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• EOC - End of Course Assessments required tests taken at the end of Algebra I, Algebra II, ELA II, Government, and Biology.
• AP - Advanced Placement - Students are able to take classes in high school for college credit. Some colleges award credit based on test scores achieved on AP exams. Exams are taken during May of the class. For more information, go to www.ap.collegeboard.org
• Graduation Tests - Civics, US Constitution, Missouri Constitution, and CPR (taken during Health) and are required.
• PSAT/NMSQT - PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) - This test is the main way Junior students are able to enter the National Merit Scholarship Competition. It is offered in October. Make sure you listen to announcements and check your email for a sign-up. For more information: www.nationalmerit.org
• Pre-ACT - taken during 8-10th grades, a practice opportunity for sophomores in the fall, this test mimics the ACT College Admission Test.
• ACT - American College Testing - used by colleges for admissions and/or scholarships; not required by Boonville High School graduation but may be required by your college.
• See more information in our ACT Smore.
• SAT - Scholastic Aptitude Test - required by some colleges as a part of admissions, used more in Ivy League schools on East and West coasts; sometimes an alternative to ACT tests for other colleges
• ASVAB - Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test - used by the military to help determine a student's abilities and aptitude for for various subjects and careers
  
• Accuplacer - evaluates students' abilities in math, reading and writing; sometimes used in place of ACT for dual credit and some college admissions

General Information -

• Many colleges are now "test optional", meaning that you may submit a test score but without one, the college will also look at students in a more holistic way.

• Colleges will accept ACT or SAT scores. Application information will describe what test is preferred and/or required.

Why take a college entrance exam?

• Scores can enhance a candidate's application.

• Scores can mean automatic acceptance to some colleges.

• Scores can improve access to scholarship dollars.

• Scores can decrease the need for college placement exams after being admitted.

When should a score be submitted?

• Make the decision for each college separately.

• Know if the college will consider a test score.

• Share if the applicant score is at least within the middle 50% of student scores accepted to that college.

Accuplacer

• Used for admissions to some 2-year colleges, such as State Fair Community College.
• Typically taken Junior Year by BHS Students to fulfill a Missouri graduation requirement
• Allows students to see placement opportunities, such as in Dual Credit Math and English courses offered at BHS through CMU and State Fair.
• Each section is less than 30 questions.
• Test is not timed, allows for some built in accommodations, and done completely online through BHS or State Fair Boonville campus.
• Test is broken down into three parts -
• Writing (no actual writing is done, but editing for proper sentence structure, grammar, etc.)
• Math (Quantitative Reasoning Algebra and Statistics)
• If students answer enough questions correctly, students will automatically go onto Advanced Algebra & Functions (AAF). Their AAF score is what is used for dual credit placement for Precalculus College Algebra, Precalculus Trigonometry, and Statistics
• Reading (text comprehension)

ACT

• Plan to have earned the score you are happy with by October of your senior year.

• Test dates can be found here. The high school is a testing center for the ACT on many major national test dates. We also provide one free ACT test during April of students' junior year.

• All tests need to be registered for at act.org with the exception of a spring test offered only to juniors during a school day at the high school.

• The ACT covers 5 sections: English, Reading, Math, Science, and an optional Writing Test.

• ACT Test Prep is available. Students can ask for more information in the Counseling Office.

SAT

• Scholastic Aptitude Test
• Plan to have earned the score you are happy with by October of your senior year.
• Offered to 11th grade students in the fall during a school day at the high school.
• Top 11th grade scores nationwide qualify students for National Merit Scholarships.
• Students are encouraged to take the test to see how prepared they are for areas that they can improve upon. Areas include reading, writing, and math.
• Used primarily by Ivy League schools, such as Brown, Dartmouth, and MIT
• Offered 7 times a year
  
• More information can be found on the collegeboard.org website

Interested in learning more about the ACT? Click here for an opportunity to join in on an ACT Workshop, held at the BTEC.

Megan Gordon

Counselor, A-K

Test Coordinator

megan.gordon@bpsk12.net

Erika Soder

Counselor, L-Z

A+ and Dual Credit Coordinator

erika.soder@bpsk12.net

Kelly Ruesing

Counseling and Attendance Secretary

kelly.ruesing@bpsk12.net