Why You Need to Ace the SAT

SU TRU WHY YOU NEED TO ACE THE SAT то Acing the SAT is also acing your future: it helps you get into a better university, and find better and higher-paying jobs afterward. Learn what improving your score can do for you. E= SAT BY THE NUMBERS SAT SCORE 1498 1550 Average score in 2012: the lowest in 40 years Benchmark SAT Score RANGE indicating college readiness 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 What's a 200-800 additional subscores: 1990-2380 Critical Reading SAT Score 200-800 Scores of 25th-75th percentile of students accepted to the top 10 universities in the country. 2-12 made of? Writing Essay 200-800 20-80 Multiple-choice writing questions Mathematics UNIVERSITIES YOU COULD ATTEND Score ranges are based on enrolled students' range of SAT scores between the 25th and 75th percentiles during fall 2011 high medium low 2110-2380 1750-2050 1490-1910 2160-2380 California Institute of Technology 2110-2380 Princeton University 1780-2050 Boston University 1490-1910 Earlham College 1490-1840 Berea College 1750-2050 American University WHAT HAPPENS AFTER GRADUATION Public school grads earn just 80% of what private school grads earn 50% 80% Only about 50% find employment right out of college Ivy League graduates boast the highest employment rates overall at 59% 59% HOW MUCH YOU COULD EARN high (1900+) Chief Technology Officer $180,000 E OF INSTITUT Electrical Engineer $86,000 Mechanical Engineer $66,000 medium (1500-1899) Sr. Software Engineer/Developer $97,000 Mechanical Engineer $66,000 BOSTON UNIVERSITY Financial Analyst $56,000 low (1499-) Research Director $82,000 EARLHAM HR Manager $43,000 COLLEGE Grant Writer $22,000 Tips to ace the SAT test-optional university Operations Manager $65,000 Short-term: Test-taking tips Counselor $43,000 Relax Alcorn State University TA $15,000 Practice Learn when and how to guess Ident the easier questions You can ace the SAT. Pace yourself Long-term: General academic performance Learn to read more effectively Huntington Learning Center can help. Improve your vocabulary Develop problem-solving abilities SOURCES http://www.nytimes com/2012/o9/25/education/slight-dip-in-sat-scores-for-the-clas5-of-2012 html? r=o http://sat.collegeboard org/scores/understanding-sat-scores http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505145 162-57521043/u s-high-school-students-whiff-on-sat/ http://articles washingtonpost.com/2012-09-24/local/35495510_1 SCores-board-president-gaston-caperton-test-takers http://www.stt.org/document doc?id=402 http//colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/data# http://www.r http://www.aerdwallet com/blog/nerdscholal2 list-of-schools e-salary- http://huntingtonhelps.com/PDFS/Huntington-High-TestPrepare pdf