SAT/ACT/PSAT Info.

1- Sign in or Sign Up for your free College Board account by visiting www.collegeboard.org. Your parent or counselor can’t register for you.

2- Provide your full, legal name and other identifying information. Make sure it’s the exact same name and information shown on your photo ID.

3- Decide if you want to answer other questions about yourself. This takes time, but it’s worth it if you want colleges and scholarship organizations to find you.

4- Decide whether to sign up for the SAT with Essay. See which colleges recommend or require it.

5- Upload a photo that meets very specific photo requirements.

6- Check out, and print your Admission Ticket.

** Our school code is 221715, you will need this when you register.

SAT FEE WAIVERS: If you qualify for free or reduced lunch, make sure to see your Guidance Counselor to receive an SAT fee waiver before signing up.

SAT School Day: We will be holding an SAT school day during the 2021-22 school year on Wednesday, April 13th. Please check back for test date and registration information. The cost is $55/exam or $0 for those in the free/reduced lunch program.

There are a number of resources that students and their parents can use to prepare for the SAT Exam. Current seniors as well as Juniors who will be taking the SAT prior to March 2020 should visit https://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-us-dates for links to practice questions and other resources that can assist in preparing for success on the SAT.

Juniors who register to take the SAT Exam in March 2019 and beyond should visit https://www.khanacademy.org/sat for access to free resources including interactive quizzes, instant feedback, practice tests and much more.

Reminders for before testing:

• Get a good night's REST

• Get up EARLY enough to eat BREAKFAST

• Get to the testing center at least 15 minutes early (by 7:45... the doors will close at 8 and you will not be admitted afterwards)

• Remember to bring the following:

  • Your Admission ticket

  • Acceptable photo ID

  • Two No. 2 pencils with erasers

  • an approved calculator

  • Recommended: a watch, a drink and/or snack for break, and possibly extra batteries for your calculator

• Leave your cell phone at home or make sure it is completely off and away (otherwise you risk your scores being canceled) - NO PHONE

SAT test taking tips and strategies:

• Keep track of TIME

• READ passages and questions CAREFULLY

• Mark up your answer booklet - use it as scrap paper to note important things in passages, cross out wrong answers, fold pages as a reminder to double check certain questions, etc... (NOT your test booklet though! Make sure to only bubble in what you should there in No. 2 pencil only)

• Answer the EASY questions FIRST - Since it is timed, this will help you move most efficiently through the test and often times the easier questions can remind you of things that may help you answer more difficult ones.

• ELIMINATE answers you know are WRONG - There is only one right answer so eliminating answers helps you narrow down the options and choose the best answer.

• If unsure, narrow down the options and make an EDUCATED GUESS or skip the question and come back to it

• Circle questions you skip in your answer booklet and fold the corner of the page if it helps you remember to go back

• Keep your answer sheet NEAT

• CHECK your answer sheet regularly (to make sure you are in the right place and didn't miss a bubble or forget to leave a space if you skipped a question)

• Work at an EVEN, STEADY pace and KEEP MOVING

**TRY YOUR BEST :) YOU CAN DO THIS!!

*Note information contained here was prepared by the Oxford High School Guidance Department and can be found by visiting the College Board at www.collegeboard.org

1- Sign in or Sign Up for your free ACT account by visiting www.act.org and clicking "register, view scores, and more." Your parent or counselor can't register for you.

2- You will need about 40 minutes to complete the registration.

3- Provide your full, legal name and other identifying information. Make sure it’s the exact same name and information shown on your photo ID.

4- Upload a photo that meets very specific photo requirements.

5- Check out, and print your Admission Ticket.

Our school code is 221715, you will need this when you register.

Score reports are released to colleges 3-8 weeks after each test date. You can typically view your scores online within two weeks of the test date.