East Aurora Union Free School District

SAT AND ACT TEST SCHEDULES 2024-2025

SAT 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR TEST DATES

SAT exam will be administered at the East Aurora High School location on October 5, 2024 and May 3, 2025

REGISTER HERE

ACT 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR TEST DATES

Please register at https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration.html

*No test centers are scheduled in New York for the July test date.

Test dates held at EAHS are September 14, 2024 and April 5, 2025.

ACT/SAT/PSAT/AP TEST AND PREP INFORMATION

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AP: WHEN AND HOW TO GET YOUR SCORES

Available Online in July

1.  Exam Time:

• Fill in your AP answer sheets carefully and consistently to prevent delays in score access - especially your name, date of birth, gender, mailing address, and email address.

2.  Before July:

• Sign up for a College Board account at apscore.org.

• It's best to provide the same information on your College Board account and your AP answer sheet.

• You may already have an account - try signing in to confirm.

3.  In July:

• Remember the following information to access your scores:

• Your College Board account username and password

• Your AP number (or student ID number if you provided it on your answer sheet).

4.  Log on to apscore.org to get your scores

• Check apscore.org to find the exact date when you'll be able to access your scores.

• Look for a reminder in July at the email address you put on your AP answer sheet.

See the attached link for more information on AP (Advanced Placement courses) testing:  http://apstudent.collegeboard.org/takingtheexam/ap-calendar

Visit apscore.org for more information.

PSAT

September 2024

 Dear Class of 2026, Class of 2027, Parents and Guardians:

As we start a new school year, it is important to consider some of the aspects of the Junior year. Junior year is an important year for students academically as well as the time students begin to focus more on the transition to life after high school. Part of the preparation for this is college entrance testing, traditionally, a major component of the college admissions process. Although there have been some shifts in colleges and universities using entrance exams, our recommendation is for students to still continue to take them. The two most common exams are the ACT (American College Test) and the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) which students take for the first time in the Spring of their Junior year and then again in the Fall of their Senior year. 

In preparation for the SAT, a practice version called the PSAT/MNSQT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) is offered each Fall. It is modeled after the SAT, which many students will take before applying to colleges. The PSAT provides exposure to the types of questions and testing conditions experienced in an actual SAT. It measures skills that are important for success in college in areas such as critical reading, mathematical reasoning, and writing. The PSAT also serves as a qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship, awarded to students with competitively high scores. This national scholarship opportunity is only available to Juniors. Sophomores are not eligible.

Sophomores have the opportunity to take the PSAT. Taking this exam as a Sophomore would give a student more practice, but it is important to remember this is a Junior based test. Sophomores do not have the extra year of math and English anticipated by the test’s questions so the scores are usually lower than in Junior year. 

The test will be administered on Saturday, October 12th from 7:45am until approximately 11:00. This administration will be a digital format, not paper and pencil. Students must register through their school assigned Google account, using this LINK by September 13, 2024. The cost of the exam is $30 - Cash only! The fee must be submitted to the counseling center no later than Friday, September 20th . No exceptions. The fee is non-refundable. A limited number of fee waivers are available for qualifying Juniors only.

Reasons to take the PSAT:

• Practice for the SAT

• Get feedback on academic skills - areas of strength and areas for improvement

• Get admissions information from colleges and universities

• Enter the National Merit Scholarship competition (Juniors only!) 

SAT and ACT are both accepted by colleges and universities. These institutions will use the test scores that best reflect a student’s strengths. Students should consider both tests. If a student prefers to only take one, they should try a practice test for both ACT and SAT to see which they do better on. Sample tests and practice are available on each respective website: ACT and SAT. Test preparation help is available at various locations throughout Western New York as well as online. Please be aware that EAHS does not promote or endorse any program and there may be costs associated with these programs. 

PSAT 2024 Registration Information

Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024 Students can start to arrive at the high school at 7:30 and no later than 7:40 on test day. Students will be released sometime between 11:00 & 11:30, unless testing with accommodations.. This will be the only test day for the PSAT at EAHS.

Who: All current Juniors can register. Sophomores may also register, but the test is designed as a Junior based test.

Fee: $30 Cash only!! (a receipt will be provided) Due by Friday, September 13, 2024

Register: Using this Google Form by Friday, September 13, 2024

Guide: The PSAT Student Guide is available online at:

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/psat-nmsqt-student-guide.pdf 

 Additional practice is available here

ID: Students will need to present EAHS student ID to enter the exam

What to Bring on Test Day 

• Bring school ID

• CHARGED school issued Chromebook and charger

• Acceptable calculator (the one you use in school -  make sure the batteries are good!) A calculator will be a tool available to you in the Bluebook app. EA technology will be adding the Bluebook app to your device, if it is not already available to you.

• Pen and pencil for scratch work

• Dress in layers - the rooms can be cool!

Creating an Account with College Board

A College Board account is the only way to access PSAT score results. Students who eventually register for the SAT will do so through this account. Along with the score report, students will be able to link to Khan Academy for free, personalized SAT practice based on their PSAT test results. Students who have already taken an AP exam will have a College Board account. It will take approximately 20-30 minutes to set this up. 

The student should create this account, not a parent.

EAHS School Code: 331685 

Testing Center code: 33362

Please use a personal email to set this account up! Do not use your EAHS email address!

As always, keep your username and password written down as we do not have access to this information.