Spring 2018 SAT ® SCHOOL DAY Student Answer Sheet Instructions This guide shows you how to complete the SAT® School Day answer Demographic Questions: Your teacher or counselor will read the sheet. Typically before test day, your school will conduct a session to instructions to you; however you may refer to the directions below for allow you to complete certain fields on the answer sheet to save time each field that must be completed. Fields below called out as required are on test day. There are three parts to be completed: required student necessary in order to score your test. information for scoring, taking advantage of your four free score 1. First and Last Name This field is required to score your test. sends, and participating in the optional questionnaire. Only students that returned a completed consent form will participate in the optional 2. School This field is required and will be used to validate your school if a questionnaire. processing exception occurs. 3. School Code This field is required and will be provided by your teacher How Answering The Optional or counselor on test day. It is a College Board identifier representing your Questionnaire Helps Your College Search high school. 4. Optional Code Leave this field blank. Looking for a good college fit can be challenging. The College Board is here to help. Student Search Service® is a free program that connects you 5. Date of Birth This field is required to validate your answer sheet as with colleges and universities across the country and around the world part of scoring. that are looking for students just like you. 6–9. Home/Mailing Address This field is optional but recommended. If you participate in Student Search Service, your information may Your home or mailing address is used to assist the College Board in also be shared with eligible colleges, scholarship programs, and other matching your answer sheet to your College Board record. The College educational organizations. Participating organizations may receive Board may contact you regarding this test, and your address will be information you provide on the answer sheet, including your email added to your record. If you also opt in to Student Search Service, your address, mailing address, as well as information that you have added address will be shared with interested colleges. to your College Board online BigFuture™ profile, but they will not 10. Country Code Leave this field blank. receive information about disabilities, your actual test scores, or your 11. Mobile Number This field is optional. If provided, you agree to receive phone number. text messages from the College Board about a test program for which Your answer sheet contains questions about you, your high school you are registered, to participate in research surveys, and/or to receive experiences, and your thoughts about college. Answering the questions free college planning services. and then opting in to Student Search Service (marking “yes” in box 43) 12. Grade Level This field is required to validate your answer sheet as helps you connect with colleges and scholarships looking for students part of scoring. just like you. You don’t have to respond, but we strongly recommend that you do, because your answers: 13. Email Address Email address is optional. If provided, it will be used to deliver reminders about your SAT test dates, test-preparation strategies, Give your counselors and college admission officers information and score availability. If you supply a parent or guardian’s email, it will only they can use to help you plan for the future. be used by the College Board to provide updates on test programs. Provide information to the College Board that helps us ensure that 14. Expected High School Graduation Date This field is optional. the SAT is a fair and accurate test for all students. Your answers to some questions won’t appear on your score report but will be used 15. Sex This field is required to validate your answer sheet for scoring. by the College Board for research and planning. 23. Student IdentificationThis field is your state student identifier or Help colleges and universities create a picture of the academic SASID. (Do not provide your Social Security Number.) This field is required preparation, extra- and cocurricular involvement, and post- and used to assist in reporting your scores to your school, district, high-school plans of your graduating class. See the SAT School Day and state. Student Guide to learn more. Optional Questionnaire Questions 20–21 and 24–43. These questions are optional and should only be completed if you returned a signed Confidentiality consent form. Use the following pages to assist you in completing Institutions that receive your SAT scores and related data are required to these questions. keep them confidential and to follow College Board guidelines for using 22. Optional Four Free Score Sends If you wish to send your scores to information. After testing, see the SAT School Day Student Guide for colleges or scholarship organizations, complete Question 22 using the more details, including how to opt out of the Student Search Service if school codes included on pages 6–24 of this booklet. you change your mind. 16–19. Leave these questions blank. Answer Sheet Instructions Your answers to questions about your background and family will help ensure that tests and services are fair and useful to all students. Your answers may be used for research purposes and included in reports to your high school, school district, or state. SAT School Day Colorado Student Answer Sheet Instructions 1 20. Language Background Optional. Answer both questions below Science (for example, biology, chemistry, or physics) about your language background. Social Studies (for example, history, government, or geography) A. What language did you learn to speak first? Languages a. English only Arts and Music (for example, art, music, art history, dance, b. English and another language or theater) c. Another language 29. Coursework For each course under Math, Science, Languages, B. What language do you know best? English/Language Arts, and Social Studies, do the following: a. English For each year of school, go down the list of courses and fill in b. English and another language the ones you took in that year. For every honors, AP, or dual c. Another language enrollment course, fill in the bubble in that column, too. 21. Racial/Ethnic Group Optional. Answer both questions about Fill in courses you plan to take. Hispanic origin and about race. For these questions about your Go down the list and mark the bubble in the “None” column, for identity, Hispanic origins are not races. courses you haven’t taken and don’t plan to take in high school. A. Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? (Check all that apply.) College Plans 30–37: If you have any plans for what kind of college you’d a. No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin like to go to, let us know. These questions are optional; leave blank if you choose not to answer. b. Yes, Cuban c. Yes, Mexican 30. College Setting d. Yes, Puerto Rican A. What college setting(s) do you prefer? e. Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin a. Large city or metropolitan area B. What is your race? (Check all that apply.) b. Medium-size city a. American Indian or Alaska Native c. Small city or town b. Asian (including Indian subcontinent and Philippines origin) d. Suburban community c. Black or African American (including African and e. Rural Afro-Caribbean origin) f. Undecided d. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander B. Where would you like to go to college? e. White (including Middle Eastern origin) a. Close to home Score Reporting (box 22) and Student Identification (box 23) are explained b. In my home state on the previous page. c. In a state bordering mine d. Beyond states bordering mine GPA and Rank 24–27: These questions ask for your best estimate of your academic progress. These questions are optional; leave blank if you e. Outside the United States choose not to answer. f. Undecided 24. Average Grades Fill in the bubble for your estimate of the average 31. College Size What size college(s) are you thinking of attending? grade you’ve earned in high school in each course category. Your A. Fewer than 2,000 students E. About 15,000 to 20,000 answer to this question won’t be included on score reports sent B. About 2,000 to 5,000 students to colleges. students F. More than 20,000 students 25. Class Rank Give your best estimate of your most recent high school C. About 5,000 to 10,000 class rank. (For example, if you’re 15th in a class of 100, you’re in the students G. Undecided 81st–90th percentile.) D. About 10,000 to 15,000 A. 91st–100th percentile students B. 81st–90th percentile 32. College Majors Find three subject areas in the list on page 4 that you C. 61st–80th percentile might want to study in college (you aren’t choosing a major, just picking D. 41st–60th percentile what interests you today). Write in the code number and fill in the E. 21st–40th percentile bubbles for each choice. F. 1st–20th percentile 33. College Type Fill in the appropriate bubble(s) to indicate the type of college or university you’re considering. 26. Grade Point Average Indicate your cumulative grade point average for all academic subjects in high school. A. What types of institution(s) are you interested in attending? A. A+ (97–100) G. C+ (77–79) a.