PSAT/SAT/ACT/AP

PSAT

The PSAT provides practice for the SAT and qualifies students with high enough scores as National Merit Finalists. The test will be administered October 19th. Registration will be open September TBD during all lunches in the Silver Cafeteria. BISD pays for all 10th and 11th grade students to take the PSAT.

9th graders are automatically registered to take the PSAT 8/9 free of charge on October 10th as well. (more info: https://goo.gl/LLSEjJ)

Students who live in the BISD school zone but do no currently attend a Bryan school can sign up to take the PSAT as well. Please contact our testing coordinator, Deanna Gibson, for further details: deanna.gibson@bryanisd.org.

Scores typically arrive on campus during the week of Fall final exams and are distributed in January. For information on score interpretation after the test, students should visit www.collegeboard.org and login to "My College QuickStart" using the individualized access code printed on their score sheet.

National Merit Semifinalists are announced in September. Approximately 1.5 million students in about 22,000 high schools take the PSAT. Of those students, about 16,000 are named National Merit Semifinalists and about 34,000 earn Commended designation.

SAT / ACT

The SAT and ACT are both standardized tests used in college admissions. Most colleges will accept scores from either test.

Want practice? Kahn Academy is an outstanding resource that partners with College Board to provide test prep for the SAT (see flyer below). You can also try March2Success for practice tests and flashcards. A local resource is Sylvan Learning. They offer free practice tests several Saturdays during the year and a powerful online testprep tool where you can take practice tests, see your score immediately, then go question-by-question to get a tutorial on the ones you missed. To get a login to use this free resource, you will need to stop by the Sylvan Learning Center at 1105 University Drive East, Suite 104.

Online registration is available on the website indicated below. Be sure to select colleges to send your scores to; this is part of the cost of the test.

SAT (sat.collegeboard.org/home)

* Cost is $51 (students who receive free or reduced price lunch can get a fee waiver in the GO Center)

* Register for the Reasoning Test

* Subject tests are required by some colleges or for some majors

ACT (www.actstudent.org)

* Cost is $52.50 for ACT + Writing (students who receive free or reduced price lunch can get a fee waiver in the GO Center)

* Cosst is $36.50 for ACT No Writing

2017-2018 Test Dates

SAT: https://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-us-dates

ACT: http://www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html

Advanced Placement

AP courses offer students college-level curriculum and exams which provide students the opportunity to earn college credit. These exams are offered each May, with results arriving in July: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/takingtheexam/ap-calendar#examDate

Cost: $50 (payments may vary based on state funding adjustments)

Campus Contact: Deanna Gibson (deanna.gibson@bryanisd.org)

Students who live in the BISD school zone but do no currently attend a Bryan school can sign up to take the AP exams as well. Please contact our testing coordinator, Deanna Gibson, for further details.