Juniors
PSAT (Preliminary SAT) is October 11 from 8:30 – approx. 12:30 at Steller.
PSAT is a a screener for the National Merit Scholarship Program (for 11th graders only).
We allow 10th grader to sign up for the PSAT.
Sign up with Haley (front office). The fee is $20. We a few waivers for qualifying students (please see Marianne).
The deadline for signing up is August 31.
Seniors
Are you applying to colleges/universities outside Alaska?
Check if the schools you are applying to are members of the Common Application.
Create Common Application Account and start your application:
* The prompts for the Common App essay are to be found on their website
* Invite counselor and teachers as recommenders
* Counselor: Marianne Pedersen – email: pedersen_marianne@asdk12.org
* Teacher(s): choose any teacher(s) than your advisor – the advisor will write the letter of recommendation for Marianne
* Ask for letters of recommendation (Steller has a request form that you give to teacher/advisor/counselor)
* Start the college application essay as soon as possible
* Ask teachers/counselor to edit essay before submission
Please see Marianne if you have any questions about the college application process. I will also have a College Application session for seniors in September, date TBA.
SAT and ACT dates:
https://collegereadiness.
SAT Test Dates and Deadlines | SAT Suite of Assessments – The College Board
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Upcoming 2017-2018 SAT test administration schedule, including all exam dates and deadlines for U.S. test-takers.
http://www.act.org/content/
The ACT Test – Measure High School Student Readiness for College | ACT
http://www.act.org/
The ACT test is a curriculum-based education and career planning tool for high school students that assesses the mastery of college readiness standards
Juniors and Seniors
Sylvan will offer a free SAT or ACT practice test at Steller Wednesday September 13 @ 2:15 (approx. 3 hours) – more info to come – contact Marianne if you have questions.