Your junior year is winding down with just a few months left, which means that you’re likely making plans for the summer. Remember, the more you prepare before senior year, the more you’ll be able to enjoy it! Here are some important plans you shouldn’t neglect, from now until the end of this school year - and throughout the summer between your junior and senior years of high school.
1. Allowing your standardized exam test prep to take a back-burner
Not staying on top of your ACT or SAT test prep around the month of June is common for many students at the end of their junior year of high school. After completing finals in high school courses and AP exams, many students feel a break in studying is warranted. While that may be true for a day or so, you cannot afford to take an extended break from studying for these important exams.
2. Not focusing on preparing for SAT subject tests
These exams can drastically enhance your college applications – especially if you do well on them. If you sign up to take any SAT subject tests, make sure to fully prepare and review the subject in order to ensure you’re ready to take on any subjects you’ll be tested on.
3. Not devoting significant portions of your summer to college planning, visits, and admissions
The end of the school year is the time in which you begin to make summer plans. You should make sure that those plans include researching colleges, touring schools of interest, and working on your college admissions essays. Also, if you plan on taking a standardized exam again in the fall, you should focus on studying during the summer so that you’ll be prepared once your exam date arrives.
4. Not taking college applications into account when selecting your senior year course schedule
All high school juniors should carefully plan out their senior year course schedule. Outside of academic requirements, there are several factors to keep in mind. It’s best to choose first-semester courses that will improve your competitive edge, in terms of college admissions. Second-semester course should be reserved for exploration and pursuing one’s passions.
2022 Mock Test Dates
with a Live Virtual Proctor
VHES offers online mock SAT and ACT tests Saturdays at 9:00 am through Lessonspace, a teaching platform that enables our proctors to oversee virtual exams and gauge students' test readiness. Upon registering for mock tests, students will receive a test packet in the mail that includes the following:
ACT/SAT answer sheet
ACT/SAT test booklet
Testing instructions
Please sign up no later than Monday during the week of the mock test. The day before each test, students will receive an emailed link to join the virtually proctored test.
Upon completion of the test, parents and students receive a 9-page diagnostic report showing how the student is performing in each dimension of the SAT or ACT. This detailed report is used to establish a baseline score, is the basis for test-prep planning, and is instrumental in helping us customize a tutoring program that addresses the most pertinent test sections. For students taking both the ACT and SAT, we also provide a concordance chart with test recommendations. See what our baseline test reports look like: ACT and SAT. There is a $25 test registration fee.
Register for a mock test by clicking on a specific test date below.
Mock ACT test dates:
May 21, 2022
Mock SAT test dates:
May 14, 2022
We also offer one-to-one mock testing at our offices. This consists of a full-length practice test for your child. Tests include: ACT, SAT, PSAT, SSAT, ISEE, HSPT, and SAT Subject Tests. We provide the test booklet, essay booklet, answer sheet, testing timer, calculator, and pencils.
We can send parents a practice test as well, to administer to their student in-home. We will send out a free practice test packet along with proctoring instructions. Parents must send the answer sheet back to us via email or mail.