SAT and ACT
Students take college entrance exams here at LCHS!
Juniors who plan to attend a 2 or 4-year college should take the SAT or ACT in the spring of their junior year. They can take the test again the summer or fall of their senior year. See me (Ms. Tembe) to discuss.
What's the difference between the tests?
SAT
- 4 sections: 2 Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, 2 Math, and optional essay.
- The test is 3 hours (+50 minute optional essay)
- You DON'T get penalized for guessing on the SAT.
- You can receive a score between a 200 and 800 for each section, with 1600 being the highest possible score.
- The SAT costs $46.00 without the essay and $60 with the essay. These prices include sending the scores to you, your high school, and up to 4 colleges.​
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ACT
- 4 sections: 1 English, 1 math, 1 reading, 1 science reasoning; optional writing section
- The test is 3 hours (+30 minute for writing section)
- You DON'T lose points for wrong answers.
- You can receive a score between 1-36 for each subject, which is then averaged. The highest possible scores is 36.
- The ACT costs $46.00 without the writing section and $62.50 with the writing section. These prices include sending the scores to you, your high school, and up to 4 colleges.
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Seniors should take the SAT/ACT as soon as possible, if they haven't already. See me (Ms. Tembe) to discuss.
Please register for the SAT online at www.collegeboard.org and/or the ACT online at www.act.org. Registration requires a credit or debit card. If a student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, then they may receive up to two fee waivers to take each test. Please see me (Ms. Tembe) in 161 if you qualify for Free or Reduced Lunch for a fee waiver.
The PSAT is offered once per year at LCHS. In 2018, the date is Wednesday, October 10. Students in 10th and 11th grade may sign up to take the test. This year, we are offering the PSAT to 9th graders on January 17, 2019.
There are lots of free practice resources available online!
ACT: https://www.varsitytutors.com/free-act-resources
http://www.prepscholar.com/act/s/resources
http://www.chegg.com/test-prep/act
Top 50 Strategies for ACT Test Day
SAT: https://www.khanacademy.org/sat
https://www.varsitytutors.com/free-sat-resources
