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Important SAT Score Information

To view your scores online, sign in to your collegeboard.com My Organizer account and click on "SAT Status" in the SAT Registration & Scores section.
Register Online for the SAT
Visit www.collegeboard.com. Registration dates for this school year are now available on the GHS online calendar.
 
Searchable SAT & ACT Test Date and Locations
 
My SAT Online Score Report
SAT scores simplified, demystified and customized. Designed to give students a wealth of personalized, practical information about their SAT results, helping them to:
  • Understand specifics about how the test is structured and scored, including the writing section and the essay
  • Get detailed insights into how they performed on each section of the test, including responses by question type and difficulty
  • See how their scores compare to the scores of students in their school, state, and nationally
  • Search for the right colleges, majors and careers based on their scores
  • Improve their scores on a future test through targeted preparation
My Online Score Report is available free to all students who take the SAT, whether they registered online or by mail; all a student needs is a collegeboard.com account. CLICK HERE to access My SAT Online Score Report.
 
Test Day Tips from College Board
 
Test Prep Opportunities/Resources
 
PrepTalk
Advice for Montgomery County Parents and Students on College Preparation
 
Triumph/TCA Online Study Guides and Test Prep
Free Test Prep for College Entrance Exams
 
Final Prep   (flyer) | (instructions)
 

Number2.com
 

The Princeton Review is Introducing 2-hour SAT prep classes. Payment plans are offered, as well as smaller class sizes. Visit www.PrincetonReview.com/SAT and enter your zip code for a list of class schedules and cost.
 
Montgomery College (formerly MCPS) SAT Prep Course Registration Information. The SAT Preparation Program that has been administered by the Montgomery County Public Schools Adult Education Office for the past 25 years has transitioned to Montgomery College. It will be administered by the Workforce Development & Continuing Education office. The curriculum and design of the program will continue as before. Montgomery College will maintain current course locations in various MCPS high schools.
 
See the list of Schools That Do Not Use SAT or ACT Scores for Admitting Students.
 
College Readiness Standards
The ACT Standards of Transition is now known as theCollege Readiness Standards. Below are links to each of the testing areas. These are great aids to help students prepare for the ACT Tests.
English: http://www.act.org/standard/planact/english/index.html
Math: http://www.act.org/standard/planact/math/index.html
Science: http://www.act.org/standard/planact/science/index.html
Reading: http://www.act.org/standard/planact/reading/index.html
Writing: http://www.act.org/standard/planact/writing/index.html
HSA
 
Complete information about the HSA (High School Assessments) can be found at MCPS HSA Information.
PSAT/NMSQT
 
Complete information about the PSAT/NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) and "My College Quick Start" can be found at CollegeBoard.com.
OTHER INFO
 
College Board: (609) 771-7600
ACT: (310) 337-1270
 
TOEFL: The Test of English as a Foreign Language
Call PROMETRICS at 1-800-468-6335 or visit www.ets.org/toefl for registration information and to register online.
 
GHS Codes:
CEEB                       210-560
SAT Test Center         21-295
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