Seniors who are interested in visiting a school/college are encouraged to do so after school, on Saturday and during vacation time. Since this is sometimes impossible, we will permit up to three one-day excused absences to visit schools/colleges under the following conditions:

1. An appointment must have been made with the school’s admissions office.

2. The student is responsible for all school work missed.

3. The visit must have the prior approval of the guidance office. This approval will not be given unless the student has made all arrangements with the guidance office at least one day prior to date of appointment. This means the proper form must be signed and completed by the deadline. This form is found in the guidance office. The guidance office will not accept telephone calls.

4. Upon approval of visitation, a form will be given to the student to be signed by the visitation site and returned to the guidance office. If not returned, an unexcused absence will be given.

5. Second semester visitations for schools/colleges and universities will not be honored after closing dates for admissions unless the student has already applied, and needs to make a visit.

6. If more than four students request visitation on the same day, the guidance office can limit the number that can attend. It will be based on the chronological order of request forms being submitted for approval.

7. Juniors may make post-secondary visitations the second semester if the student’s parent makes a prior appointment with the post-secondary institution and contacts the high school guidance office TWO days prior to the day of visitation.

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) - The SAT, a three-hour exam consisting of verbal and mathematical sections, is administered on seven national testing dates (October through June) at established test centers. Verbal and math scores are reported on a scale from 200-800, with scores in the 450-500 range considered average.

SAT II: Subject Tests (formally known as the Achievement Tests) - Many highly selective colleges require applicants to take as many as three of the 18 one-hour SAT II Subject Tests for admission or placement purposes. These curricular-based exams are administered on five of the six national testing dates on which the SAT is administered at established testing centers. Students may take from one to three Subject Tests on a single testing date, but they cannot take them on the same date they are taking the SAT. Subject Tests, if required, should be taken as soon after the completion of the related course as possible. Scores are reported on a scale from 200-800 as are the SAT scores. American College Testing Program (ACT) - The ACT is administered on five national testing dates annually (October through June) at established testing centers. Circleville High School is a testing center in June and October. Presently it is a three-hour exam consisting of four curricular-based tests: English; Mathematics; Reading; and Science Reasoning. Scores for each test and an ACT composite score are reported on a scale of 1-36, with scores in the 18-21 range considered average.

Some helpful websites:

Fastweb: www.Fastweb.com
SAT: collegeboard.com
College Net: www.collegenet.com

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