YOU

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PSAT SCORE INTERPRETATION

• YOUVE TAKEN THE PSAT, NOW WHAT???
• SAT test prep
• Career and college planning
• National Merit Scholarship

Presented by Mark Kulik and Amie Hickel DV
Gifted Student Counselors
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• How do your scores compare to others?
• How do your scores equate to a SAT test score?
• What scores do colleges look at?

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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.

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My College QuickStart
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My Online Score Report

• Look Beyond Scores
• Questions and answer explanations
• State percentiles
• Projected SAT score ranges
• Students can sort questions

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My SAT Study Plan

• Prepare for the SAT
• Personalized skills to improve
• SAT practice questions
• An official SAT practice test

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My SAT Study Plan

• Review and Practice
• Review PSAT/NMSQT questions missed
• Answer SAT practice questions of the same type

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My SAT Study Plan

• Improve Your Skills
• Based on PSAT/NMSQT results
• Suggestions for improvement

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My SAT Study Plan

• Review Math Concepts
• Refresher on various math concepts
• Review of questions omitted or answered
  incorrectly

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My SAT Study Plan

• Warm Up for the SAT Essay
• Strategies for success
• Official scoring guide
• Practice essay questions
• Sample essays for the questions

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Express SAT Sign-Up
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NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS

• 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.

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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.

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Desert Vista Scholarship Information

• Tempe Union High School District Scholarship
  Website
• https//www.tuhsd.k12.az.us/view.php?page55,82
• Summer Programs
• Upcoming Scholarship Opportunities

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My Personality
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My Personality
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My Personality
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My College Matches

• Start the College Search
• Starter list of colleges
• Criteria to customize search
• Ability to save searches

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My College Matches

• Get the Facts
• Admissions
• Cost and financial aid
• Majors offered
• Sports, housing and more

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My Major Career Matches

• Connect to the Possibilities
• Major a student chose
• Related majors
• Related careers

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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

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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