The College Board hosted a webinar to share information about the SAT, how to prepare for free on Khan Academy, and how colleges are using SAT test scores for college admission. The webinar was hosted by Aaron Lemon-Strauss at the College Board and featured Eric Li from Khan Academy and Nan Davis from Austin College. Learn more at collegeboard.org/parents.

1. Getting Ready for the SAT® Parent
Webinar
Aaron Lemon-Strauss,ExecutiveDirector,SATStudentSuccess,TheCollegeBoard
EricLi,SeniorMarketingManager,KhanAcademy®
NanDavis, VicePresidentforInstitutionalEnrollment,AustinCollege

2. • What’s on the SAT®
• Mythbusters
• How toprepareusing Official SAT Practice
• How colleges use SAT scores
• How toimproveyour child’s SAT score
• Q&A
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WhatWe’llCover

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Aboutthe SAT
Evidence-Based
Reading and Writing
200–800points
Math
200–800points
SATEssay
(separate scores)
• 2 sections: Evidence-Based Reading and
Writing, Math
• Students get 3 hours onthe SAT plus 50
minutes for the optional SAT Essay
• Scoring out of 1600

4. • The SAT is accepted by every college in the U.S.
• It measures what students arelearning in high school andneed to know forcollege.
• It’s the only test that comes with free test prepfor all.
• There’s moretime per question than the ACT®.
• There’s no science section.
• The redesigned test has no:
• penalty for guessing
• “SAT words”
• mandatory essay
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Why it’s easier for students to show their best work on
the SAT
TheRightTest

5. • Mostjuniors test in Mayor June.
• For the firsttime this year, students were able totest in August—before starting school.
• Tests arealso offered in October, November, andDecember.
• Moststudents whotest morethan once improve their scores.
• Students can register now forSAT administrations from October 2017–June 2018.
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When’sthe besttimeto test?

6. • You have tohirea fancy tutor todowell on the SAT.
• Colleges prefer one college entrance exam over the other.
• Mychild shouldn’t take the SAT more than once in case they doworse the second time.
• Some colleges don’t require the SAT, so mychild doesn’t need totake it.
• Mychild will need tomemorize lots oftricky vocab wordstopreparefor the test.
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SAT Myths

7. Participation on Official SAT Practice
OfficialSAT Practice
Millions of unique users
1.5 million linked accounts
40% of SAT test takers report using OSP—more than double
the number of students who reported using
commercial test prep

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A plan tailored for each student, in a
matter of seconds.
Personalized Practice
Experience

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Students can see where they stand.
StudentDashboard

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Students see exactly what they should
be working on to improve their score.
Helping StudentsHone Their
Skills

11. Practice tests,
answer sheets, and
app download:
sat.org/scoring

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Score Improvementswith
OfficialSAT Practice
Average number of points gained from
PSAT/NMSQT® to SAT correlated to hours
spent practicing on Khan Academy®
Based on 250,000 students from the class of 2017

13. • How does Official SAT Practice work?
• When should students start practicing forthe SAT, andhow often should they practice?
• What skills should students focus on todowell on the SAT?
• What can parents doto support their kids using Official SAT Practice?
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OfficialSAT Practice

14. Whatyou needtoknow aboutSAT
scores and collegeapplications
• College admission tests, likethe SAT,are standardized tests typically taken in junioror
senior year.
• Colleges use scores from these tests to help them makeadmission decisions.
• Each college has its own admission processes and policies, and each uses scores
differently.

15. • What are admission officers looking for in an SAT score?
• How do you review SAT scores if students test more than once?
• Does Austin College require the SAT Essay?
• In addition to test scores, what do colleges look for in a college
application?
• What advice do you have for parents whose children are applying to
college?
• Is there anything else you want future applicants to know before applying
to your school?
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TheSAT andHigher Education

16. Please submit your questions in the Q&A module on the
bottom right-hand corner of yourscreen.
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Q&A

17. Your child is starting their senior year of high school-congrats. It’s
easy to get stressed out about the college admission process, but
the College Board is here to help.
We can send you occasional test message reminds and
information on important college planning milestones
Text GUIDE to 79008 to sign up.*
*By texting the short code above, you agree to receive up to six texts per month about college
planning from the College Board. The College Board will not share, loan, or rent your mobile
number to any third party without your consent. Message and data rates may apply. Text STOP to
opt out and HELP for help.
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ParentsofSeniors TextMessage
Program

18. • More Information for parents
collegeboard.org/parents
• More information on the redesigned SAT
sat.org
• Official SAT Practice
satpractice.org
• Register for the SAT
sat.org/register
• collegeboard.org
• @CollegeBoard
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More Resources

19. Thank
you.