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Posted on September 12, 2008 How do you register for the PSAT and SAT? When are the dates? Do you have to be in a specific grade to take them?
For the PSAT, you register in the counseling center. The dates for the SAT and PSAT are listed in the district's calendar. To register and get the dates for the SAT you can go on line to http://www.collegeboard.com/. You can also register by mail, you need an SAT Registration Booklet, which is available at in the counselor's office. The SAT Registration Booklet contains the registration form, return envelope, test dates, registration deadlines, fees, instructions, test center codes, and other registration-related information. As far as what grade you have to be in to take the test, talk to your counselor.
Posted on February 29, 2008 Are the PSATs offered in the spring?
Posted on December 23, 2009 Apparently there is a list of students who scored the highest on the PSAT. Is there any chance this will be made available to students?
Posted on December 23, 2008 Besides the National Merit Scholarship, does your PSAT score help with any other scholarships?
Generally no, but some colleges may consider the score for admission or a scholarship.
Posted on February 4, 2008 Is it true that the high school only offers one limited size SAT review class in the fall of each year to seniors? How do you get access to that?
The SAT review class is offered by our Community Education office. They can be reached at 881-0444 or you can get more information on our website.
Posted on August 18, 2009 When applying to college do we have to contact the college board to send the sat scores out or will they be on the transcript from the counselors?
If you didn't "opt out" to have your scores listed, they will be on your transcript. Please note that some colleges (you need to check) will require you to have the scores directly sent through the College Board.
Posted on May 6, 2008 Can a student take both the Sat 2 in Math and Science, even if they are scheduled for the same day? Are they at different times?
Students can take up to 3 subject tests in one day without a conflict.
Posted on April 30, 2008 What time should people arrive for the SAT and what should they bring?
Arrive by 8:00am and bring the SAT admission ticket, a picture ID, two #2 pencils and an acceptable calculator.
Posted on May 20, 2008 My child received information in the mail from the local office of a national test prep company. The mailing targeted current 10th graders who will be taking the PSAT in the fall. I don't know how the company got my child's information. Does the district provide student names/addresses to such companies?
Shen does not provide test prep companies with information about our students. Chances are that since your child has registered to take the PSAT, the College Board may have provided this information.
Advanced Placement
Posted on July 27, 2011 How many AP classes are offered at Shen?
We currently offer Advanced Placement Art, Literature and Composition, Statistics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Music Theory, Physics B, Biology, Chemistry, US History, and Computer Science. We are anticipating adding World History and English Language in the 2012-2013 school year, as well as some other language offerings.
Posted on April 8, 2008 What are the benefits of taking an AP (Advanced Placement) class?
Besides being more challenging than most high school courses, there are colleges that either waive required courses or grant college credits (saving tuition money). This depends on the score achieved on the Advance Placement test. Students should challenge themselves by taking Advanced Placement courses if they are capable and should seek advice from their counselor if they have questions.
Posted on May 12, 2008 If students are missing physical education classes for AP exams, do they have to make them up?
Physical education is New York State mandated course and required for graduation. The policy states that students who are absent from class are required to make up classes for course credit. In addition, they may need to make up any missed assessments, quizzes, and or assignments on the day they are out. Our guidelines are clearly listed on the Shenendehowa Physical Education web page, http://www.shenet.org/district/academicdept/PE/pehs.htm. It is the responsibility of the student to check with their respective teacher upon their return. If further explanation is needed please contact someone in the high school physical education department.
Posted on February 6, 2008 I believe accelerated/honors classes increase a student's GPA/ranking by a certain amount--by how much? Does each accelerated class provide their own curve?
Accelerated/honors classes are not weighted for the Grade Point Average (GPA). They are weighted for the class rank. All honors courses (and accelerated courses for eighth graders only) will be weighted by a multiplier of 1.03. All AP (advanced placement), SUPA (Syracuse University Project Advance), and SUNY courses will be weighted by a multiplier of 1.06.
Posted on March 8, 2010 Is it possible to take AP courses online, and then take the AP exam later? Shen does not offer some AP courses such as Chinese, Japanese etc.
Posted on May 4, 2010 Where can I find the AP exam schedule?
Posted on July 20, 2009 What is the percentage that AP test scores from College Board count towards the final score of AP classes? It seems like the High School has the final AP class grade before AP scores are sent from the board. Does this mean that the AP score from College Board has 0 percent impact on the AP class final grade?
Yes, they are not used towards the final high school grade. AP exams are used by colleges to determine college credit.
Posted on November 30, 2009 If you are in an AP class and want to drop to just the normal class is it too late?
Posted on December 4, 2009 Are there any plans to expand the amount of AP courses offered at Shen? For a school of over 2000 students it is really sad that there are only one-third of the possible APs. Even changing classes like Syracuse PAF to AP U.S. Gov and Syracuse Psychology to AP Psychology couldn't hurt.
Posted on May 6, 2009 Why do the AP Physics students have to take the Physics Regents exam? If they are in an AP class, surely they are deserving of some kind of break. Is it really because to many students opted out of the exam last year? So this year, these intelligent graduates are paying the price?
The New York State Regents curriculum contains content that is not covered in the AP Physics curriculum. Specifically, New York State requires students to complete a unit of study on The Standard Model of Fundamental Particles and Interactions in Modern Physics. Shen (along with the rest of the state) agrees that this course of study (which is completed between the AP Exam in May and the end of the school year in June) is an essential part of any High School Physics Program. Moreover, we have incorporated the Regents Exam as 20 % of the final course grades. Typically, our AP Physics students score very well on the Regents Exam, which improves their overall grade for the course.
Posted on May 26, 2009 Why aren't AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics offered as classes? A recent graduate who took the exams without these classes mentioned that after AP Calculus these were the two exams he found most beneficial to have taken.
The New York State Commissioner’s Regulations require public school students to earn a 1/2 unit of credit in Economics. At Shen, students take either Economics or Advanced Economics-Honors to meet this requirement. To adequately prepare students for both the AP Micro & AP Macro Economics exams, students would have to take a full year of Economics. This would make it difficult for students to meet the other graduation requirement for 12th grade Social Studies: a one semester course (1/2 unit of credit) in Participation in Government. In addition, taking only AP Micro Economics or AP Macro Economics (one semester for each course) doesn’t satisfy the New York State Economics core curriculum requirements. However, students that successfully complete the Advanced Economics-Honors course and are willing to study for AP exams have successfully challenged either the AP Micro or the AP Macro Economics exam. If you are interested in challenging one of these AP exams, please meet with the High School Academic Administrator for Social Studies in the beginning of the school year.
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