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Testing
There are different tests that may be required for admission to colleges and universities. Students should research which tests are most appropriate for their post-secondary plans.
Our school testing code is 161-920.
The ACT is the most widely accepted exam for college and universities in the Midwest. The majority of test takers at Clayton Ridge High school will take the ACT. Registration deadlines are typically six weeks prior to the test. Students may pick up a registration packet in the Guidance office or register online. Upcoming dates and additional information are available online. The testing code for Clayton Ridge is 161-920.
The SAT is the test of choice for many colleges and universities on the coasts and certain selectrive midwestern schools. The SAT includes a Critical Reading, mathematics, and writing section. The SAT subject tests are sometimes requested or required by certain colleges and universities. A complete listing of the SAT dates and times can be found on line. Students may register on line or pick up a packet in the Guidance office. The testing code for Clayton Ridge is 161-920.
The Accuplacer test is commonly required for placement purposes at the community colleges. It is a free test that can be taken during the registration process at NICC. Students should contact their college of choice to schedule this exam. It may not be required if the student has taken the ACT.
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/higher-ed/placement/accuplacer
The COMPASS test is commonly required for placement purposes at the community colleges. It is a free test that can be taken during the registration process at Hawkeye, Kirkwood, and DMACC. Students should contact their college of choice to schedule this exam. It may not be required if the student has taken the ACT.
PSAT - Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship
The (PSAT/NMSQT) qualifying test is a multiple-choice test that measures verbal and mathematical reasoning abilities important to doing college work. There are two twenty-five minute verbal sections, two twenty-five minute math sections and one thirty minute writing skills section. As a junior, if you earn very high scores on these tests, you will qualify for the opportunity to enter scholarship competitions administered by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Taking the PSAT/NMSQT as a junior is the only way a student may enter competition for the National Merit Scholarships. The test is administered in October.
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about.html
ASVAB -Career Exploration Program Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
2500 University Avenue;West Des Moines, IA 50266-1480; Phone (515)-224-9715
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery is one tool that can help you assess your strengths in areas important to the career world. The ASVAB measures developed abilities and predicts what a person may accomplish with further training or education. It also provides measures of general learning ability that are useful for predicting performance in academic areas. Scores from the tests are useful in both civilian and military career counseling. The ASVAB is a battery of ten short tests that cover the areas of general science, arithmetic reasoning, word knowledge, paragraph comprehension, numerical operations, coding speed, auto and shop information, mechanical comprehension, and electronics information. The results of the ten tests are then combined to give three academic scores that can help identify career areas in which you might be interested.
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