WELCOME TPHS PARENTS

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WELCOME TPHS PARENTS

• PSAT/PLAN RESULTS ARE HERE!

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Hello and Welcome!

• Rick Schmitt
• Principal
• Torrey Pines High School

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OBJECTIVES FOR TONIGHTS PRESENTATION

• ANSWER COMMON QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING
  THE RESULTS
• HIGHLIGHT SCORE REPORTS
• ILLUSTRATE NATIONAL NORMS
• CORRELATION BETWEEN TEST TPHS CURRICULUM
• PROVIDE YOUR CHILD WAYS TO IMPROVE THEIR SCORES

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PSAT scoring regardless of the questions
difficulty level?

• each correct answer 1 full point, regardless of
  level of difficulty
• each unanswered question 0 points
• each incorrect answer to a Student-Produced
  Response question 0 points
• each incorrect answer to a multiple-choice
  question minus 1/4 point

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Information on the Score Report
The average critical reading, math, and writing
skills score for juniors is about 49. The
average critical reading, math, and writing
skills score for sophomores is about 46. Also on
your score report is the Selection Index, which
is the sum of the three scores (CR M W). The
Selection Index ranges from 60 to 240. The
National average Selection Index of juniors is
about 147. A Selection Index of about 220 may
qualify a student to become a National Merit
Semifinalist. TPHS had 27 National Merit
Semifinalist in 2005!
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49 IS THE NATIONAL NORM FOR JUNIORS
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Score Report Plus Illustrates

• How ready you are for college-level work.
• Gives you an idea of how your score compares
  nationally.
• Contains the number of, correct answers, your
  answer, and level of difficulty are displayed for
  every question on the test.
• The most valuable part of your Score Report Plus
  is the "Improve Your Skills" section.

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FORECASTINGExpected Average Accepted SAT Scores

• Harvard 2265
• Stanford 2197
• UCLA 2043
• UC Berkeley 2039
• USC 1980
• UCSD 1963
• Colorado 1770
• Arizona St. 1657
• SDSU 1560

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CORRELATION BETWEEN TESTS TPHS CURRICULUM

• SAMPLE MATH QUESTION

If y (x 3)2, then (-2x 6)2 must equal which
of the following?
(A) -4y2 (B) -2y2 (C) -4y (D) 2y (E) 4y
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (E) 4Y
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CORRELATION BETWEEN TESTS TPHS CURRICULUM

• SAMPLE CRITICAL READING QUESTION (Sentence
  Completion)

Medieval kingdoms did not become constitutional
republics overnight on the contrary, the change
was -------.
(A) unpopular (B) unexpected (C) advantageous (D) 
sufficient (E) gradual
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (E) gradual
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SAMPLE NEW SAT ESSAY ASSIGNMENT

• You have twenty-five minutes to write an essay on
  the topic assigned below. DO NOT WRITE ON ANOTHER
  TOPIC. AN OFF-TOPIC ESSAY WILL RECEIVE A SCORE OF
  ZERO.
• Think carefully about the issue presented in the
  following excerpt and the assignment below.
• Given the importance of human creativity, one
  would think it should have a high priority among
  our concerns. But if we look at the reality, we
  see a different picture. Basic scientific
  research is minimized in favor of immediate
  practical applications. The arts are increasingly
  seen as dispensable luxuries. Yet as competition
  heats up around the globe, exactly the opposite
  strategy is needed. Adapted from Mihaly
  Csikszentmihalyi, Creativity Flow and the
  Psychology of Discovery and Invention
• Assignment Is creativity needed more than ever
  in the world today? Plan and write an essay in
  which you develop yourpoint of view on this
  issue. Support your position with reasoning and
  examples taken from your reading, studies,
  experience, or observations.

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IN WHAT COURSE CURRICULUM AT TPHS WILL YOU SEE
THESE QUESTIONS COVERED?

• INTRO TO ALGEBRA
• ALGEBRA I
• GEOMETRY
• ALGEBRA II
• HONORS ALGEBRA II / TRIGONOMETRY
• ENGLISH GRADES 9-12

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WHAT STANDARDIZED TESTS WILL HAVE QUESTIONS LIKE
THIS?

• PLAN
• STAR
• ASVAB
• CBEST
• MCAT
• GRE
• SAT
• ACT

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HOW CAN YOU IMPROVE YOUR SCORE?

• COLLEGEBOARD.COM
• ACT.ORG
• SATMETHOD.COM
• TESTU.COM
• KAPTEST.COM
• PETERSONS.COM
• NUMBER2.COM

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EVEN EASIER STEPS TO TAKE..

• READ COLLEGE LEVEL MATERIAL
• TAKE CHALLENGING COURSES
• TAKE AS MANY TESTS AS POSSIBLE
• UTILIZE THE TPHS STAFF AS A RESOURCE.
• TPHS TUTORING CENTER AFTER SCHOOL.
• LEARN TO RELAX!

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SAT TESTING DATES

• April 1
• MAY 6
• JUNE 3

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ACT TESTING DATES

• FEBRUARY 11
• APRIL 8
• JUNE 10

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SAT II?

• SAT II SUBJECT TESTS ARE COMMONLY TAKEN AFTER
  ADVANCED COURSE WORK IS COMPLETED.
• WHICH COLLEGES REQUEST SAT IIs?

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Thank you for your time. Please feel free to
contact your students counselor for more
information.
Mary Sanchez-Allwein
Marc Trocchio
Gv-Ld EL students
Carolyn Saft
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Linsy Maydole
Oi-Sl AVID students
Jesse Gonzalez
Sally Gervasini
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