PCAT - WHAT TEST IS THIS FOR?

THE PCAT IS THE PHARMACY COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TEST.

***********************************************THE HOME WEB PAGE FOR THIS EXAM IS http://harcourtassessment.com/haiweb/Cultures/en-US/Harcourt/Community/PostSecondary/Products/pcat/pcathome.htm.

BASICALLY THIS EXAM IS FOR STUDENTS WHO WISH TO SPECIFICALLY ENTER A PHARMACY COLLEGE. THAT IS A STUDENT WHO WANTS TO BECOME A PHARMACIST AND ONLY A PHARMACIST. THE PCAT CAN BE TAKEN AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT. HERE IS A WEBSITE THAT HAS A LIST OF THE MOST COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PCAT WITH ANSWERS - VERY GOOD SITE!http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/faq-p.htm

IF YOUR INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PHARMACIST - THAT IS A GREAT PROFESSION. THEY MAKE EXCELLENT MONEY AND YOU CAN EVEN OWN YOUR OWN PHARMACY.

LSAT - WHAT TEST IS THAT?

THE LSAT IS THE LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS TEST. IT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IN HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS NOT USED FOR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS. RATHER, IT IS USED FOR ADMISSIONS TO LAW SCHOOL AFTER YOU GRADUATE FROM A 4 YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAM. IN ORDER TO BECOME A LAWYER, YOU MUST ATTEND A LAW SCHOOL AND THEN PASS ANOTHER EXAM TO BE A REGISTERED LAWYER (CALLED THE BAR EXAM). LAW SCHOOL IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PROGRAM FROM A 4 YEAR COLLEGE. MOST COLLEGES HAVE THEIR OWN LAW SCHOOLS. FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING LAW SCHOOL YOU CAN SEE http://www.princetonreview.com/law/ (ONCE AGAIN THE PRINCETON REVIEW HAS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE ASSIMILATED FOR THOSE OF YOU INTERESTED IN LAW SCHOOL).

PORTFOLIO - WHAT IS THAT AND HOW DOES IT FACTOR INTO AN ADMISSION?

A PORTFOLIO IS SOME TYPE OF WORK YOU MUST SUBMIT TO A PERFORMANCE BASED COLLEGE PROGRAM. ART SCHOOLS ALMOST ALWAYS REQUIRE A PORTFOLIO. FOR EXAMPLE, LETS SAY YOU ARE A GOOD DANCER AND YOU WANT TO APPLY TO A PROGRAM OF DANCE EDUCATION. AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, YOU WILL USUALLY BE GIVEN A PERSONAL INTERVIEW WHERE YOU WILL BE ASKED TO SUBMIT YOUR PORTFOLIO - MEANING YOU SUBMIT OR SHOW OFF YOUR PARTICULAR TALENTS IN THE FORM OF A DEMONSTRATION. FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU ARE APPLYING TO FILM SCHOOL, THEY WOULD DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE SOME OF THE FILMS YOU HAVE MADE. MANY PROGRAMS HAVE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES AS TO WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO SUBMIT DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS. PERFORMANCE BASED COLLEGE PROGRAMS DO NOT LOOK AT TEST SCORES AND GRADES AS MUCH AS OTHER COLLEGES. THEY ARE OF COURSE MORE INTERESTED IN WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE GOOD AT YOUR PARTICULAR SKILL.

HIGH SCHOOL - HOW MUCH DOES THE HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTEND FACTOR INTO A COLLEGE ADMISSIONS DECISION?

THIS IS A COMPLICATED ISSUE. I WOULD SAY THAT THE MORE SELECTIVE COLLEGES WILL PAY MORE ATTENTION TO WHAT HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTEND. HOWEVER, MOST COLLEGES JUST DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR THE RESOURCES TO INVENTORY EVERY SINGLE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IN THE WORLD AND MAKE A DETERMINATION OF RANKING THEIR ACADEMICS AS ITS HARD TO DO. IF YOU ATTEND A VERY SELECTIVE, DIFFICULT TO GET INTO PRIVATE SCHOOL THAT HAS BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME CHANCES ARE COLLEGES WILL KNOW ABOUT IT AND THIS MAY FACTOR IN POSTIVELY FOR YOUR ADMISSIONS AT SOME SCHOOLS. THERE ARE ALSO SOME VERY WELL KNOWN LARGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY WITH EXCELLENT REPUTATIONS THAT COLLEGES KNOW ABOUT.

CLASS RANKING - WHICH COLLEGES USE THIS AND HOW DO THEY USE IT?

CLASS RANKINGS ARE LESS IMPORTANT AT A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY THAN A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY. FOR SOME REASON, THE BIGGER PUBLIC COLLEGES USE CLASS RANK IN DETERMINING ADMISSIONS. PRIVATE SCHOOLS DO NOT PAY AS MUCH ATTENTION TO CLASS RANK. THE BEST THING TO IS AGAIN CHECK WITH THE SCHOOLS YOU ARE APPLYING TO. SOME COLLEGES CLASS RANK WILL MEAN LITTLE OR NOTHING, SOME IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

GPA - WHAT IS A GOOD GPA FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION?

AGAIN LETS GET AWAY FROM USING WORDS SUCH AS "BAD" OR "GOOD". RATHER, WHAT GPA DO YOU NEED TO HAVE FOR THE COLLEGES THAT YOU ARE MOST INTERESTED IN? I WOULD SAY THAT ANYTHING OVER A 3.0 OR OVER 80% WOULD ENABLE YOU TO BE OF INTEREST TO MANY, MANY COLLEGES. OBVIOUSLY TRY AND KEEP THE HIGHEST GPA YOU CAN POSSIBLY OBTAIN. THEY DON'T JUST LOOK AT GPA. THEY LOOK AT MANY OTHER THINGS. YOU CAN MOST CERTAINLY GET INTO COLLEGE WITH A LOWER GPA. I HAVE KNOWN OF STUDENTS WHO GOT INTO COLLEGE WITH A GPA LOWER THAN 2.0! AGAIN, CHECK WITH THE PARTICULAR SCHOOLS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GOING TO!!

LD STUDENTS - THE ACT AND OR SAT TURNED ME DOWN FOR EXTENDED TIME

THIS UNFORTUNATELY CAN HAPPEN. THIS CAN HAPPEN IF YOUR TESTING IS VERY RECENT AND YOU HAVE NOT DEMONSTRATED OVER TIME THAT YOU HAVE AN ACTUAL LEARNING DIFFERENCE. ALSO IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP FOR THE LEARNING PROGRAM AT YOUR SCHOOL THEN YOU REALLY HAVE A POOR CHANCE OF BEING GRANTED EXTENDED TIME ON THE FIRST TRY. NOW THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS HERE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT BY REALLY BUGGING THE ACT OR SAT YOU CAN SOMETIMES GET GRANTED EXTENDED TIME. WHAT I MEAN IS THAT YOU SHOULD REAPPLY AS MANY TIMES AS YOU CAN. CALL THEM. BOMBARD THEM WITH DOCUMENTATION. GO BACK TO THE DIAGNOSTICIAN THAT INITIALLY TESTED YOU AND TELL THEM WHAT HAS HAPPENED. IF THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED YOU WITH A SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS, THEN THEY REALLY SHOULD. THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF REASONS YOU CAN BE TURNED DOWN FOR EXTENDED TIME, BUT WITH PROPER DILIGENCE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO REVERSE THAT DECISION. NOT ALWAYS. ONE KEY THING TO TELL THE ACT OR SAT IS THAT BY TURNING YOUR STUDENT DOWN FOR EXTENDED TIME THEY ARE "DENYING YOU ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION". THAT PARTICULAR WORDING SOMETIMES WILL STRIKE FEAR INTO THEM BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU KNOW THE LAW. YOU MIGHT ALSO NEED TO HIRE A LAWYER WHO UNDERSTANDS FEDERAL DISABILITY LAWS. THE POINT IS THAT IF YOU REALLY NEED EXTENDED TIME YOU SHOULD HAVE IT.

LD STUDENTS - I HAVE A READER FOR AN ACCOMODATION?

ONE OF THE ACCOMODATIONS FOR A LEARNING DIFFERENCED STUDENT IS A READER. A STUDENT CAN HAVE A READER IF INDICATED BY THEIR DOCUMENTATION. YES SOME STUDENTS CAN GET A READER TO READ TO THEM PASSAGES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS THOUGH. I HAVE SEEN STUDENTS ACTUALLY DO WORSE WITH A READER THAN WITHOUT ONE! THE REASON IS THAT THERE IS QUITE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU READING A PASSAGE, UNDERLINING IMPORTANT ITEMS, ETC. VS. SOMEONE READING THINGS TO YOU. A BIG DIFFERENCE! SO BEWARE, IF YOU GET A READER YOU MIGHT WANT TO RUN SOME EXPERIMENTS AND SEE IF YOU DO BETTER ON THE ACT OR SAT WITH OR WITHOUT A READER.

TEST TROUBLES - I AM A REALLY GOOD STUDENT BUT EVEN WITH EXTENSIVE TUTORING I HAVE NEVER TESTED WELL

THIS DOES HAPPEN. I THINK MORE COLLEGES ARE REALIZING THAT THE SAT AND ACT (ESPECIALLY THE NEW SAT I) ARE NOT THE BEST PREDICTORS OF HOW SOMEONE WILL DO IN COLLEGE AND THAT MANY, MANY GOOD STUDENTS CAN BE POOR TEST TAKERS BUT EXCELLENT STUDENTS NONETHELESS. IF THIS IS THE CASE WITH YOU, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF LETTERS FROM TEACHERS, TUTORS, COUNSELORS, ETC. STATING THIS FACT ABOUT YOU THAT YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH STANDARDIZED TESTING BUT YOU ARE AN EXCELLENT STUDENT NONETHELESS.

COLLEGE - HOW DOES A STUDENT EVEN BEGIN TO FIND OUT WHAT COLLEGES THEY WANT TO ATTEND?

OF COURSE THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT QUESTION FACING THE STUDENT OF TODAY. I AM NOT A COLLEGE COUNSELOR PER SE SO I DO NOT PRETEND TO KNOW THE BEST ADVICE IN THIS. BUT I WOULD SAY THAT IF YOU HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES, IT IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA TO HIRE A PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE COUNSELOR. THEY ARE INCREDIBLY HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY IN A FAMILY WHERE BOTH PARENTS ARE WORKING. THERE ARE SO MANY COLLEGES OUT THERE THAT THE DECISION PROCESS HAS BECOME TERRIBLY ONEROUS.

HERE ARE A FEW BASIC QUESTIONS THAT A STUDENT MIGHT WANT TO USE TO NARROW DOWN THE SELECTION FIELD SOMEWHAT:

1) DO I WANT TO GO TO A BIG SCHOOL OR SMALL SCHOOL?

2) WHAT TYPE OF GEOGRAPHICAL REGION DO I WANT TO GOTO SCHOOL IN? DO I WANT COLD, HOT, BEACH, MOUNTAINS, ETC.

3) DO I WANT TO GO CLOSE TO HOME OR FAR AWAY FROM HOME?

4) DO I WANT TO GOTO SCHOOL IN A SMALL TOWN OR LARGE METROPOLITAN AREA?

5) DO I HAVE ANY IDEA OS OF YET AS TO WHAT I WANT TO STUDY? IF YOU DO GREAT, THAT CAN HELP YOU START DECIDING.

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THE FIRST THING YOU CAN DO ALONG WITH CONSIDERING THE QUESTIONS ABOVE IS GOTO A LOCAL BOOKSTORE OF 1/2 PRICE BOOKSTORE AND BUY YOURSELF ONE OF THE MANY BOOKS ON COLLEGES AND START READING IT. THERE ARE MANY EXCELLENT BOOKS OUT THERE! ONE OF MY FAVORITE IS LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE IS CALLED "COLLEGES THAT CHANGE LIVES" BY LOREN POPE. HE EVEN HAS HIS OWN WEBSITE (http://www.ctcl.com/). THIS IS A WONDERFUL WEBSITE WHICH HAS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON THE COLLEGE SEARCH. LOREN POPE OFFERS INSIDE INFORMATION ABOUT SOME COLLEGES THAT NORMALLY ARE NOT HEARD OF OFTEN. WE USUALLY ONLY HEAR NAMES FROM SOME VERY SELECT AND FEW COLLEGES SUCH AS NOTRE DAMN, HARVARD, STANFORD, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, MIAMI, ETC. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COLLEGES IN THE UNITED STATES AND YOU ARE DOING YOURSELF GREAT HARM BY ONLY PAYING ATTENTION TO THE TOP NAMES IN COLLEGE. ITS JUST LIKE CARS. WE HEAR HOW WONDERFUL A JAGUAR OR MERCEDES IS, BUT THEY ARE BY NO MEANS THE ONLY CARS ON THE MARKET. SAME WITH COLLEGES. THERE ARE SOME EXCELLENT COLLEGE GEMS THAT ARE RARELY MENTIONED IN THE NEWS, ETC. THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT. LOREN POPE'S BOOK DOES A GOOD JOB OF EXPOSING THE READER TO SOME INCREDIBLY GOOD COLLEGE VALUES THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT NORMALLY AWARE OF.

MEDICAL SCHOOL - HOW GENERALLY DOES THAT WORK?

THIS IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. GENERALLY SPEAKING YOU WILL NEED TO GRADUATE FROM A GOOD WELL KNOWN COLLEGE (MEDICAL SCHOOLS SEEM TO BE IN LOVE WITH VERY SELECTIVE COLLEGES AND VERY POPULAR COLLEGES) WITH A VERY RESPECTABLE GPA SUCH AS 3.5 OR HIGHER. THE HIGHER THE BETTER. YOU WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE MCAT OR MEDICAL COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TEST. THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT EXAM, BUT THERE ARE SOME EXCELLENT TUTORING SOURCES OUT THERE (AGAIN THE PRINCETON REVIEW IS PROBABLY THE BEST RESOURCE FOR THAT). MEDICAL COLLEGES ARE EXTREMELY STRICT IN THEIR ADMISSIONS POLICIES. THEY GO MAINLY STRAIGHT BY THE NUMBERS. THEY WANT THEIR INCOMING DOCTORS TO BE A SMART ON PAPER AS IS HUMANLY POSSIBLE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS SUCH A GOOD THING OR NOT, BUT THAT IS THE WAY IT IS. THE LOWER YOUR 4 YEAR GPA IN COLLEGE THE HIGHER YOU MUST MAKE ON THE MCAT TO GET INTO A MEDICAL SCHOOL. ALSO, MEDICAL SCHOOLS LIKE TO SEE THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN LOTS OF PREMED COURSES IN COLLEGE. THE CLOSER YOUR MAJOR IS TO SOMETHING THAT IS USED IN MEDICAL SCIENCE THE BETTER. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO BECOME A DOCTOR, MANY COLLEGES HAVE A PREMED PROGRAM.

GRADUATE SCHOOL - WHAT IS GRADUATE SCHOOL?

THIS IS NOT AT ALL A SILLY QUESTION AS SOME MIGHT THINK. THIS SIGHT IS INTENDED TO HELP EVERYONE EASILY LEARN THESE TYPE OF THINGS. IF YOU DON'T ASK QUESTIONS, YOU CANNOT LEARN. GRADUATE SCHOOL IS A SCHOOL THAT IS DESIGNED TO BE TAKEN AFTER 4 YEARS OF COLLEGE. IN A 4 YEAR COLLEGE YOU EARN WHAT IS CALLED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE. THEN IN A 2 OR 3 YEAR GRADUATE PROGRAM, ONE CAN EARN A MASTER'S DEGREE. THEN ANOTHER 2 YEARS OF GRADUATE SCHOOL ONE CAN EARN A PH.D. DEGREE OR DOCTOR'S DEGREE. NO, A PH.D. IS NOT A MEDICAL DEGREE - THAT IS AN MD. MEDICAL SCHOOL IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT MATTER. WHAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE HERE? BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THAT A GRADUATE DEGREE OR A DOCTORATE DEGREE (PH.D) WILL GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN LOTS MORE MONEY WHEN YOU GRADUATE, AND WILL OPEN UP MORE ADVANCED POSITIONS INSIDE OF THE CORPORATE WORLD. FOR EXAMPLE, WITH A GRADUATE DEGREE IN ENGINEERING ONE CAN EASILY OWN HIS OR HER OWN COMPANY AND MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY! ADVANCED DEGREES SUCH AS MASTER'S DEGREES OR PH.D DEGREES TEACH THE STUDENT ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF HIS OR HER CHOICE THEREBY GIVING YOU MANY MORE CHOICES WHEN YOU GRADUATE. SOME JOBS REQUIRE MASTER'S OR PH.D. DEGREES.

GRE - WHAT TEST IS THIS?

THE GRE OR GRADUATE RECORD EXAM IS YET ANOTHER TEST USED TO GET INTO GRADUATE SCHOOL. THE GRE exam is primarily focused on testing abstract thinking skills in the areas of math, vocabulary, and analytical writing. The GRE is typically a computer-based exam that is administered by select qualified testing centers; however, paper-based exams are offered in areas of the world that lack the technological requirements. THE GRE IS SCORED ON AN 800 SCALE LIKE THE SAT. SEE THE WEBSITE BELOW FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. IT IS MUCH EASIER USUALLY TO GET INTO GRADUATE SCHOOL THAT COLLEGE IN THE FIRST PLACE. CHECK WITH THE PARTICULAR PROGRAM OR GRADUATE SCHOOL YOU WISH TO GOTO AND SEE WHICH EXAM THEY WANT YOU TAKE THE GRE OR THE GMAT. BOTH TESTS ARE NOW ADMINISTERED ON THE COMPUTER AND YOU CAN TAKE THE TEST MORE THAN ONCE.

THE GRE IS NOW A CAT TEST OR COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TEST. THAT MEANS IT IS GIVEN ENTIRELY ON THE COMPUTER. THERE ARE MANY THOUSANDS OF TESTING CENTERS WORLD WIDE THAT WILL ADMINISTER THE GRE CAT TEST. THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COMPUTER GIVEN TEST AND A NORMAL TEST THAT IS GIVEN VIA PAPER AND PENCIL. WHEN STUDYING FOR A COMPUTER GIVEN EXAM, A STUDENT SHOULD WORK PROBLEMS OUT OF A NORMAL PAPER AND PENCIL TEST BOOK AND THEY SHOULD ALSO PRACTICE DOING PROBLEMS ON THE COMPUTER ALSO. MANY GOOD BOOKS OUT THERE PUBLISHED BY THE PRINCETON REVIEW, STANLEY KAPLAN, PERTERSONS, ETC. PUBLISH CD'S WITH THEIR BOOKS FOR STUDENTS TO PRACTICE WITH. THE BEST THING IS TO GET MATERIAL FROM THE ACTUAL TEST MAKER AND USE THAT FOR STUDYING PURPOSES. I DO TUTOR THIS EXAM.

GOTO WWW.ETS.ORG AND PICK THE GRE TEST FOR MORE INFORMATION.

GMAT - WHAT IS THIS TEST FOR?

THE GMAT OR GRADUATE MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST IS A TEST A STUDENT TAKES TO ENTER GRADUATE SCHOOL. GRADUATE SCHOOL IS AFTER 4 YEARS OF COLLEGE. IT IS A PLACE A STUDENT EARNS A MASTERS OR PHD DEGREE. A MASTERS OR PH.D DEGREE IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING TO EARN. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO GO TO GRADUATE SCHOOL, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO IT IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLLEGE. YOU CAN TAKE THE GMAT YOUR SENIOR YEAR IN COLLEGE. HERE IS A WEBSITE WITH SOME GREAT INFORMATION ON THE GMAT: http://www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT

THE GMAT IS NOW A CAT TEST OR COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TEST. THAT MEANS IT IS GIVEN ENTIRELY ON THE COMPUTER. THERE ARE MANY THOUSANDS OF TESTING CENTERS WORLD WIDE THAT WILL ADMINISTER THE GMAT CAT TEST. THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COMPUTER GIVEN TEST AND A NORMAL TEST THAT IS GIVEN VIA PAPER AND PENCIL. WHEN STUDYING FOR A COMPUTER GIVEN EXAM, A STUDENT SHOULD WORK PROBLEMS OUT OF A NORMAL PAPER AND PENCIL TEST BOOK AND THEY SHOULD ALSO PRACTICE DOING PROBLEMS ON THE COMPUTER ALSO. MANY GOOD BOOKS OUT THERE PUBLISHED BY THE PRINCETON REVIEW, STANLEY KAPLAN, PERTERSONS, ETC. PUBLISH CD'S WITH THEIR BOOKS FOR STUDENTS TO PRACTICE WITH. THE BEST THING IS TO GET MATERIAL FROM THE ACTUAL TEST MAKER AND USE THAT FOR STUDYING PURPOSES. I DO TUTOR THIS EXAM.

LD STUDENTS - HOW DO THEY PROCTOR EXTENDED TIME TESTING? PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS

LD STUDENTS - HOW DO THEY PROCTOR EXTENDED TIME TESTING? WELL THIS IS THE CRUCIAL ISSUE. WHAT I HAVE SEEN IS THAT AT MOST TESTING CENTERS THEY PUT ALL THE LD STUDENTS IN A SEPARATE ROOM. THIS ROOM USUALLY ONLY CONTAINS LD STUDENTS AND HAS THEREFORE LESS STUDENTS THAN THE OTHER ROOMS. IT IS USUALLY QUIETER THAN OTHER ROOMS. THIS IS GOOD. HERE IS THE HITCH THOUGH; THE PROCTORS ARE USUALLY VERY ILL TRAINED TO HANDLE THESE SITUATIONS. THEY JUST GIVE YOU A BIG CHUNK OF TIME SOMETIMES AND YOU HAVE TO MANAGE HOW MUCH TIME YOU SPEND ON EACH SECTION! THAT IS BAD. MOST STUDENTS ARE NOT PREPARED FOR THAT. SO, YOU SHOULD FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH EXACTLY HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAVE FOR EACH SECTION BASED ON YOUR TESTING. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER POSTS THAT SPECIFICALLY TELL THIS (50% VS. 100% EXTENDED TIME). YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT A PROCTOR MIGHT DO OR NOT DO. SOME BETTER TESTING CENTERS TIME OUT EACH SECTION ACCORDINGLY. BUT I HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY HORROR STORIES WHERE THE STUDENT WAS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE INDIVIDUAL TIMES PER SECTIONS. THE PROCTOR JUST SUDDENLY SAID WERE DONE HAND IN YOUR TESTS OR YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES LEFT! SO KEEPING TIME ON THESE TESTS IS THE STUDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY. ALL THE STUDENTS THAT I TUTOR I SHOW THEM EXACTLY HOW TO KEEP THEIR OWN TIME. YOU CAN EVEN TAKE A STOPWATCH IN AS LONG AS IT MAKES NO NOISE AND USE IT FOR TIME KEEPING. I HAVE STOPWATCHES HERE THAT I SELL THAT I HAVE DISABLED THE NOISE MAKING DEVICE SO STUDENTS CAN USE THEM FOR TIME KEEPING.

LD STUDENTS - EXTENDED TIME TESTING FOR SAT II SUBJECT TESTS

LD STUDENTS - EXTENDED TIME TESTING FOR SAT II SUBJECT TESTS DOES EXIST! IT FOLLOWS EXACTLY THE SAME RULES AS THE 50% AND 100% EXTENDED TIME TESTING. MOST SAT II SUBJECT TESTS ARE ONLY ONE HOUR SO WITH 50% EXTENDED TIME TESTING THE STUDENT WILL GET 90 MINUTES AND WITH 100% EXTENDED TIME TESTING THE STUDENT WILL GET 2 HOURS.

LD STUDENTS - 100% EXTENDED TIME TESTING FOR THE SAT I

100% EXTENDED TIME LOOKS LIKE THIS ON THE SAT I:

ANY 10 MINUTE SECTION BECOMES 20 MINUTES.
ANY 20 MINUTE SECTIONS BECOME 40 MINUTES.
ANY 25 MINUTE SECTIONS BECOME 50 MINUTS.

LD STUDENTS - 50% EXTENDED TIME FOR SAT I

THE 50% EXTENDED TIME TESTING FOR SAT I LOOKS LIKE THIS:

ANY 20 MINUTE SECTIONS NOW BECOME 30 MINUTE SECTIONS.

ANY 25 MINUTE SECTIONS NOW BECOME 37.5 MINUTE SECTIONS.

ANY 10 MINUTE SECTIONS NOW BECOME 15 MINUTE SECTIONS.

ALL VERBAL, WRITING, MATH, AND ESSAY SECTIONS ARE TIMED IN THE 10, 20, AND 25 MINUTE INCREMENTS.

LD STUIDENTS - MULTIPLE DAY TESTING FOR LD STUDENTS

SOMETIMES IF A STUDENT'S DOCUMENTATION WARRANTS IT, THE ACT AND OR SAT WILL ALLOW TESTING TO TAKE PLACE OVER MULTIPLE DAYS. THIS IS RARE, BUT IT HAPPENS. IT IS USUALLY ENTIRELY UP TO THEM. YOU REALLY SHOULD DEMAND MULTIPLE DAY TESTING IF YOUR STUDENT/CHILD GETS 100% EXTENDED TIME BECAUSE THAT IS AN EXTREMELY INCREDIBLY LONG AMOUNT OF TESTING TO TAKE IN ONE DAY. VERY FEW TEENAGERS IN MY EXPERIENCE HAVE ENOUGH STAMINA TO LAST 8 HOURS OR MORE IN ONE DAY!! SO PLEASE ASK ABOUT MULTIPLE DAY TESTING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE 100% EXTENDED TIME TESTING.

LD STUDENTS - 100% EXTENDED TIME TESTING FOR THE ACT

HERE ARE THE TIMES ON THE ACT FOR 100% EXTENDED TIME TESTING:

ENGLISH SECTION YOU NORMALLY HAVE 45 MINUTES YOU WILL GET 90 WITH 100% EXTENDED TIME TESTING.

MATH SECTION YOU NORMALLY HAVE 60 MINUTES. YOU WILL NOW HAVE 120 MINUTES (2 HOURS).

READING SECTION YOU NORMALLY HAVE 35 MINUTES YOU WILL GET 70 MINUTES (ONE HOUR AND 10 MINUTES) WITH 100% EXTENDED TIME.

SCIENCE SECTION YOU NORMALLY ARE GIVEN 35 MINUTES. YOU WILL GET 70 MINUTES WITH 100% EXTENDED TIME.

ESSAY YOU WILL GET NORMALLY 30 MINUTES SO WITH 100% EXTENDED TIME TESTING YOU WILL GET 60 MINUTES (ONE HOUR).

LD STUDENTS - 100% EXTENDED TIME TESTING

100% EXTENDED TIME TESTING IS AN ACCOMODATION GIVEN BY THE ACT AND SAT BUT RARELY. IT BASICALLY MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TWICE AS LONG TO TAKE YOUR TEST AS THE NORMAL TIME STATES. THIS IS VERY LONG, AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL ALLOW YOU TO TAKE THE TEST OVER MULTIPLE DAYS IF YOU GET THIS ACCOMODATION. THEIR DECISION DEPENDS ENTIRELY UPON THE STUDENT'S DOCUMENATION FROM THE EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTER AND OTHER PAPERWORK THAT WAS SENT IN. YOU CAN ALWAYS ASK FOR IT ALSO.

LD STUDENTS - 50% EXTENDED TESTING TIME FOR ACT

BELOW IS A TABLE OF WHAT YOU GET WITH 50% EXTENDED TIME ON ALL ACT SECTIONS:


ENGLISH IS NORMALLY 45 MINUTES BUT WITH EXTENDED TIME IT BECOMES 67.5 MINUTES OR 1 HOUR AND 7 AND ONE HALF MINUTES

MATH USUALLY IS 60 MINUTES BUTH WITH 50% EXTENDED TIME IT BECOMES 90 MINUTES

READING IS NORMALLY 35 MINUTES AND WITH 50% EXTENDED TIME IT BECOMES 52.5 MINUTES.

SCIENCE IS NORMALLY 35 MINUTES BUT WITH 50% EXTENDED TIME IT BECOMES 57.5 MINUTES

THE ESSAY IS NORMALLY 30 MINUTES BUT WITH 50% EXTENDED TIME THE ESSAY IS 45 MINUTES.

LD STUDENTS - EXTENDED TIME TESTING - WHAT DOES 50% EXTENDED TIME MEAN?

EXTENDED TIME TESTING - WHAT DOES 50% EXTENDED TIME MEAN? THIS MEANS THAT THE ACT OR SAT I HAS APPROVED EXTENDED TIME FOR YOUR STUDENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 50%. HOW YOU COMPUTE THAT IS THAT YOU WOULD MULTIPLY EACH SECTION'S NORMAL TIME BY A FACTOR OF 1.5. FOR EXAMPLE, LETS SAY YOU HAVE 60 MINUTES NORMALLY FOR THE ACT MATH SECTION. 60 X 1.5 = 90. SO WITH EXTENDED TIME YOUR STUDENT WOULD HAVE 90 MINUTES.