Testing
Freshman Year: Freshmen will take the PSAT 8/9 during their fall semester. They will also take the ILEARN Biology assessment during the spring semeseter.
Sophomore Year: Students will take the PSAT and the PreACT during the fall of their sophomore year.
Junior Year: Students will take the PSAT/NMSQT and the PreACT in the fall of their junior year. Then, the SAT will be administered to all juniors during school day in the spring. Students should plan to take both the SAT and ACT tests in the spring of the junior year. The Guidance Department will be in classrooms in the winter to help set up SAT and ACT testing accounts involving student login and passwords. There is also a Junior Parent Night in the spring when counselors will explain in greater detail the testing and college application process.
Senior Year: Students should plan to re-take (or take if haven't already) the SAT and ACT tests in the fall as college applications need to be completed and colleges need the scores for admission decisions. Having multiple scores may help in the admission decision as most colleges super score. This means they will take the best subtest scores from multiple administrations so it is in the students' best interest they take the tests at least 2 times.
SAT/ACT Prep Course
Bishop Dwenger offers SAT/ACT Classes twice a year, Fall and Spring. The class will address all areas of the SAT/ACT, and is open to any high school student in the Fort Wayne/Allen County area. Classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-7:00 p.m. The 14 sessions include the diagnostic testing, six verbal and six math sessions. The class fee is $225.00 and includes the text for the course. If you have other questions, you may call the front office at Bishop Dwenger High School at (260) 496-4700.
SAT/ACT Testing Information
Go to www.act.org and www.collegeboard.com to begin the registration process.
ACT test dates are: September 11, 2021, October 23, 2021, December 11, 2021, February 5, 2022, April 9, 2022, June 11, 2022, July 16, 2022. The cost is $55 without the optional essay.
SAT test dates are: August 28, 2021, October 2, 2021, November 6, 2021, December 4, 2021, March 12, 2022, May 7, 2022, June 4, 2022. The cost is $52.
Fee waivers are available. Students should see their guidance counselor for one if they qualify. Fee Waiver qualifications are posted on the testing websites or students can ask their counselor.
There is great information via student Naviance accounts and also on the ACT and Collegeboard websites to help. We have informed students of these valuable tools and also explain them at the Junior Parent Night (in the spring).
