College Testing Information
Juniors and Seniors
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ACT and SAT Help Desk Numbers
ACT 319-337-1270
SAT 1-866-756-7346
When should I take the SAT and ACT?
If you are planning on applying to colleges next year (senior year), it is very important to take the SAT and ACT this year (junior year). You do not want to wait until next year (senior year) to take the SAT or the ACT for the first time because college applications open up August 1, and you won't have the scores in time. You can't apply without them!
We recommend that current Juniors begin testing during their 2nd semester of high school
Did you know? Ivy Tech and Vincennes do NOT require ACT or SAT test scores for admission
What test center should I use?
Brownsburg Dates are marked with ** above
How often should I take each test?
How do I know what test my college requires?
Should I take the writing section?
If your teen is a 21st Century Scholar, he/she MUST take at least one ACT or SAT to qualify for the scholarship!
How do I send my score reports to colleges?
Take advantage of the" send official score reports" option to colleges when registering for the tests because most institutions require test scores to be sent from the testing companies and will not accept them off the transcript. It is best do this when registering for the test(s) rather than waiting until after your scores come back as fees for sending scores to colleges can add up.
Test scores MUST be sent to colleges directly from the ACT/SAT organizations
How can I prepare for a test or work to improve my scores?
The Naviance SAT Test Prep can be found on the home page of Naviance under “Resources to get ready.” We highly encourage you to take advantage of the SAT prep tool to prepare for the SAT. A prep guide and video are available in Naviance in the section labeled “From My School.”
Both the SAT and ACT websites have additional test prep resources available too.
If you have forgotten how to log into Naviance, your username is your Student ID# and your password is your 8-digit birthday (no spaces or dashes).
You can access Naviance at https://student.naviance.com/brownhs and there is also a link on the Guidance and Team 2020 website.
NCAA Eligibility Center and College Score Reporting
Students may take the ACT or the SAT an unlimited number of times prior to full-time collegiate enrollment, and the best score will be used in the final academic certification. Test scores are matched to the student's Eligibility Center account by name, date of birth and address.
Please refer to the Division I Quick Reference Sheet or the Division II Quick Reference Sheet to help your students determine the core-course grade point average needed to meet their SAT or ACT sum score.
What is a "Good" ACT score?
A good ACT score is the one that helps you get into the college of your dreams! For most students, scoring above average, 21 or higher, is a good ACT score. For those applying to elite colleges, scores in the 94th percentile (30+) or even the 98th percentile (33+) are good ACT scores. But that’s the short answer… there is more to it than that of course.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a max score of 36. Overall, ACT test scores are the average of test-takers’ sectional scores (also 1-36) in English, Math, Reading, and Science. So what is a good ACT score? The ACT score range for students admitted to different colleges varies, and the average ACT score is 20.8.
What is a "Good" SAT score?
The SAT score range is 400-1600 for your total score, and 200-800 for each of your two section scores. One section score is Math, while the other is a combined Reading and Writing score called Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW).
In terms of what makes for good SAT scorest, you already know that 1070 is about average, so anything above that would be an above-average score. A 1250 places you in the 81st percentile, that is, in the top fifth of test takers, which is very good. A 1350 puts you in the top 9%, making it a strong score. A 1400 is in the 94th percentile, the top 6% of all test takers. And any score 1500+ puts you in the coveted top 1%!
By contrast, anything lower than a 1070 is a below-average score. For example, a 950, which is in the 31st percentile, places you in the bottom third of test takers. And a 900, which is in the 23rd percentile, places you in the bottom fourth.