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Junior Year – Fall (September to November) Take the PSAT. The PSAT, or Preliminary SAT, is a standardized test that gives you a sneak peek at what the SAT will be like. Plus, taking the PSAT puts you in the running for the National Merit Scholarship Program , which could help you earn some serious scholarship money for college.
An example of this might be that each student must take 2 natural science classes, 2 social science classes and 3 semesters of a language etc. Early Action is non-binding, meaning students are not obligated to enroll if accepted. Some colleges offer a second round of ED, called ED2.
Standardized Testing : Take the PSAT for practice. Test Preparation : Take SAT/ACT in your fall or spring semester. Request letters in spring semester before senior year rush. Create a detailed timeline of deadlines for earlydecision/action and regular decision applications.
BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS PSAT SCORES (AND NATIONAL MERIT CUTOFF ESTIMATES) RELEASED PSAT scores were released on November 6 or 16, depending on the date students took the test (if your student hasn’t received their score reports, have them go see their school counselor!).
As we summarized in our newsletter this time last year in Early Action Acceptance Rates for High School Class of 2023 — CTK College Coach , colleges are using deferrals much more heavily in the last few years, leaving many early action and earlydecision applicants waiting much longer for a final decision.
B2A has many resources for , SAT and , ACT prep such as intensive summer classes, semester-long classes, cram sessions, 1:1 tutoring sessions, and practice test materials. You must secure your goal test score by September or October for EarlyDecision or Early Action—this changes per school so you want to check all of your colleges’ policies.
Take the PSAT and plan your test dates for the ACT or SAT; typically, you will take either of these standardized tests for the first time during the winter or spring of your junior year. Narrow down and finalize your college list; decide which schools (if any) you'd like to consider for EarlyDecision or Early Action applications.
We will have those junior year PSAT results in mid or late November, so if your student has not already decided whether to test, these results can be predictive, helping a student decide whether to take a test and which one to take, SAT or ACT. If a student has not already taken a practice SAT or ACT, this is a good time to do so.
You now have quite a few items to tick off your to-do list, but don’t freak out if you’re already a rising senior — (or even a fall semester senior for that matter if you’re reading this much later). Definitely take one in the early part of the spring semester. You have plenty of time to get all this done.
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