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The SAT &
Subject Tests The SAT (also known as the SAT Reasoning Test) is a four-hour critical thinking test which covers skills in
Critical Reading, Math and Writing. The SAT Subject Tests are one-hour exams covering specific areas of curriculum.
It is recommended that you take the subject tests in May, following your AP tests (if you have taken them) while the material
is fresh in your mind from your studies. Both SAT Reasoning and Subject Tests are admininstered by Collegeboard, a not-for-profit membership association responsible for the SAT®, the PSAT/NMSQT®, and the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®). To register, visit www.collegeboard.com Scores are available online
and by phone several weeks after the test. Official score reports are mailed about five weeks after the test. The ACT The ACT Plus Writing is a three and a half-hour comprehensive curriculum test covering English, Mathematics, Reading, Science and Writing. The ACT is administered by the ACT, an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research, information, and program management services relative to education and workforce development. You may register for the ACT at www.actstudent.org If you need to request test accommodations or extended-time testing, or plan to pay with a fee waiver, you must
register by paper folder, not online. Visit
the ACT vs SAT tab on this website for a more complete explanation of the differences between the two tests to help you decide
which test is best for you or your student. AP Tests AP Tests are administered by Collegeboard at CDM during May of each school year. Registration forms are handed
out in advance by AP teachers to students. AP Exams are multiple-component test in 37 subjects. AP Tests are NOT
required for admission to colleges and universities, however, they are worthwhile for several reasons, one of the most valuable
reasons being that tudents may earn college credit, placement,
or both for qualifying AP Exam grades; more than 90 % of four-year U.S> colleges and universities grant credit or placement
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Which Test is Required Private Colleges and Universities: Either
the SAT or ACT is required. Some schools are test- optional, or de-emphasize test scores. See link below for more
information. Some private colleges also require 2 or 3 Subject Tests (see additional
information below) in additional to the SAT or ACT Plus Writing. University of California: Either the SAT or the ACT plus Writing is required The UCs also require
two SAT Subject Tests in two different areas, chosen from the following: English, history and social studies, mathematics
(Level 2 only), science or language other than English. For the class of 2012, this requirement will be eliminated. If you would like more information, visit: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/examination_reqs.html California State Universities: Either the SAT or the ACT is required No subject tests are required. For additional information, check out: http://www.csumentor.edu/planning/high_school/grades_tests.asp Community colleges Community
colleges do not require any standardized test scores for admission. They will require placement tests in math and English
prior to registration. The National Center for Fair & Open Testing There are colleges that do not require a standardized test for admissions. This link provides a list of those colleges and more information about test-optional admissions. Practice Test Days Corona del Mar Counseling Department partners with Princeton Review to offer one practice test day each semester. On a Saturday morning, students can take a practice PAST, ACT SAT or Subject test(s). Students receive their score reports within a week at a Scores Back evening. The scores from these tests are for personal information only and are not sent to the colleges or the counseling department. The cost of the practice test day is $15 and the 2009 - 2010 dates are Sat. Oct. 3 and Sat. Feb. 6. Registration forms will be available two weeks before the practice test day in the Counseling Department and the Student Resource Center. |
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