Junior Presentation
PSAT: What does it mean?
 The PSAT is a practice test that measures the
knowledge and skills you have developed in reading,
writing, and math.
 The PSAT can provide opportunities for scholarships,
such as entry into the National Merit Scholarship
Program.
 The PSAT is also practice for the SAT.
New SAT
 Beginning on March 5, 2016 the new SAT will replace
the current SAT.
Category
Current SAT
New SAT
Total Testing Time
3 hours and 45 minutes
3 hours (plus 50 minutes
for the Essay [optional])
Components
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2.
3.
4.
1. Evidence-Based
Reading and
Writing (Reading
Test and Writing
and Language
Test)
2. Math
3. Essay (optional)
Essay
Required
Score Reporting
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Critical Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Essay
Scale ranging from
600 to 2400
Critical Reading 200
to 800
Math 200 to 800
Writing 200 to 800
Essay results scaled
to multiple-choice
writing
Optional
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Scale ranging from
400 to 1600
Evidence-Based
Reading and Writing
200 to 800
Math 200 to 800
Essay 2 to 8
(reported
separately)
Category
Current SAT
Important Features • Emphasis on
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general reasoning
skills
Emphasis on
vocabulary
Complex scoring
(a point for a
correct answer
and a deduction
for an incorrect
answer; blank
responses have
no impact
New SAT
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Focus on the
knowledge, skills,
and
understandings
that research has
identified as most
important for
college and
career readiness
and success
Greater emphasis
on the meaning
of words in
extended
contexts and how
word choice
shapes meaning,
tone, and impact
Rights-only scoring
(no penalty for
guessing)
2015-2016 SAT Dates
SAT Date
Registration Late
Deadline
Registration
Deadline
(Mail)
Late
Deadline
Registration for
Deadline
Changes
(Phone/Onl
ine)
March 5,
Feb. 5, 2016 Feb. 19,
2016 (New
2016
SAT begins)
Feb. 23,
2016
Feb. 23,
2016
May 7,
2016
April 8,
2016
April 22,
2016
April 26,
2016
April 26,
2016
June 4,
2016
May 5,
2016
May 20,
2016
May 25,
2016
May 25,
2016
What is the ACT??
Summer Programs
 Many students choose to take part in special summer
learning programs to:
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Explore their interests
Develop new skills
Get hands-on experience that a classroom doesn’t offer
Meet other students with similar interests
Get a taste of college life
Try out college classes
Earn college credit, if available
Free Pre-College/Academic
Programs
 Summer Stem Program – The Cooper Union
Applications and updated projects for the Summer STEM Program 2016 will be posted by
January 18. The program will start Tuesday, July 5 and end on Thursday, August 11, 2016.
The projects will nominally be similar to those posted for 2015.
 Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program
The application for our Summer 2016 Programs will open on January 19, 2016. Fill out our
interest form to get an email when the application opens!
 Summer Arts Institute
Admission to the Summer Arts Institute is by application AND audition. Applications must
be received by Friday, February 5 at 6:00 p.m. Auditions will be held on Saturday, April 2
and Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School.
 High School Summer Science Institute – American Museum of Natural History
Applications open Spring 2016
Contact: E-mail hsprograms@amnh.org with questions
 CUNY College Now Summer Programs
Private Pre-College/Academic
Programs
 Summer College for High School Students – Cornell
University
 Summer Program – Cornell
 Pre-College Summer Programs – Fordham University,
Penn State University, Colorado State University,
American University, The Sorbonne in Paris, France, and
Mallorca, Spain
 Teen Summer Programs – NYU
 Summer Fuel
 Summer Discovery
 Summer On Campus
Internships
 Paid Internship – Central Park Zoo
 Legal Bound Summer Internship Program – NYC District
Attorney’s Office
 Forest Project Summer Collaborative – Wave Hill
 Woodland Ecology Research Membership – Wave Hill
 Ladders for Leaders
College Fairs
 26th Annual Latino College Expo
Event Date: Saturday, March 19, 2016, 8:00am-3:00pm, NYU Kimmel Center, Washington Square South,
4th Floor, New York, NY 10010, 8:00am - 12:00pm
Leadership Summit
Registration required: www.latinocollege-expo.org
12:00pm - 3:00pm
College Expo
No registration required
 New York National College Fair
Location:
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
Hall 1C
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001-1188
212/216-2000
Fair Hours:
Sunday, April 24, 2016
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
 Long Island College Fairs
 4/18/2016 - 4/18/2016 Monday, April 18, 2016 5:30pm - 8:30pm, Western Suffolk Counselors’ Association
Spring College Fair – Huntington Hilton Hotel - Melville, New York, United States
 4/19/2016 - 4/19/2016 Tuesday, April 19, 2016 5:30pm - 8:30pm, Nassau Counselors’ Association Spring
College EXPO - Mack Sports Complex - Hempstead, New York, United States
 4/20/2016 - 4/20/2016 Wednesday, April 20, 2016 5:30pm - 7:30pm, East End Counselors’ Association
College Fair – Westhampton Beach High School - Westhampton Beach, New York, United States