NSHS Counselor Connection
SAT/PSAT Update-June 2020
SAT Options for the Class of 2021
2. Register for one of the other test dates for the ACT or the SAT. These dates can be found below.
3. Apply to college as a test-optional student. Please read the post below for more information.
Fall 2020 SAT Dates
Registration is open now and filling quickly for some test centers and some dates.
August 29, 2020
September 26, 2020
October 3, 2020
November 7, 2020
December 5, 2020
FALL 2020 ACT DATES
September 12, 2020
October 24, 2020
December 12, 2020
February 6, 2021
April 17, 2021
June 12, 2021
Test Optional Admissions-An Explanation from IvyWise
What Does Test-Optional Mean?
When a college or university is “test-optional,” it means that they don’t require SAT or ACT scores from applicants in order to be considered for admission. While many colleges require SAT or ACT, and even SAT Subject Test scores as part of the application process, there are over 1,000 colleges and universities in the US that either don’t require them, or have more “flexible” testing requirements for undergraduate applicants. Each school’s test-optional policy is different, so it’s important to do your research to make sure if a school is truly test-optional, or if there’s some circumstance that will require you to still submit SAT or ACT scores in order to be considered for admission.
According to NACAC, grades and test scores are the most important factors that colleges consider when evaluating applicants, so without the test score component, more emphasis is put on grades and courses, as well as “soft factors,” like essays, recommendations, activities, and more. In the case of test-optional admissions the holistic review process becomes more focused on academic performance and students’ goals and who they are as a person – rather than how they did on one exam on one Saturday morning.
Fair Test List of Test Optional Schools
NOTE: This list includes institutions that are "test optional," "test flexible" or otherwise de-emphasize the use of standardized tests by making admissions decisions -- without using ACT or SAT scores -- for all or many applicants who recently graduated from U.S. high schools.
As the endnotes indicate, some schools exempt students who meet minimum grade-point average or class rank criteria; others require SAT or ACT scores but use them only for placement purposes. Please check with the school's admissions office for details
Grade 10 PSAT OPTIONS
NSHS Plans on giving the PSAT for any student in grade 11 next year on Saturday, October 17th. The cost is $20 and a google form on registration will be shared on Google classroom this summer. A school messenger email on student registration will also be sent.
Please contact Mr. Pepin if you have any concerns about the test fee as our intention is to test every 11th grader that would like to take the PSAT.
The deadline for PSAT registration is Friday, September 11, 2020. This is a hard deadline with no exceptions due to collegeboard deadlines and requirements.
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Google Classroom Accounts for School Counseling
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NSHS Contact Information and Counselor Assignments:
Please contact the Guidance Office at (401) 766-2500. Our Fax number is (401) 597-6198. Counselor assignments are listed below. Please click on the name of a counselor in order to email that person.
Mrs. Gibbons Grades 9 &11
Mr. Pepin Grades 10 & 12
DO NOT email a counselor if you are in crisis. Please ask to see a counselor immediately. If it is after school hours, please call 911 if you are in crisis.
Email: wpepin@nsps.us
Website: https://nshs.nsps.us/hs-counseling.html
Location: 412 Greenville Road, North Smithfield, RI, United States
Phone: 401 766 2500
Facebook: facebook.com/NSHSSchoolCounseling
Twitter: @NSSchCounselors