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Please note: You may continue to use this page type if you desire. <FONT size=5><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"><FONT size=1><SPAN class=boldfourteenred1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial color=#9b1700> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face="Arial Black"><FONT face=Arial>SAT Registration</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face="Arial Black"> <TABLE class=dataTable style="WIDTH: 638px; HEIGHT: 210px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TH class=tableHeader scope=col colSpan=3><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>U.S. Registration Deadlines</FONT></TH></TR> <TR> <TH class=tableSubhed scope=col><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>2009-10<BR>Test Dates</FONT></TH> <TH class=tableSubhed scope=col><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>Test</FONT></TH> <TH class=tableSubhed scope=col><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>Regular Registration Deadline<BR>(postmark/submit by)</FONT></TH></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>October 10, 2009</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>SAT & Subject Tests</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>September 9, 2009</FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD class=tableDark> <P><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>November 7, 2009</FONT></P></TD> <TD class=tableDark><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>SAT & Subject Tests</FONT></TD> <TD class=tableDark><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>October 1, 2009</FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>December 5, 2009</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>SAT & Subject Tests</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>October 30, 2009</FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD class=tableDark><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>January 23, 2010</FONT></TD> <TD class=tableDark><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>SAT & Subject Tests</FONT></TD> <TD class=tableDark><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>December 15, 2009</FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>March 13, 2010</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>SAT only</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>February 4, 2010</FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD class=tableDark><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>May 1, 2010</FONT></TD> <TD class=tableDark><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>SAT & Subject Tests</FONT></TD> <TD class=tableDark><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>March 25, 2010</FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>June 5, 2010</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>SAT & Subject Tests</FONT></TD> <TD> <P><FONT face=Tahoma size=3>April 29, 2010</FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>ACT Registration</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial> <TABLE style="BORDER-RIGHT: #999 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #999 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #999 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #999 1px solid" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=4 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TH><FONT size=3>Test Date</FONT></TH> <TH><FONT size=3>Registration Deadline</FONT></TH> <TH><I><FONT size=3>(Late Fee Required)</FONT></I></TH></TR> <TR vAlign=top bgColor=#eff4f6> <TD><FONT size=3>September 12, 2009</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=3>August 7, 2009</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=3>August 8 – 21, 2009</FONT></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD><SPAN style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap"><FONT size=3>October 24, 2009</FONT></SPAN></TD> <TD><FONT size=3>September 18, 2009</FONT></TD> <TD style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap"><FONT size=3>September 19 – October 2, 2009</FONT></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top bgColor=#eff4f6> <TD><FONT size=3>December 12, 2009</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=3>November 6, 2009</FONT></TD> <TD style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap"><FONT size=3>November 7 – 20, 2009</FONT></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD><FONT size=3>February 6, 2010*</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=3>January 5, 2010</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=3>January 6 – 15, 2010</FONT></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top bgColor=#eff4f6> <TD><FONT size=3>April 10, 2010</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=3>March 5, 2010</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=3>March 6 – 19, 2010</FONT></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD><FONT size=3>June 12, 2010</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=3>May 7, 2010</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=3>May 8 – 21, 2010</FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always; mso-special-character: line-break" clear=all></P></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=boldfourteenred1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#9b1700>SAT vs. ACT: How do the Tests Compare?</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR></SPAN><SPAN><BR><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>What is the difference between the SAT and ACT?</FONT></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3> They’re both standardized tests and they both factor into the college admissions process. To learn about the differences between the two tests and how they compare, take a look at the chart below</FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 702px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; HEIGHT: 926px; mso-padding-alt: 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt 4.5pt; mso-border-insideh: .75pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: .75pt solid windowtext; mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" cellPadding=0 width=702 border=1> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0"> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 94.45pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=126> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = v /><v:shape id=_x0000_i1025 style="WIDTH: 0.75pt; HEIGHT: 0.75pt" type="#_x0000_t75" alt=""><v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\USER1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.gif" o:href="http://www.princetonreview.com/testprep/testprepimages/z_null.gif"></v:imagedata></v:shape><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 223.3pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=298> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><v:shape id=_x0000_i1026 style="WIDTH: 0.75pt; HEIGHT: 0.75pt" type="#_x0000_t75" alt=""><v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\USER1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.gif" o:href="http://www.princetonreview.com/testprep/testprepimages/z_null.gif"></v:imagedata></v:shape><BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">SAT<SPAN style="COLOR: white"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 198.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=264> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><v:shape id=_x0000_i1027 style="WIDTH: 0.75pt; HEIGHT: 0.75pt" type="#_x0000_t75" alt=""><v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\USER1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.gif" o:href="http://www.princetonreview.com/testprep/testprepimages/z_null.gif"></v:imagedata></v:shape><BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ACT<SPAN style="COLOR: white">ACT<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 94.45pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=126> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">When is it administered?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 223.3pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=298> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Seven times</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> per year<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 198.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=264> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Six times</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> per year<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 2"> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 94.45pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=126> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What is the test structure?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 223.3pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=298> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ten-section exam</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: Three Critical Reading, three Math, three Writing, and one Experimental. The Experimental section is masked to look like a regular section. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 198.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=264> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Four-section exam</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: English, Math, </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Reading</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, and Science Reasoning. An Experimental section is added to tests on certain dates only, and is clearly experimental. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 3"> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 94.45pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=126> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What is the test content? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 223.3pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=298> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Math</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: up to 9th grade basic geometry and Algebra II. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Science</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: none.<BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><st1:City><st1:place><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Reading</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: sentence completions, short and long critical reading passages, reading comprehension. <BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Writing</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: an essay, and questions testing grammar, usage, and word choice. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 198.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=264> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Math</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: up to trigonometry. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Science</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: charts, experiments. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><st1:City><st1:place><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Reading</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: four passages, one each of Prose Fiction, Social Science, Humanities, and Natural Science. <BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">English</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: stresses grammar. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 4"> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 94.45pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=126> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Penalty for wrong answers?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 223.3pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=298> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Yes<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 198.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=264> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">No<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 5"> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 94.45pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=126> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">How is the test scored? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 223.3pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=298> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">200-800 per section, added together for a combined score. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A 2400 is the highest possible combined score. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 198.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=264> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1-36 for each subject, averaged for a composite score. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A 36 is the highest possible composite score.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 6"> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 94.45pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=126> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Are all scores sent to schools? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 223.3pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=298> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Yes</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. If a student requests a score report be sent to specific colleges, the report will include the scores the student received on every SAT taken. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 198.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=264> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">No</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. There is a "Score Choice" option. Students can choose which schools will receive their scores AND which scores the schools will see. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 7"> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 94.45pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=126> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Are there other uses for the exams? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 223.3pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=298> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Scholarship purposes. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 198.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=264> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Scholarship purposes. Certain statewide testing programs. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 8"> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 94.45pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=126> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best time to register?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 223.3pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=298> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">At least <B>six weeks</B> before the test date<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 198.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=264> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 30.25pt 0pt 0in; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">At least <B>four weeks</B> before the test date<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 9; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.5pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.5pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; WIDTH: 94.45pt; PADDING-TOP: 4.5pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .75pt" vAlign=top width=126> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Need more information?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; 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TEXT-INDENT: -171pt; tab-stops: 2.0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN"></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 171pt; TEXT-INDENT: -171pt; tab-stops: 2.0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">The Preliminary SAT<SUP>®</SUP>/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test is a co-sponsored program by the College Board and <A href="http://www.nationalmerit.org/" target=_blank><FONT color=#003366>National Merit Scholarship</FONT></A></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 171pt; TEXT-INDENT: -171pt; tab-stops: 2.0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT color=#003366>Corporation (NMSC)</FONT>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT Reasoning Test™. If they qualify, Juniors are eligible </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 171pt; TEXT-INDENT: -171pt; tab-stops: 2.0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">to enter the </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) scholarship programs. </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 171pt; TEXT-INDENT: -171pt; tab-stops: 2.0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN"></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 171pt; TEXT-INDENT: -171pt; tab-stops: 2.0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN"></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">The PSAT/NMSQT measures critical reading skills, <SPAN style="COLOR: black">math problem-solving skills, and writing skills, which you h</SPAN>ave developed over many years. </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 171pt; TEXT-INDENT: -171pt; tab-stops: 2.0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN"></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 171pt; TEXT-INDENT: -171pt; tab-stops: 2.0in"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">This test doesn't require you to recall specific facts from your classes. </SPAN></P> <P><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">The most common reasons for taking the test are:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">To receive feedback on your strengths and weaknesses on skills necessary for college study. You can then focus your preparation on those areas that could most benefit from additional study or practice. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 7.5pt 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; tab-stops: list 27.0pt left .75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-top-alt: auto"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">To help prepare yu for the SAT by familiarizing yourself with the kinds of questions and directions you will see on the SAT.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 7.5pt 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; tab-stops: list 27.0pt left .75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-top-alt: auto"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">To see how your performance on an admissions test might compare with that of others applying to college. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 7.5pt 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; tab-stops: list 27.0pt left .75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-top-alt: auto"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">To enter the competition for scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (grade 11). <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 7.5pt 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; tab-stops: list 27.0pt left .75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-top-alt: auto"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">To receive information from colleges when you check "yes" to Student Search Service. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">What's on the Test?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></H1> <P><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">The whole test requires <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">two hours and 10 minutes. </B>The PSAT/NMSQT includes five sections:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=indent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; tab-stops: list .25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">Ø<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">Two 25-minute critical reading sections<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=indent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; tab-stops: list .25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">Ø<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">Two 25-minute math sections<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=indent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; tab-stops: list .25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">Ø<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">One 30-minute writing skills section <SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">Critical Reading</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Two 25 minute critical reading sections = 48 questions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 102pt; TEXT-INDENT: -75pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">13 sentence completions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 102pt; TEXT-INDENT: -75pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">35 critical reading quesitons<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p><FONT size=3></FONT></o:p></SPAN></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">Math: </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">Two 25-minute math sections = 38 questions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 102pt; TEXT-INDENT: -75pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">28 mulitple choice math questions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 102pt; TEXT-INDENT: -75pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">10 student-produced responses or grid-ins<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3> <P><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">Students are advised to bring a calculator with which they are comfortable. Students should have basic knowledge of 4 math categories:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 102pt; TEXT-INDENT: -75pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">Numbers and operations<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 102pt; TEXT-INDENT: -75pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">Algebra and Functions (but not 3<SUP>rd</SUP> yearl level math that may appear on the new SAT)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 102pt; TEXT-INDENT: -75pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT color=#003366>§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">Geometry and Measurement</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 102pt; TEXT-INDENT: -75pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probality<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p><FONT size=3></FONT></o:p></SPAN></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">Writing Skills: </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">One 30-minute writing section = 39 questions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 102pt; TEXT-INDENT: -75pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">14 Identifying sentence errors<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 102pt; TEXT-INDENT: -75pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">20 Improving sentences<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3> <H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 102pt; TEXT-INDENT: -75pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">5 Improving paragraph questions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3> <P><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN">These multiple-choice questions on writing skills measure a student's ability to express ideas effectively in standard-written English, to recognize faults in usage and structure, and to use language with sensitivity to meaning.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p><FONT size=4> <H1 align=left><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT color=#800000 size=3>SCHOLARSHIPS AND RECOGNITION</FONT></SPAN></H1><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN"> <H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in" align=left><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">By taking the PSAT/NMSQT, you may qualify to enter the competitions for prestigious scholarships and participate in recognition programs. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">As co-sponsor of the PSAT/NMSQT, NMSC receives all students' scores. If you do not want your scores released to other recognition programs, contact them.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1> <H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in" align=left><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1><o:p></o:p> <H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in" align=left><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">Students in the eleventh grade of high school enter NMSC competitions by taking the PSAT/NMSQT, which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.4 million entrants each year, and by meeting published program entry and/or participation requirements. NMSC uses the Selection Index score (CR + M + W) on the PSAT/NMSQT as an initial screen of program entrants and to designate groups of students to be honored in the competitions it conducts.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information about NMSC, visit </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"><A href="http://www.nationalmerit.org/" target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003366">www.nationalmerit.org</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1><o:p></o:p> <H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in 0pt" align=left><A name=hsrp></A><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP)<o:p></o:p></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1> <H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in" align=left><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">The College Board's NHRP was initiated in 1983 to identify outstanding Hispanic high school students and to share information about these academically well-prepared students with subscribing colleges and universities. In order to be eligible, students must be at least one-quarter Hispanic. Each year the NHRP identifies approximately 3,300 of the highest scoring students from a nationwide total of 124,000 high school juniors who took the PSAT/NMSQT and designated themselves as Hispanic, as well as approximately 125 of the top scoring PAA students from Puerto Rico. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">For more information about NHRP, please email </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"><A href="mailto:nhrp@collegeboard.org"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003366">nhrp@collegeboard.org</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"> or call (800) 626-9795. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1> <H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in" align=left><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">NHRP Eligibility Requirements</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1><o:p></o:p> <H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in" align=left><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">Qualification for recognition is based on the student's combined critical reading, mathematics, and writing skill scores on the PSAT/NMSQT when taken in the eleventh grade of high school. PSAT/NMSQT score cut-offs vary each year by state. Students must also self-identify themselves as Hispanic on the PSAT/NMSQT answer sheet. A minimum grade point average (GPA) is established for the program and academic information is requested directly from the high schools.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1><o:p></o:p> <H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in" align=left><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">To qualify for this program, the student must be at least one-quarter Hispanic, according to the following definition: A person of Mexican-American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish cultures or origins. For purposes of this program, this does not include persons from Brazil or Portuguese culture/origin, or persons from the Philippines. Hispanic is an ethnic category not a racial category and Hispanics may be of any race.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1> <H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in" align=left><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">NHRP Dates and DeadlinesOctober: High School juniors take the PSAT/NMSQT and self-identify as Hispanic on the answer sheet.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1> <H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in" align=left><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">National Scholarship Service (NSSFNS)<o:p></o:p></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1> <H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in" align=left><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">The NSSFNS offers a free college advisory and referral service for students who plan to attend two-year or four-year colleges. Scores are sent for students in eleventh grade who indicate that they are African American. (Note: This program is not conducted by NMSC.)</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1><o:p></o:p> <H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in" align=left><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">For more information, write to: </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1> <H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in" align=left><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">National Scholarship Service<BR>980 Martin Luther King Drive, SW, PO Box 11409<BR>Atlanta, GA 30310 </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1><o:p></o:p> <H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in" align=left><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">The Telluride Association</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"> offers scholarships to gifted juniors for summer seminars in the humanities and social sciences. (This program is not conducted by NMSC.) For more information, visit </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"><A href="http://www.tellurideassociation.org/" target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003366">www.tellurideassociation.org</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"> or write to: </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1><o:p></o:p> <H1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in auto 0.5in" align=left><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">Telluride Association <BR>217 West Avenue <BR>Ithaca, NY 1485</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></o:p></SPAN></H1> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P> Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? 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