The document provides information about the PSAT, Naviance, college visits, SAT registration, and Advanced Placement exams for juniors at ISM. It details that the PSAT will be on October 17th and outlines the test format and registration deadline. It encourages students to use Naviance to complete their four year plan and career assessment. Finally, it provides details on upcoming college visits, registering for the SAT, and that AP exams are generally not necessary for ISM students.

1. JUNIOR
ASSEMBLY:
What You Need to
Know Now!
Class of 2014

2. PSAT TESTING – OCT. 17
Why Should You Take the PSAT?
 Preparation for the SAT
 Scholarship and Recognition opportunities: only grade
11 is eligible for the National Merit Scholarship
 College and Career Planning Tools
 Admissions and Financial Aid Information from colleges
 Feedback on academic skills

3. PSAT TESTING – OCT. 17
What is the Format of the Test?
Critical Reading
13 sentence completions
35 passage-based reading questions
Math
28 multiple choice questions
10 student-produced response questions (grid-ins)
Writing Skills
20 improving sentences questions
14 identifying sentence error questions
5 improving paragraph questions

4. PSAT TESTING – OCT. 17
How Does the PSAT Compare to
the SAT?
Types of Questions
The same, except the PSAT/NMSQT does not have an
essay component.
Length
The PSAT/NMSQT is 2 hours, 10 minutes.
The SAT is 3 hours, 45 minutes.
Level of Difficulty
The PSAT/NMSQT does not have 11th
grade-level math questions.

5. PSAT TESTING – OCT. 17
How Do You Register?
Sign up: Pay $20 to the cashier (Plaza Level)
before deadline
Deadline to register: Monday, Oct. 1, at 4 p.m.
Test Day/Date: Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012

6. PSAT TESTING – OCT. 17
On Test Day…
Testing Time: 7:30 – 11:00 a.m. (approximately)
Arrive to Testing Location: by 7:15 a.m.
Location: Assignments prior to testing
Bring: Two #2 pencils and a calculator w/ spare
batteries
Student ID – REQUIRED!!

7. NAVIANCE
You should already have your
log-in
 If you do not have or do not know your log-in,
see Eloisa Bayan in the Counseling Center
You should have already
completed:
 Four Year Plan
 Do What You Are

8. COLLEGE VISITS AT ISM
Come!
 Opportunity to ask questions
 Opportunity to learn about schools and
programs
 Opportunity to meet admissions officers and
alumni

9. COLLEGE VISITS AT ISM
Information on dates and times for
visits can be found:
 Naviance
 Friday Bulletin
 ISM Website
 Counseling Blog
 Posted in Counseling Center
 Facebook/Twitter
**Most visits, whenever possible,
are during lunch in the VSH
Counseling Center.

10. COLLEGE VISITS AT ISM
Require Advance Sign-Up!
Evening School Day
 September 11  September 19
(Columbia, Duke,  (CIS College Fair, 30
Georgetown, Northwestern, Universities)
Princeton)
 Information Sessions
 September 20 AFTER lunch
(Yale, Yale-NUS)
 September 24 (Brown)
 October 3 (UPenn)

11. SAT REGISTRATION
Recommend:
 January, May and June
Register through College Board
website:
 www.collegeboard.org
Create your student College Board
account (My Organizer):
Register for SAT I and II
 Send scores to universities

12. ADVANCED PLACEMENT
EXAMS
In general, it is not essential for
ISM students to take additional
AP exams as universities do
not expect IB students to
submit AP scores. See your
counselor for more
information.

13. COLLEGE PLANNING MEETING
WITH YOUR COUNSELOR
Beginning in November – make appointment
Complete Junior College Survey by November 1
Plan on several meetings throughout the year so
your counselor gets to know you!