A high score on the college admissions tests is a significant factor in both admissions and scholarship decisions. At G1C we offer extensive test preparation for the SAT, ACT, and PSAT.

SAT

The SAT is an entrance exam used by most colleges and universities to make admissions decisions. The idea is to provide colleges with one common criterion that can be used to compare all applicants. It is one factor in the admissions decision. Schools also consider your GPA, academic transcript, letters of recommendation, extracurricular activities, interviews, and personal essays.

PSAT

The PSAT is a two-hour test given once a year in October. Many students take the PSAT as preparation for the SAT taken in senior year and widely used as a major criterion for college admissions and to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Competition.The PSAT has separate math and verbal sections and a third section testing English grammar. Each subject is scored on a scale of 20 to 80 and these scores are combined to create the National Merit Scholarship selection index.

ACT

The ACT is an entrance exam used by most colleges and universities to make admissions decisions. The idea is to provide colleges with one common criterion that can be used to compare all applicants. The weight placed on ACT scores varies from school to school. Other important factors that schools consider in their admissions decisions are your high school GPA, academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, interviews and personal essays. .The ACT is offered nationally every year in September, October, December, February, April and June. Beginning in 2018, the test will also be offered in July.The ACT has four sections: English, Reading, Math and Science, as well as an optional 40-minute writing test.