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COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS

PSAT
The PSAT will be given on campus in October. You will register for the PSAT upon arrival in Israel. Our staff in Israel will do this with you. There is nothing you need to do in advance. NFTY-EIE is an PSAT testing center and administers the exam on campus. The exam fee can be paid in Israel in dollars or shekels prior to the exam or your parents will be billed later. As the results need to be sent to your home high school, please make certain that you bring your home school's test code number to Israel as well at your social security number . If you have any special accommodations, please make sure to speak with your home high school guidance counselor and make sure to inform the College Board in advance as well as the Director of Admissions.

SAT I & II
The SAT I Exam and the SAT II Subject Tests are given in Israel on Sundays rather than Saturdays. Students on the Fall semester generally take the SAT on the November testing date while students on the Spring semester generally take it in May. If you plan to take either the SAT I or SAT II Exams while in Israel, you must request an international application form from your high school at home or the College Board . Please visit the College Board’s website at http://www.collegeboard.com/ for more information. Fill out the registration form carefully, noting that you will take the test in a foreign country. You must apply to take the SAT I or SAT II exam at the Testing Center at the Anglican School in Jerusalem. The test center code at the Anglican School in Jerusalem is 74-422. As the results need to be sent to the home high school, make certain that you bring the local high school code number and social security number with you to Israel .

Be certain to pay the international testing fee and fill in the home high school's code number before you mail the application form back to the College Board. You must register for the SAT I or SAT II Exam before you leave for Israel in order to make certain that there is space . If you do need to register for the SAT I or SAT II Exam from Israel, you will need to pay for the exam with a check in dollars: Israeli shekels, traveler’s checks or cash will not be accepted. You must register in the United States for both the SAT I and the SAT II. For specific answers concerning the SAT I or the SAT II, please refer to the Educational Testing Service website: www.collegeboard.org.

Please remember that students cannot take the SAT I and II on the same day. (However, it is possible to take several SAT II’s on the same day). In the weeks prior to the exam, there will be a prep course that will review math and verbal skills. The course will not cover test taking techniques. This course is offered at no additional charge.

ACT
If you need to take the ACT Exam you can do so in Israel. NFTY-EIE is an ACT testing center and administers the exam on campus. Once you are in Israel, our staff will register you for this exam. There is nothing you need to do in advance. Our bursar will bill you for the cost of the exam after you have taken it.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP)
The AP exams are offered on campus in May. If you plan to take an AP exam, your parents will be contacted in March regarding ordering and payment. You must have a B or above by the mid-semester evaluation period in order to take the AP exam in Israel. There is nothing you need to do in advance to register for the AP exams. NFTY-EIE is an AP testing center and administers the exam on campus. Our staff in Israel will register you for these exams. Our bursar will bill you for the cost of the exam after you have taken it.

 

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