Fall Workshop - 2000

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Your Plan in Action
PSAT Scores and College Planning
Bellevue School District 11th Grade Counselor
Presentation
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First things first

• Please complete the College Search Survey

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Junior College Planning 3 parts

• Classroom presentations and PSAT results
• Counselor Tutorial
• College search and Finding Fit
• Applications and Letter of Rec
• Open tutorials
• Individual Meetings as requested

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4 Major Parts of Your PSAT/NMSQT Results
Understanding Your PSAT/NMSQT Results
Your Scores
Your Skills
Your Answers
Next Steps
3 Test Sections
Critical Reading
Mathematics
Writing Skills
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Your Scores
Score You can see your projected SAT score online
in My College QuickStart (www.collegeboard.com/qui
ckstart).
Score Range
Percentile If you are a junior, your scores are
compared to those of other juniors. If you are a
sophomore or younger student, your scores are
compared to those of sophomores.
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National Merit Scholarship Corporation Information
The Selection Index is the sum of your critical
reading, mathematics and writing skills
scores. If it has an asterisk, you do not meet
all of the eligibility requirements for the
competition.
The Percentile compares your performance to that
of other college-bound juniors.
The Entry Requirements section displays
information you provided on your answer sheet.
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Your Skills
See how you did on each skill. The same skills
are tested on the SAT.
You can try hundreds of practice questions,
organized by skill, online in My College
QuickStart (www.collegeboard.com/quickstart).
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Your Answers
You will get your test book back with your
PSAT/NMSQT results, so that you can review the
questions. You can also review each test
question in My College QuickStart.
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Your Answers Student-Produced Responses
Some of the math problems required you to grid in
answers instead of selecting an option. For these
questions, you will see the correct answer(s)
written out.
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Next Steps

• Whats next?
• Use the access code on your report to log in to
  My College QuickStart, a personalized college and
  career planning kit. There you can
• Search for colleges
• Get a personalized SAT study plan
• Take a personality test to find majors and
  careers that fit you
• www.collegeboard.com/quickstart

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My College QuickStart
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My College QuickStart

• My Online Score Report
• Projected SAT score ranges
• State percentiles
• You can filter questions
• Questions and answer explanations

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My College QuickStart

• My SAT Study Plan
• Personalized skills to improve
• SAT practice questions
• An official SAT practice test

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My College QuickStart

• My Personality
• Personality test
• Description of your type
• Tips for success
• Majors and careers that might be a good fit for
  you

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My College QuickStart

• My College Matches
• Starter list of colleges
• Criteria to customize search
• Ability to save searches

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My College QuickStart

• My Majors Career Matches
• Major you chose
• Related majors
• Related careers

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My College QuickStart
Log in to your personalized account at
www.collegeboard.com/quickstart
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Dont forget to Register!

• SAT SAT Subject Tests
• March 12th (Deadline Feb 11th)
• May 7st (Deadline April 8th)
• June 4th (Deadline May 6th)
• ACT Tests
• -February 12th (Deadline January 7th)
• -April 9th (March 4th)
• -June 11th (May 6th)

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SAT

• Schedule at www.collegeboard.com
• See counselor for fee waiver if free or reduced
  lunch
• SAT prep options
• Score choice you can choose which test to send
  to colleges.

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ACT

• Schedule at www.act.org
• We recommend spring of junior year
• More aligned with high school curriculum
• Review your PLAN results from last year to help
  you make an informed decision!
• Sign up for ACT (writing)
• Most all colleges accept either SAT or ACT!

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College Admissions

• What are some things to consider in your college
  search?

• Lets see what one college expert says

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vAR_8VXlcq8c

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Whats in a Name?

• On a piece of scratch paper
• Brainstorm as many names of colleges you can
  think of.

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Whats in a Name?

• How many people had UW on their list?
• Someone name a school that they dont think will
  be on anyone elses list?
• What Colleges/Universities did you name?
• What made those schools stand out?
• What are some similarities or differences in
  those schools?
• How will you decide what schools would be a good
  fit for you?

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College Viewbook Search

• Look through the view books.
• Work in pairs. Someone take notes.
• Fill out the form and be ready to share!

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What are YOU looking for?

• Colleges are not the only ones who can be
  selective YOU should carefully choose them!
• What are you looking for?
• View books are only 1 way to search.
• What are some other ways you can find out about
  schools?

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How do you pick a college?

• Picking a college is like picking a new best
  friend
• How do you pick your friends?
• Spending time together
• Learning about each other the interests you
  share
• Overlooking small things that might bug you (i.e.
  the C- in that class last yearthe fact that the
  laundry facilities are in the basement that the
  whole campus isnt wireless)
• Looking forward in the same direction- having the
  same goals.
• Substance vs. reputation status

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Next Steps

• Register and take the SAT and/or ACT
• Choose rigorous classes for senior year.
• Start building your list of colleges
• Attend the college Conference on January 27th at
  Sammamish
• Visit top choices over breaks
• Come see your counselor if you are stuck!