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College Admissions Test
PSAT®: Official Name: Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test: The PSAT serves as valuable practice for the SAT®. Usually taken during junior year, the PSAT is also used to select students for National Merit Scholarships. ACT™: Formerly called the American College Testing Program: Most colleges require either the ACT™ or the SAT®; you can decide which one to take based on your particular strengths and weaknesses. The ACT™ is more of a content-based test than the SAT® Reasoning Test. While still a test of problem-solving skills, the ACT™ more closely tests a student’s knowledge of the “core curriculum” taught in most classrooms. The format of the ACT™ consists of four subject tests in English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning, with an optional writing portion as well. SAT® Subject Tests: There are 17 subject tests, each designed to measure what a student has learned in specific subjects such as literature, American history, biology, or Spanish. The SAT® Reasoning Test measures how well a student reads and thinks, while SAT® Subject Tests measure the extent of a student’s knowledge in a specific discipline. There are a limited number of schools that actually require the subject tests - so be careful about taking them unnecessarily. Click for a list of colleges that require the Subject Test. AP® Exams: The AP Exams are part of the College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® which gives students the opportunity to take college-level courses while still in high school. By doing well on the AP exam at the end of the course, high school students can earn credits toward their college graduation. Learn more about how Campus Bound can help you
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SAT®: Official Name: SAT Reasoning Test: This test is designed to help measure a student’s ability to handle college-level work. The ten sections that currently make up the exam are comprised of a variety of reading, writing, and math questions, designed to gauge a student’s critical thinking and problem-solving skills. It’s typically taken in the junior and/or senior year but many students take the SAT® more than once since most colleges consider only the highest scores in each section.
