2 hours 55 minutes (+40 minutes for Essay [optional]) • FORMAT -Four separate sections ranging from 35 -60 minutes • Reading, English, Math, Science -40 minute optional essay section at end of test

ACT • Cost: ACT (No Writing): $42. 50 ACT Plus Writing: $58. 50 • 6 test dates/year RHS is not a test center for any date • Fee waivers for eligible students with eligible financial need • Register online at www. actstudent. org

TEST OPTIONAL • More than 900 four-year colleges and universities do not use the SAT or ACT…. . that number is growing! • Some schools may only use SAT/ACT for placement and/or academic advising, not for admission • A list of these schools can be found on www. fairtest. org

SUBJECT TESTS • SUBJECT tests are hour-long, contentbased tests that allow you to showcase achievement in specific subject areas where you excel. • It is recommended that you take a SUBJECT test after completing the highest level course in that subject. • Not all, in fact most colleges do not require SUBJECT tests. • You can take up to 3 SUBJECT tests on any test day. • You can not take SAT and SUBJECT tests on the same day. • $26 registration fee and 1 test, + $18 for additional tests on the same day. • • • • • Literature U. S. History World History Math Level 1 Math Level 2 Biology/EM Chemistry Physics French with Listening German with Listening Spanish with Listening Modern Hebrew Italian Latin Chinese with Listening Japanese with Listening Korean with Listening

AP EXAMS • If you enroll in an AP course at RHS you must take the corresponding AP exam • Exams are given on set dates in May • All AP exams are given at RHS • Testers register in December at RHS **AP Exams are NOT a requirement for college admission, but students have the option to self-report scores to colleges**

TESTING TIMELINE • Sophomore year • October – PSAT • May – AP tests for students enrolled in an RHS AP course • June- SAT SUBJECT TESTS • Junior year • October- PSAT • May – AP tests for students enrolled in an RHS AP course • December through June – ACT, SAT, and/or SAT SUBJECT TESTS • Senior year • September through November – ACT, SAT, and/or SAT SUBJECT TESTS • May – AP tests for students enrolled in an RHS AP course

COLLEGE TIMELINE – JUNIOR YEAR • Fall • College Representatives visit with juniors and seniors • Philadelphia National College Fair sponsored by NACAC (11/12/17, Philadelphia Convention Center) • Philadelphia Performing & Visual Arts College Fair (9/26/17, University of Pennsylvania) • December • Junior College Planning Night • December – February • Set up your Junior College Planning Meeting • Spring • Visit prospective colleges – tours & information sessions • PACAC Annual College Fair at Villanova University (5/15/17)

NCAA • Students who aspire to be college athletes should think about the following things: • Core Classes to meet NCAA eligibility requirements • College coaches may ask students to take standardized tests early for screening purposes • Prospective student athletes should register with the NCAA Eligibility Center by the end of junior year • NCAA requires an official transcript from RHS. Students can request this through Naviance https: //web 3. ncaa. org/ecwr 3/

NAVIANCE OVERVIEW • Web-based college and career planning tool for students and parents • College information and data • Career information and exploration • Interest inventories

CAREER PLANNING- “DO WHAT YOU ARE” • Completed in spring of freshman year • Based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Extroverted (E) vs. Introverted (I) Intuition (N) vs. Sensing (S) Thinking (T) vs. Feeling (F) Judging (J) vs. Perceiving (P) • Each student is assigned a 4 -letter type and given a personality overview and suggestions of potential career paths

CAREER PLANNING – CAREER INTEREST INVENTORY • Completed fall of sophomore year • Based on the work of John Holland, who divided careers into six clusters based on personality type: Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Conventional Enterprising • The inventory rates student interest in the six categories and matches potential careers with top-rated clusters

NOW WHAT? • Continue to explore career paths and interests on Naviance • Course planning • Diverse opportunities at RHS • Delaware County Technical School • Deadline to make changes for next year is May 26, 2017!

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