The Whitman All-Sports Booster Club sponsors Mock SAT and ACT tests in both the fall and spring semesters.
Upcoming Mock Test dates:
- SAT: Saturday, September 27 @ 9:30am in the Whitman Auditorium
- ACT: Saturday, November 8 @ 9:30am in the Whitman Cafeteria
Register here for one or both tests.
- Each test is $25 or $40 for both.
- This event is a fundraiser for the Whitman All-Sports Boosters Club and as such, no refunds for missed tests will be given.
- Mock tests are a great way for high school juniors and sophomores (and their parents) to gain familiarity with the test formats, build confidence, and decide which test, the ACT or the SAT, is a better fit.
- Digital SATs: Because all SATs in 2024 and beyond will be administered digitally, the Mock SATs at Whitman will also be administered digitally. Reminder: bring a charged laptop.
- Digital ACTs: Because ACTs are transitioning to a digital format, the Mock ACTs at Whitman will also be administered digitally. Reminder: bring a charged laptop.
- Tests will be conducted in the morning. Exact start/end times will be confirmed shortly.
- Tests are administered by Capital Educators.
- After each exam, students receive detailed score reports by mail and families are invited to attend follow up sessions, via Zoom. During these meetings, time will be dedicated to discussing test optional college admissions policies as well as the differences between the SAT and ACT. Capital Educators will also help families interpret their score reports and plan for upcoming standardized testing.
- Mock tests are a fundraiser for the Whitman All Sports Booster Club; therefore, refunds are not available.
Why Take the Practice SAT and/or Practice ACT with Whitman Boosters?
Standardized tests for colleges are in flux. Some schools are testing optional and some are going back to requiring tests for admissions.
Students typically take the digital Preliminary SAT (PSAT) in October of 10th and 11th grades. In both cases, this exam doesn’t “count” for college admissions. However a student’s scores on the PSAT directly correlate with those on the official, digital SAT. As a matter of fact, a student’s PSAT score is meant to capture exactly what a student would score on an SAT that same day.
Because the PSAT looks and feels real—and because it is structured differently than school exams—it can be unfamiliar and intimidating to students. For this reason, we have partnered with Capital Educators for many years to provide more practice opportunities for sophomores and juniors.
We offer students the option to take both practice tests so they can compare the experience of taking a paper ACT with that of taking the digital PSAT or Practice SAT. This is useful because any college that encourages the submission of test scores is equally happy to receive paper ACTs or digital SATs.
The bottom line is that the Whitman Boosters makes these practice tests available to decrease anxiety by providing opportunity and knowledge. Now more than ever, with testing policies in a state of flux at colleges, we believe that this service is of invaluable assistance.
For more information about test prep and these mock tests, you may contact Capital Educators’s president Phil Pine (philpine@capitaleducators).
For questions about your registration or testing days, email mocktests@whitmanboosters.org.
