Cobb County School District

Click here for the SAT Question of the Day -- The SAT Question of the Day is part of the College Board website. You will be offered a question with multiple choice answers just like on the test. Select your answer and click the submit button to see if you're right (you can get a hint if you need one). The site not only tells when you are correct, but offers an explanation of the result and rates the question according to difficulty. Instructive and fun!
Recommendations for Seniors - You should take the SAT in October or November of your senior year if you need to raise your score, or if you have not taken the test yet. December is too late for many schools.
Recommendations for Juniors - Decide which date this year you will take the SAT and watch registration deadlines. You should take the SAT or ACT at least once this year!
Do you know about taking the PSAT your junior year? Students who wish to be considered for National Merit Scholarship recognition or the Governor's Honors Program (GHP) must take the PSAT during their junior year (whether or not they took the test as a sophomore). Juniors taking honors and AP classes should register for this test to be eligible for certain scholarship competitions.

The test will be offered at Wheeler in October. Juniors who wish to take the test must register in Guidance between Sept. 20 through 29 only (fee is $11).
Recommendations for Sophomores - All Hillgrove sophomores will take the PSAT during school hours free of charge. PSAT scores are an initial indicator of the student's performance on the SAT. Academic Booster Club encourages parents to look at their child's score on the PSAT and determine if a student will need a prep class or private tutoring to prepare for the SAT, and to improve their PSAT score if they will retake it in junior year (see above).

All About the SAT

**2007-2008 SAT TEST DATES**
Test Date	Regular Deadline	Late Registration
Oct. 6	Sep. 10	Sep. 14
Nov. 3	Oct. 2	Oct. 11
Dec. 1	Oct. 30	Nov. 8
Jan. 26	Dec. 26	Jan. 4
March 1	Feb. 29	Feb. 7
May 3	Apr 1	Apr. 10
Jun. 7	May 6	May 15

What is it?
- SAT I -- Reasoning Test (SAT used to stand for "Scholastic Aptitude Test," now simply "SAT").
- Administered by College Board. See the College Board Online website for complete information on test locations, dates, fees, and services.
- Designed to help measure a student's ability to handle college-level work.
- Accepted by most colleges. Always check carefully with each college on what tests they require.
- The test is divided between verbal and math questions, designed to gauge a student's critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Verbal section is made up of three parts: Sentence Completion, and Critical Reading.
- Math Section is made up of Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry.
- Questions are multiple-choice except for one math section; easier questions are first, more difficult questions later; scoring has a penalty for wrong answers.
- Each section is scored on a scale from 200 to 800 with 2400 being a perfect score for all three sections.
- If you take the test multiple times, some college look at your best score in the Verbal section and your best score in the Math section; some colleges do not. Check with each college for their policies.
- You may register online or by mail (telephone registration is available for an additional $10 if you have taken a previous SAT I or II). The fee for 2005 through January 2006 is $41.50. Late registration is an additional $21. College Board makes some fee waivers available for those with financial needs.
- The test is offered at many locations throughout the Atlanta area on each testing date.
- The College Board website offers some help in preparation for the test. Career Center in the Guidance Office has sample tests, preparation books and computer programs, and information on local prep courses and private tutors.

All About the ACT

**2007-2008 ACT TEST DATES**
Test Date	Regular Deadline	Late Registration
Sep. 15	Aug.10	Aug. 11-24
Oct. 27	Sep. 21	Sep. 22-Oct. 5
Dec. 8	Nov. 2	Nov. 3-15
Feb. 9	Jan. 4	Jan. 5-18
Apr. 12	Mar. 7	Mar. 8-21
Jun. 14	May 9	May 10-23

What is it?
- Administered by ACT, Inc. See the ACT website for complete information on test locations, dates, fees, and services.
- The ACT is a more content-based test than the SAT. It is still a test of problem-solving skills, but more closely tests a student's knowledge of the "core curriculum" taught in high schools.
- Accepted by most colleges. Always check carefully with each college on what tests they require.
- The multiple-choice tests cover four skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science. The Writing Test, which is optional, measures skill in planning and writing a short essay
- Questions are not in order of difficulty; scoring has no penalty for wrong answers. The ACT takes about three hours to take.
- Score is from 1 to 36.The scores are interpreted in terms of percentile ranks for all high school seniors and for college-bound seniors only.
- You may register online or by mail (telephone registration is available for an extra $10 fee if you have taken an ACT in the previous two years). The fee is $28. Late registration is an additional $17. ACT makes some fee waivers available for those with financial needs.
- The tests are offered at many locations throughout the Atlanta area on each testing date.
- The ACT website offers some help in test preparation. Career Center in the Guidance Office has additional preparation information and materials.