Colleges use a variety of tools in the process of admitting students. Among the tools they regularly use are the SAT or ACT tests provided by the College Board or American College Testing Services. These tests are administered on different dates throughout the academic year at local public high schools.

Students at Cumberland Christian School are allowed and encouraged to take the PSAT during the fall of the sophomore year. Students at CCS are required to take the PSAT during their junior year regardless of the diploma program they are pursuing.

It is recommended by the high school guidance office and college admission professionals that the best time for students to take the SAT is during the spring of the junior school year.

Students who are working on the college prep or honors diploma are required to take either the SAT or ACT before graduation.

The school code for Cumberland Christian School is 311557. This applies to all College Board tests and the ACT.

College Testing

Registration for the SAT or ACT

Test Dates for the SAT or ACT

Check for the date on which the SAT will be offered.

Check on the date on which the ACT will be offered.

The PSAT will be offered at Cumberland Christian School on October 17, 2007

Preparing for College Testing

Use the links below to connect to web sites providing free assistance to students preparing for particular college tests. On many sites students can create personal pages to continue preparing for the test and receive additional practice on questions through e-mail.

The College Board provides a web page to assist students prepare for the PSAT. This site includes general directions concerning the test as well as selected practice questions. A good place to start preparing for the PSAT is with the Preparing for the PSAT/NMSQT on the College Board web site.

The designers of the SAT, the College Board, have prepared a web site designed to assist students prepare for the SAT. At the SAT Preparation Center students can find links to practice questions, practice tests, a daily question to encourage continuing practice for the test.

The designers of the ACT have a developed a web site to assist students. At ACT Test Prep students can find free practice test questions as well as additional information about the test itself and the best ways to prepare for the test. Additional material is available at the site for an additional fee.

The Kaplan Test Preparation program is one of many commercial companies who assist families with a variety of test preparations. The program has been widely used with encouraging results. At the Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions web page students can find some free resources that include test taking strategies, practice questions, and practice tests for PSAT, SAT, ACT, and others.

The College Board designs and administers the Advanced Placement or AP used at Cumberland Christian School as well as other schools nationally and internationally. They have designed a web site that provides suggestions about preparing for the AP Exam as well as some practice questions from old AP exams at Preparing for the AP Exams. There is additional information to allow families to purchase resources that may provide additional assistance.

Students needing to take the SAT Subject Test will find the place to begin is at the College Board web page, Subject Tests Preparation Center. At this page students can select the subject and begin to gain suggested strategies for preparing and approaching the test.

Number2.com is a free web site designed to assist families with preparing for the SAT or ACT. Student can create a personal plan to prepare for these tests and the process of colleges admissions as well.

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