TRINITY ACADEMY OF RALEIGH

Junior

College Night

September 1, 2011

For An Exceptional Life

‣College Rep Visits

‣College Visits

‣Scheduling SAT and ACT

Agenda

No travel – meet face to face and ask questions.

Let colleges know you are seriously interested.

Make contact with a person who may be evaluating your application.

Assess your fit – figure out how you can improve your chances of admission.

Benefits of College Rep Visits

Sign Up for College Rep Visiton Naviance

From the student’s home page, click on the Colleges tab.

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Select View all upcoming college visits

Click on sign up

Visit the colleges website.

Look at the requirements for admission.

Think of some questions to ask.

Before the Visit

Introduce yourself and shake hands.

Watch your body language – slouching shows disinterest and lack of respect.

Feel free to eat your lunch but please use good manners.

Show interest.

During the Visit

Plan now when to visit. Times not to Visit–

Thanksgiving week, Christmas break, Martin Luther King Holiday, College Winter College Spring Break

(see college website for specific dates)..

College Visits

Helpful Documents

Helpful Documents cont …..

Scheduling Admission Tests

Plan to complete all testing junior year. Take ACT and SAT and then commit to best

test. Reserve time to take 2 SATs & 1 ACT or 2 ACTs

& 1 SAT junior year. AP testing takes place during the first 2 weeks

of May, so plan carefully. Prepare for SAT and ACT by taking timed

practice tests. Carefully analyze practice test results and make adjustments.

One Suggested Testing Timeline

Date Test

Oct 12th PSAT at Trinity

Dec ACT

Jan** SAT – Register for Question and Answer Service

Feb/April ACT (optional)

March/May*** SAT

June SAT or SAT Subject Tests if needed

** January is the last SAT and December the last ACT score considered for junior year

scholarships at Elon and Furman.

*** Question and Answer Service (additional fee). Available for the October, January, and

May test dates.

SAT Oct 01, 2011Oct 12 PSATNov 05, 2011 Dec 03, 2011 Jan 28, 2012 Mar 10, 2012 May 05, 2012 Jun 02, 2012

ACT Sep 10, 2011Oct 22, 2011Dec 10, 2011Feb 11, 2012Apr 14, 2012Jun 09, 2012

Scheduling Admission Tests

SAT Subject Test

One hour, multiple choice test on one of 20 different subjects.

Required by some selective colleges for admission. Note – most students do not need SAT Subject Tests.

Required by some colleges for course placement.

Offers you an additional opportunity to show colleges what you know.

Admission and Placement Test

SAT Subject Test

Score Choice

Wait to send scores until applying senior year.

Report best scores from either SAT or ACT or use both.

Score Reporting

Final Remarks

Prepare

Plan

Stay Organized

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