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Jay Rosner The Princeton Review Foundation Rachel Fried Making Waves WACAC Conference June 10 2014 Copyright 2014 Jay Rosner How Many Official SATs or ACTs Should A Student Plan To Take ID: 615572

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The SAT/ACT: Helping, Not Hindering, URM Students

Jay Rosner, The Princeton Review Foundation

Rachel Fried, Making WavesWACAC Conference, June 10, 2014Copyright © 2014 Jay RosnerSlide2

How Many Official SATs or ACTs Should A Student Plan To Take?

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How Many Times … ?How many times should you plan to take the official SAT or ACT?

Once. Prep well, and get it right the first time.

But, have a fallback date planned, only if needed, and it’s better if you don’t use it.Why not plan for 2, or 3, or more times? Won’t the odds be better? Feeding the pig …More is not always better in this domain.Slide4

More is not always better …4Slide5

Some Questions to StartFrom students: Which test should I take? When? How many times? Should I do anything to prepare?From counselors: how do I best answer those questions? Should my school target one test? If so, which one? Anything different fo

r URMs?For participants: Which is the prevalent test in your area? What are your initial questions? How has suggesting going to college changed?Slide6

Princeton Review Foundation,a 501(c)(3) NonprofitAdvocacy: Test critic, ETS & AA litigation

Programs:

High schools (KIPP, etc.) – work w/staff to change cultureNational & Regional Partnerships – Hispanic Scholarship Fund, HBCUs, Cherokee Nation Foundation, etc.ACT & SAT (LSAT, GRE, GMAT & MCAT)Slide7

Some SAT/ACT Prep Models

School provides SAT/ACT prep instructionInternal, external, combination, independent schools w/fee course incl. scholarship students

Third party provides prep outside of schoolLocal nonprofit, national nonprofitSchool provides online prep resourceLots of online providersKhan Academy! (Note: an online college counseling program akin to Eliza)Students left on their ownBooks/online in the librarySlide8

Big Picture SAT/ACT Concepts For students, pro-active (aggressive), prepared

SAT – guessing “penalty”; ACT – speeded

For schools, energized environmentStamina for 3 - 3.75, role modelingConfidence, calm from preparationLanguage is importantDiscomfort (not anxiety, fear, stress?), test skewReduce stereotype threatHigh standards/ability, growth mindsetSlide9

Average SAT (M + CR) Scores by Family Income and Race/Ethnicity (2001 Data)Source: 2001 California SAT Report, The College BoardSlide10

Number of SAT Takers Source: College Board web siteSlide11

Number of ACT TakersSource: ACT Web SiteSlide12

How Some Students See the SAT/ACT12Slide13

What Jay Tells Students: What Do the SAT/ACT Measure?

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For Students: Jay’s Opinion ofWhat The SAT/ACT Measure

How intelligent you are?

No.How well you’ll do in college? No. (only helps somewhat in FY GPA)How good you are on SAT/ACT? YES !If you have a high test score, it means that you’re good at the test. Can you improve your score?YES! Here’s what you need to do …Slide15

Presentation to Students:What is “Preparing Intensively?”

ACT/SAT Prep

minimums (course or self-study):1.5 - 2 hours per day, of high-quality practice … building up to a few 3-3.75 hr/days in the week before the official test5-6 days per weekfor 5-6 weeks, right up to the official test3-4 practice tests, spaced out properly.Less risks a lower-than-your-best score. SMUS tale.What I say to HS students …Slide16

Importance of Different SAT/ACT Prep FactorsChanging the school

’s culture (or creating the culture) for SAT/ACT energy:Students

’ math & reading skills - 9th and 10th gradeAn SAT/ACT prep courseFaculty support for students facing the SAT/ACTIndividual faculty support for studentsStudents’ ideas for test prep (asking for diag.)