Important Information

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• ACT: Testing and Registration Dates

  Test Dates

  1) September 10, 2011
  2) October 22, 2011
  3) December 10, 2011
  4) February 11, 2012*
  5) April 14, 2012
  6) June 09, 2012

  Registration Deadline

  1) August 12, 2011
  2) September 16, 2011
  3) November 4, 2011
  4) January 13, 2012
  5) March 9, 2012
  6) May 4, 2012

  Late Registration – Fee Required

  1) August 13 – 26, 2011
  2) September 17 – 30, 2011
  3) November 5 – 18, 2011
  4) January 14 – 20, 2012
  5) March 10 – 23, 2012
  6) May 5 – 18, 2012

• SAT Testing and Registration Deadlines

  2011-12 Test Dates

  1) October 1, 2011 – SAT & Subject Tests
  2) November 5, 2011 – SAT & Subject Tests
  3) December 3, 2011 – SAT & Subject Tests
  4) January 28, 2012 – SAT & Subject Tests
  5) March 10, 2012 – SAT only
  6) May 5, 2012 – SAT & Subject Tests
  7) June 2, 2012 – SAT & Subject Tests

  U.S. Registration Deadlines:

  Regular
  1) September 9, 2011
  2) October 7, 2011
  3) November 8, 2011
  4) December 30, 2011
  5) February 10, 2012
  6) April 6, 2012
  7) May 8, 2012

  Late (a fee applies)
  1) September 21, 2011
  2) October 21, 2011
  3) November 20, 2011
  4) January 13, 2012
  5) February 24, 2012
  6) April 20, 2012
  7) May 22, 2012

• Recently, Evan Wessler, MTP’s Vice President of Education, wrote a
  piece about the misconception among many parents that it is a good
  idea to have their son or daughter take the SAT or ACT “cold” the
  first time. We received a lot of positive feedback about the piece
  from educators and parents who found the piece informative so we
  wanted to share it with those who hadn’t seen it yet.

  Trial-Run SAT or ACT: A Bad Idea All Around

  Many parents believe that having their children take a “trial” SAT or
  ACT—that is, an SAT or ACT in February, March, or April for which
  their junior-year students sit without preparing—is a good idea. For
  several reasons, this is a dangerous assumption. Below, we explain why
  taking an SAT or ACT cold cannot possibly help, and may very well
  hurt, your child.

  1. There is already a test designed to answer the question, “How
  would my child do on the SAT or ACT if he/she took it cold?”: it’s
  called the PSAT or PLAN. The PSAT or ACT is an abridged version of the
  SAT or ACT normally taken in October of a student’s sophomore or
  junior year. If your child takes the PSAT or PLAN seriously, the
  results (which are returned in December) will provide a fair estimate
  of his or her predicted baseline SAT or ACT score. Importantly, PSAT
  or ACT scores are not considered in college admissions decisions.

  2. When making admissions decisions, many colleges consider the
  best scores students submit. However, the same schools often require
  students to submit all of their SAT scores. Suppose your child takes
  the test cold and does poorly; colleges may very well see those scores
  next to the other, hopefully better scores. Why give schools reason to
  think twice about your child’s abilities?

  3. When it comes to the SAT or ACT, confidence is of the utmost
  importance. If there is any way to gain confidence on the SAT or ACT
  (or on any standardized test, for that matter), it is through
  familiarity with the test’s content and structure. By having your
  child take the SAT or ACT without preparing, you are all but ensuring
  that his or her first SAT or ACT experience will be a miserable one.
  If the first SAT or ACT intimidates your child, subsequent SAT or ACTs
  most certainly will as well. This can only work against your child’s
  progress and improvement.

  4. The cost of the SAT or ACT is $49. There is simply no reason
  to spend money having your child take an SAT or ACT for which he or
  she has not diligently prepared: it’s a waste. Unbeknownst to most
  parents and students, the College Board sends every high school free
  copies of the SAT or ACT Preparation Booklet, which contains an
  official, full-length practice test. (The test can also be downloaded
  from College Board’s website.) If you want your child to take a
  “real”, “full” test under simulated test conditions, get a copy of
  this test and have him or her take the test timed at a library or in a
  classroom with other students taking the test. Again, it’s free, and
  colleges will never see the score.

  The bottom line is this: the apparent benefit of having your child
  take a “trial” SAT or ACT is far outweighed by the costs (both
  material and mental) discussed above. Use the PSAT or ACT and the free
  College Board resources at your disposal for your child’s “cold run”;
  you’ll avoid an unnecessary amount of stress in the future.

• Spring 2012 FCAT 2.0 Fact Sheet: http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/pdf/spring12ffs.pdf

  FCAT 2.0 and Florida EOC Assessments Achievement Levels: http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/pdf/achlevel.pdf

  FCAT 2.0 Reading and Mathematics Achievement Level Descriptions*: http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/alds.asp

  Algebra 1 EOC Assessment Achievement Level Descriptions*: http://fcat.fldoe.org/eoc/alds.asp

• PERT FAQ

  College Success Score Chart

  For more information visit: http://www.fldoe.org/schools/pdf/PERT-StudentStudyGuide.pdf