Pre-ACT

Congratulations to all of the students who successfully completed the PSAT today!  I realize that thinking about even more testing right after you took the PSAT isn't always the top of your priority list, but I wanted to make sure that you (and your parents) knew that registration for the Pre-ACT is now open!

There are a few things to know that might help you decide if you are interested in taking the Pre-ACT or not.

1. The test is open to sophomores and juniors only.

2. There is a cost to sign up for the Pre-ACT.  The charge is $15.

3. The Pre-ACT is the practice test for the ACT.  (This year, Juniors will be taking the SAT at WKHS for free in March.  If you decide you want to take the ACT instead, you will have to sign up and take that on a Saturday national test date instead.)

4. The Pre-ACT is a paper/ pencil test.  (The actual ACT is offered both paper/ pencil or digitally, but more students and more national testing sites administer it as a paper/ pencil test so that is what we are doing for the practice test too.)

5. Taking the PSAT and the Pre-ACT is a great way for students to experience both tests and be able to compare them to see which one you like better.  If you know which test you feel more comfortable with (and which one you scored better on for the practice tests) that can help you decide which one you would want to focus your test prep on for the actual ACT/ SAT admissions tests.

6. The Pre-ACT will be offered to Kilbourne students on Thursday, November 7th.

7. The PreACT also includes a career component to help students identify career interests and potential career fields to explore.

8. There is a LIMIT to the number of students who can take the Pre-ACT at Kilbourne on November 7th!  Space will be limited to the first 200 registrants.  (This is important because, for comparison sake, we had over 400 students take the PSAT today.  So, we have half of the number of seats available for the Pre-ACT which means if you are interested in signing up you will want to register soon.)

9. Registration is a 2-step process.  You will need to complete the registration google doc which is linked on the Counselor Website - www.wkhscounselors.com - and then log into your MyPaymentsPlus account to pay the $15 test registration fee.

If you have any questions or need any help getting signed up for the Pre-ACT, don't hesitate to stop by and see me!