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Admission to an American college: how to choose a specialty and pass exams

American higher education opens the doors to almost any prestigious company in all countries of the world. And for people living in the USA, an American college diploma is a must-have if you want to get a promising job with a good salary.

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The prestige of this education is based on a strict selection system - to get into college, you don’t just have to want it, you need to prove your level of knowledge and abilities.

They are tested using two tests - ACT and SAT. We asked school representatives Advanced Academic Programs of Roslynpreparing for these tests, explain to us the difference between them and the nuances that should be paid attention to during preparation.

Due to the pandemic, these tests have become optional in some universities. However, they still play an important role in the selection process of applicants, as well as influence the decision of an educational institution to issue scholarships.

SAT:

  • Items: reading and writing in English, mathematics (arithmetic, algebra I and II, geometry, trigonometry and data analysis), essays (optional).
  • Duration: 3 hours (without essays), 3 hours 50 minutes (with essays).
  • Points: from 400 to 1600.

According to Prepscholar experts, if you score 1400 on this test, you'll be able to get into almost any college except the top 1510, which requires extraordinary ability to get into. For example, the average SAT score for Princeton students is 1200. But if you are targeting popular but less famous institutions, then the main thing is to score above XNUMX.

ACT

  • Items: English, Mathematics (Arithmetic, Algebra I and II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Probability and Statistics), Reading, Scientific Thinking, Essays (optional).
  • Duration: 2 hours 55 minutes (without essays), 3 hours 40 minutes (with essays).
  • Points: from 1 to 36.

The average ACT score is 20,6. If you scored 21 points, then you scored more than 50% of the test takers and have a very high chance of going to your chosen college.

There is no particular difference between the tests for universities; higher education institutions accept any of them, so the choice is up to the student.

How to find out how many points you need to score to enter your chosen college

A banal Google search will help you with this. Search for "[College Name] average SAT (or ACT) score" and then click on the links that appear in the search. It is better to choose the official websites of universities or other education-related organizations.

Another (slightly less convenient) method is to browse the website of the college you're interested in and periodically use ctrl + F to look for any mention of SAT or ACT scores. The best pages for such a search are information about statistics on admission of applicants, as well as facts and figures about the institution.

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How to prepare

Having seen the list of items for each test, you, of course, thought that this was a difficult task - the terminology and other nuances were scary. IN Advanced Academic Programs of Roslyn They say that nothing is impossible - it all depends on preparation. The school offers a variety of courses to prepare for the SAT and ACT.

There are individual courses and group (small and large groups), where you will be provided with the full range of knowledge required to pass these tests.

For example, you can prepare for the SAT in 13 weeks (classes once a week for 3 hours or 2 times a week for an hour and a half).

In addition, you can prepare for specific test subjects for which you need help. Such classes are held mainly individually or in groups of 2-3 people, assembled from students with a similar level of training.

When to take the ACT and SAT tests

Several specific dates are set each year for each of these tests, from fall to early summer.

For SAT dates available this year, visit this page.

Dates, conditions and details for the ACT test can be found here.

An important nuance that many people miss

American teachers love thinking students who are able to express their thoughts beautifully and correctly on paper. Therefore, you will have to write an essay in almost every course.

Even if you decide not to take it during the ACT or SAT, the inability to write such texts will come back to haunt when submitting documents to the university and during training, where you will have to write an essay at every step.

therefore Advanced Academic Programs of Roslyn offers a Creative Writing course where you will be taught how to express your thoughts correctly and scientifically.

It is not always easy to write a coherent and interesting text even in your native language, and there is nothing to say about a foreign one. V Advanced Academic Programs of Roslyn will teach the basic rules and techniques of writing an essay, as well as tell you which formulations should be used in such texts, and which ones should be forgotten.

How to choose an educational institution

Sometimes all school graduates and their parents want is a college degree. They do not always understand who they want to study for and how. But in the US, this is important because each college has its own approaches to teaching, which can radically distinguish it from others. Choosing an educational institution is not only a matter of its prestige and the specialty you are interested in, but also the choice of teaching methodology.

With prestige, everything is simple - ratings are published at every step by dozens of publications. And with the choice of a specialty for which you have an inclination, and a teaching method that suits you only experienced professionals can help. Advanced Academic Programs of Roslyn certified to use well proven in over 15 countries HAB test (Highlands Ability Battery), which identifies the aptitudes and talents of the future student so that he can achieve brilliant success in college and in building a career.

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