College and Career Readiness
Bluff Dale Updates
College Day Field Trip
*Friday, October 19, 2018, 9AM-12PM
* Education Service Center, Region 11 - 1451 S. Cherry Lane, White Settlement, TX 76108
Taking all Juniors and Seniors
Fafsa
Seniors:
Fafsa www.fafsa.ed.gov
· Free Application for Federal Student Aid
· Opens 10-1-18 for the 2019-2020 school year
· Items needed for the FAFSA
o Patience
o 2017 tax return
o FSA ID for student and 1 parent
Priority deadline: varies by college and could be as early as January 15
ACT/SAT
Compare the ACT and SAT tests
ACT:
- ACT includes a Science section
- Why Take It: Colleges use ACT scores for admissions and merit-based scholarships
- Test Structure: English, Math, Reading, Science Reasoning, Essay (Optional) Straightforward, questions may be long but are usually less difficult to decipher. For the English and Reading sections, the difficulty level of the questions is random. For the Math section, questions generally increase in difficulty as you progress through the section. For the Science section, passages generally increase in difficulty as you progress through the test, and questions generally become more difficult as you progress through a passage.
- Length: 2 hours, 55 minutes (without essay), 3 hours, 40 minutes (with essay)
- Reading: 4 reading passages
- Science: 1 science section testing your critical thinking skills (not your specific science knowledge)
- Math: Covers: Arithmetic, Algebra I & II Geometry, Trigonometry, and Probability & Statistics
- Calculator Policy: You can use a calculator on all math questions.
- Essays: Optional. The essay will test how well you evaluate and analyze complex issues.
- How It's Scored Scored on a scale of 1–36 English, Math, Reading, and Science scores range from 1-36. Composite ACT score is the average of your scores on the four sections; ranges from 1-36
- Test Format: English: 1, 45-min section; Math: 1, 60-min section; Reading: 1, 35-min section; Science: 1, 35-min section; Writing: 1, 40-min essay (optional)
Cost: $50.50 no essay, $67.00 with writing *recommended*
register for ACT at actstudent.org
Test Dates:__________________________________Registration Date:
Dec. 8_______________________________________Nov. 2
Feb. 9_______________________________________Jan. 11
Apr. 13______________________________________ Mar. 8
Jun. 8_______________________________________ May 3
Jul. 13______________________________________ Jun. 14
SAT:
- Why take it: Colleges use SAT scores for admissions and merit-based scholarships.
- Test Structure: Reading, Writing & Language, Math, Essay (Optional) Questions are evidence and context-based in an effort to focus on real-world situations and multi-step problem-solving. Math questions generally increase in difficulty level as you move through that question type in a section. Reading passage questions generally progress chronologically through the passage, not by difficulty level. Writing & Language passage questions do not progress by difficulty level.
- Length: 3 hours (without essay) 3 hours, 50 minutes (with essay)
- Reading: 5 reading passages
- Math: Covers: Arithmetic, Algebra I & II, Geometry, Trigonometry and Data Analysis
- Calculator Policy: Some math questions don't allow you to use a calculator.
- Essays: Optional. The essay will test your comprehension of a source text.
- How It's Scored: Scored on a scale of 400–1600 Math and Evidence-Based Reading & Writing are each scored on a scale of 200-800. Composite SAT score is the sum of the two section scores and ranges from 400-1600
- Test Format: Reading: 1, 65-min section; Math: 1, 25-min section (no calculator) & 1, 55-min section (w/ calculator); Writing & Language: 1, 35-min section; Essay: 1, 50-min section (optional)
Cost: $47.50 no essay, $64.50 with essay *recommended*
register for SAT at www.sat.org or www.collegeboard.com
Test date:________________________________________Registration date:
Nov. 3___________________________________________Oct. 5
Dec. 1___________________________________________Nov.2
Mar. 9___________________________________________Feb. 9
May 4___________________________________________Apr. 5
Jun. 1___________________________________________May 3
Virtual Fair!
College representatives want to know that you are interested in their college long before you apply or step foot on campus.
· A virtual college fair is a great way to reach out to any university!!
· Many admission applications ask if you have reached out to the university.
· Here’s an opportunity!!
Junior & Senior Students/Parents
October 2nd 10 AM - 6 PM
Online College Fair Register today!!!
The Big Virtual -National Online College Admissions Fair.
*100s of Colleges in One Event - Colleges and
universities from around the nation will be attending
the fair
*Attend from Anywhere - No travel required. Students and parents can attend the event from anywhere
*Only a Smartphone Required - Attendees only need their smartphone, tablet, or computer browser.
*Modern Livestream and Chat Communication -
Students speak with college reps via livestream and
video/text chat.
Richard Merrill
Don't forget to utilize the College and Career readiness tab under High School on the schools website.
Email: rmerrill@bdisd.net
Website: bdisd.net
Location: https://maps.google.com/?q=Bluff+Dale+Independent+School+District,+TX,+USA&ftid=0x8651c431460f72bf:0x7f70a2d52c126ed4
Phone: (254) 728-3277 (34)