Understanding your
Princeton Review
Assessment Exam Results
Rachel Mead
Executive Director – The Princeton Review Northwest
advicenorthwest@review.com
888-578-8378 Ext 1030
PRA Test
Section
ACT English
ACT Math
ACT Reading
ACT Science
ACT
SAT Math
SAT Reading
SAT Writing
Essay
Score
29
22
28
24
26
580
600
490
7
Which Test do you
perform better on?
PRA Scoring Chart
Your Score
Your ACT Score
35
Your ACT score is significantly
higher than your SAT score.
30
25
20
15
Your SAT score is
significantly higher than your
ACT score.
10
5
0
0
60
0
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
90 105 120 135 150 165 180 195 210 225 240
Your Combined SAT Score
Section 1: ACT English
1
2
3
4
5
6
A
D
H
B
H
A
G
Y
+
+
+
F
+
-
C
m
b
l
f
i
l
Specific Feedback
Don’t be redundant (see S1Q27)
SAT Essay Feedback
Essay Section
Essay Score: 7
Hi! Your examples are apt. Reference the
examples in the introduction that you are
going to use to support your thesis.
Effectively and insightfully develop your
point of view and demonstrate
outstanding critical thinking by using
clearly appropriate examples, reasons,
and other evidence to support its position.
Good luck!
Additional Feedback:
•Your examples are appropriate for the
topic.
•Providing more detail for your examples
will make your argument more compelling.
•Using more varied vocabulary will allow
you to express your ideas more precisely.
•Organize your essay before writing it.
Completed essays are reproduced at the
end of the score report.
How do you measure up?
PRA Scoring Chart
Your Score- What now?
Your ACT Score
35
Your ACT score is significantly
higher than your SAT score.
30
25
20
15
Your SAT score is
significantly higher than your
ACT score.
10
5
0
0
60
0
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
90 105 120 135 150 165 180 195 210 225 240
Your Combined SAT Score
Remember that the PRA is just one piece of the puzzle
Full length SAT and ACT practice test
PSAT Scores
Math
47
56
Trust your parents!
Reading
54
47
Writing
56
54
ACT Student
SAT Student
Top 5 signs you might prefer the SAT
• You’re a quick thinker who loves the challenge of
puzzles and logic games
• You can rapidly define a plethora of onerous
vocabulary words
• You prefer to write about World War II and the
Great Gatsby rather than about school uniforms
• You have a shorter attention span and prefer to
complete an exam in smaller, more bite size
pieces
• You rocked the PSAT
Top 5 signs you might prefer the ACT
• You pay close attention in math class and
understand basic trigonometry, logarithms, and
imaginary numbers
• You love the challenge of working swiftly and
beating the clock
• You’re good at reading graphs and tables and
identifying trends
• You’re a strong reader and would much rather
read a passage than solve a math problem
• You have a strong GPA but that did not reflect in
your PSAT score
What’s the difference?
SAT
ACT
Length
4.5 Hours
3.5- 4 Hours
# of Sections
10 (3 math, 3 reading, 3 writing)
4 (English, Math, Reading,
Science) + 1 optional writing
Score Range
600-2400 avg. 1500
1-36 avg. 22
Level of math
Algebra 1 &2
Geometry
Algebra 1&2
Geometry
Trigonometry
Reading
Includes vocabulary
Only Reading comprehension
Writing
Grammar rules
Editing incl. punctuation
Testing for
Critical thinking skills
Content mastery
Difficult because
Tricks and traps
Time is your enemy!
Guessing Penalty
Yes
No
When Should you Test?
Summer Before August
Junior Year
-
Preparation
for the SAT/ September:
- ACT
ACT
-
Community October:
Service
- SAT
-
Summer
Camps
January:
- PSAT scores returned!
- SAT- recommended
February:
- ACT- recommended
March:
- SAT- recommended!
- ACT
- PSAT for Jun and Soph
November:
- SAT
April:
-ACT- recommended!
December:
- SAT
- ACT
May/June:
- SAT, ACT, Subject Tests,
AP’s, Final Exams, Papers,
etc….
Summer Before
Senior Year
- Last chance
to prep for
early fall SAT
and ACT
- Research
colleges
- Begin work
on essays
- College visits
- Think about
LOR’s
SAT Math
18. In the figure above, what is the greatest number of nonoverlapping regions into which the shaded region can be
divided with exactly two straight lines?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
2
4
3
2
4
3
The question is asking you to divide this doughnut into the largest
number of shaded regions possible using 2 straight lines!
18. In the figure above, what is the greatest number of nonoverlapping regions into which the shaded region can be
divided with exactly two straight lines?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
6
5
4
3
2
1
2
3
4
5
ACT Math
47. A circle is inscribed in a square, as shown in the figure
below. If the square measures 10 feet on a side, which of
the following expressions gives the area of the shaded region
in square feet?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
2
10 - 10π
2
2
10 - 5 π
10 - 5π
2
2
5 -5π
2
5 - 10π
47. A circle is inscribed in a square, as shown in the figure
below. If the square measures 10 feet on a side, which of
the following expressions gives the area of the shaded region
in square feet?
5’
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
10’
2
10 - 10π
2
2
10 - 5 π
10 - 5π
2
2
5 -5π
2
5 - 10π
=
=
Where Will Your Scores Take You?
School
Average Score of Incoming
Freshmen!
ACT/SAT
Harvard University
34/ 2230
UCLA
29/ 1940
Gonzaga University
28/1875
University of Washington
27/ 1795
Community College
Any
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The Princeton Review Northwest
Rachel Mead – Executive Director
advicenorthwest@review.com
888-578-8378 x 1030