Transcript Using Your PLAN Results

Using Your PLAN Results
INTERPRETIVE GUIDE FOR STUDENTS
Understanding Your PLAN Results in Three Quick Steps
1. How am I doing so far?
Your PLAN Score Report shows your relative
strengths and weaknesses in four subject areas
important for college success: English, math,
reading and science. You can see how your scores
compare to those of other students like you who have
taken the PLAN. Ask your counselor how you can
improve in areas where you are not as strong.
Understanding Your PLAN Results in Three Quick Steps
2. What are my plans and goals after high
school?
When you took PLAN, you answered questions
about the courses you are taking or plan to take in
high school, your career interests, and your plans
after high school. This information will help you see
if you need to change your educational plans in order
for you to meet your goals.
Understanding Your PLAN Results in Three Quick Steps
3. Am I on track for college?
Your PLAN Score Report shows you how well you
are learning the skills you’ll need to be ready for
college. Most likely, you have learned some of these
skills better than others. Use your PLAN Score
Report to help you strengthen those skills that you
still need to work on.
A Note About
Test Scores
Because no test can
measure educational
development with
absolute precision, it’s
best to think of each of
your PLAN scores as a
range rather than as a
precise point. For
example, a score of 17
on one of the four
tests, such as the
Reading Test, means
that your level of
educational
development in the
subject probably is
somewhere from 15-19
(17 plus or minus 2).
What Do Your Scores Mean?
 Your scores are between 1 (the lowest score
you can receive) and 32 (the highest score you
can receive). PLAN takes the number of
questions you got right on each test and
translates it into a number between 1 and 32
(called a “scaled score”). Just like grades, your
scores tell you how well you did on each test.
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 Your Composite score is simply the average of
the English, Math, Reading and Science Test
Scores. For example if you were to get a score of
18 in English, a 19 in Mathematics, a 17 in
Reading and an 18 in Science, your composite
score would be 18.
18 + 19 + 17 + 18 = 72 / 4 = 18
Let’s Take A Look…
 http://media.act.org/documents/PLAN-SampleStudentScoreRpt.pdf
Something to Consider…
College Admissions
 Colleges are getting
more and more
selective when it comes
to admitting students
into their college or
university.
Admission Requirements
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Bowling Green State University
http://uas.bgsu.edu/counselor/profile/
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The Ohio State University
http://undergrad.osu.edu/admissions/quick-facts.html
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Wright State University
http://www.wright.edu/undergraduateadmissions/prepare/admission-policies-and-procedures
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Miami University
http://www.miami.muohio.edu/admission/admission/highschool/class-profile/index.html
Other Colleges and Universities
Below is a link to all of
Ohio’s Private Colleges
and Universities:
http://www.aicuo.edu/docs2/AICUO%20Counselors%20Guide%202011-12.pdf
 Below is a link to all of
Ohio’s Public Colleges
and Universities:
http://www.opuac.org/pdf/thinkpublic.pdf
What should you be doing as a sophomore?
 Challenge Yourself: Do more than the minimum requirement for high school
graduation. The harder you try, the more prepared you will be for post-graduation.
 Care about your grades: If you are not doing as well as you would like, ask
for help from a teacher, parent or student. Utilize study tables and tutoring
opportunities.
 Get involved: Whether it’s a club, sport, or the arts, being involved in school
activities boosts your chance of getting into the college of your choice, and increases
scholarship opportunities.
 Keep practicing: You should take the ACT at least twice to help increase your
score. The better the score, the better the scholarship money you receive for college.
 Start Talking: Begin talking to your parents or guardians and your guidance
counselor about what your plans or goals are for after high school.
Websites for Career Information
 For descriptions of hundreds of
occupations, plus information on
salary, entry requirements, related
occupations, and related college
majors, go to www.planstudent.org
 To find information about
occupations in the Air Force,
Army, Marines, and Navy, go to
www.todaysmilitary.com
 For information on occupations
and the outlook for future
openings, go to the Occupational
Outlook Handbook at
www.bls.gov/ooh