College Entrance Tests
Sophomores and juniors take the PSAT every October which is paid for by the State of Idaho for juniors and MTCHS pays for the sophomores to take this. MTCHS registers the students for this. The test is a practice SAT. The juniors can also qualify as National Merit Scholars if they score high enough on the test compared to all other juniors that take the test in the country.
Score reports are usually available before the December holiday break. Sophomore will get their scores and have a class presentation on how to read them by the counselor. Score reports for juniors are given by the counselor and a one on one discussion takes place about the scores and what they are thinking of doing after high school. They are directed to look at the resources that are free from the College Board using the link on their score sheet to study to improve on the next PSAT or the SAT for juniors.
All juniors take the SAT as part of the Idaho SAT Day in April each year. This is paid for by the State of Idaho and MTCHS registers the students.
ACT website to register is www.act.org. To take advantage of the free study materials go to http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation.html. When registering to take the test you will need a school code or AI code. The code for our high school is 130392.
Check out the comparative features of the ACT vs. SAT below.
Higher Education Day
In February or March, MTCHS will host it's annual Higher Ed Day. There are 11-12 Idaho Colleges and Universities here for Juniors to choose from. The counselor has the Juniors sign up to visit with 3 college representatives for 20 minutes each. There will be a introduction/overview of all of the colleges before hand. Higher Ed Day takes place from 12:40pm to 2:10 pm.
Please look below for more information such as college prep/steps for each grade level, articles and handouts that address important topics when trying to find a good college fit.