SAT & ACT Resources
The information here is intended to help you do your best on the ACT, SAT, and PSAT to help you gain admission to colleges and universities.
ACT & SAT Dates for Pickens High School
Almost all colleges and universities, and some scholarships, will require you to have either a SAT or ACT score to submit.
In order to take the SAT and/or ACT you will need to create an account with their websites (click on the button below), register to take the test, and then utilize their website to have your scores sent to the school of your choice.
PHS School Code 111695
SAT Resources
Listed below are multiple SAT resources provided by the College Board:
Getting Ready to Take the SAT - is a document lists the steps you need to take during the process of registering for the test, how to send your scores, and how to access your scores. [Is this an accurate document?]
Benefits of Taking the SAT - More students take the SAT than any other college admission test. This document explain why.
SAT Student Guide is a document that provides important information about the SAT, tips and advice on taking the test, and also contains practice questions to try.
SAT Quick Reference Guide contains contact information for various departments within College Board such as the SAT, AP Testing, PSAT, and Services for Students with Disabilities.
SAT Registration and Test Day Quick Guide takes you through the process of online registration.
SAT Student Guide to Practice and Scores provides you with resources needed to study and practice for the SAT.
SAT Practice Test is provided by College Board. College Board also encourages student to utilize Khan Academy to do online test practicing. Click HERE to access the Khan Academy website.
Student ID Form can be used if you do not have proper identification to use for the day of your test.
Parent's Guide to Getting Your Teen Ready for the SAT is your resource for parents and guardians.
PSAT and PSAT Score Instructions
For the 2024-25 school year, the PSAT will be administered to all PHS 10th grade students in October. The school will automatically register all PHS 10th grade students for the test. PSAT scores will be released in December to the students' College Board accounts via www.collegeboard.org .
If you do not already have a College Board account, then you will need to create one by going to www.collegeboard.org. When creating your account, please identify Pickens High School as your current school and use the CEEB Code of 111695. From there you will be able to access your PSAT score.
The PSAT will not be offered again at PHS until October of 2024. Homeschool students interested in taking the PSAT test at PHS in October of 2024 will need to please email our PHS Testing Coordinator, Dr. Wendy Arnold, to inquire about this option at wendyarnold@pickenscountyschools.org beginning August of 2024.
Georgia Transfer (GAtracs)
The GAtracs website offers multiple college credit tools to students who are interested in exploring a variety of opportunities at the colleges and universities in Georgia. Below are just a few of the tools that GAtracs offers on their website: