It is the exam usually taken in the sophomore or junior year as a warm-up for the College Board SATI. The SAT is the exam accepted by colleges and universities as part of their admission requirements. The SATII subject exams test specific areas such as English, Math or a foreign language. You can choose which subject tests to take. The UC system requires the SATII exam. It is one of the exams colleges and universities accept as part of their admission requirements.

New students move in on Thursday, August 16, 2007 and orientation activities begin later that afternoon. (Students participating in some fall sports, specifically football, soccer, volleyball, track, and golf arrive on campus earlier. Early arriving athletes participate in all freshman orientation activities.)

Standardized tests are only one indicator of how well you might perform in college. Of course we like to see high scores if possible, but your day-to-day performance in classes (i.e., GPA) is more important to us. The combination of a mediocre GPA and low test scores will be a concern, however.

Yes, we do not limit the number of cars on campus. Parking is free and it is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.　 All students living in campus housing are issued a parking decal.

Yes, freshmen are allowed to have cars on campus. A parking permit is required for all students that have a car on campus.

Typically, orientation, testing, and registration for freshman applicants and transfers begin the last Saturday of August. Visit the Dean of Freshmen site for more information. Back to Top »

While most EAP programs are geared towards juniors and seniors, there are a limited number of EAP programs that are available to sophomores. If you are a freshman, but will have sophomore standing (30 units or more), you can potentially go on an EAP program in the second semester of your freshman year. The deadline to apply for spring programs is usually in October. More information is available on the Berkeley Programs for Study Abroad website: http://ias.berkeley.

There are plenty of internships accessible to freshmen! As long as you keep an open eye and constantly search for an internship, you are likely to find an opportunity. A good place to start is the Career Center. There are various ways for you to find an internship. The Cal Jobs Listing allows students to search for internships and jobs through listings. Internship Fairs are also offered throughout the school year.

Our Student Records Department has PSAT, SAT and ACT test scores on the transcripts for some students, but only if the student provided us with his/her correct social security number and put the correct social security number on the test at the time the test was taken. Test scores are posted from a data file purchased from the testing company, so we can't be certain that all information is provided. We are under no requirement to maintain these scores, but do so as a convenience to the students.

The PSAT (Pre-Scholastic Assessment Test) is normally taken by high school students and serves as a practice test for the SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test). The SAT is taken by juniors and seniors as a precursor to college/university admission. It is also an assessment of a student's verbal and mathematical skills.

While it is always a good idea to review the practice materials before any exam, students should not invest in formal, expensive test prep classes for the PSAT. The PSAT is meant only as a practice SAT, so, in a sense, taking the PSAT constitutes a form of test prep for the SAT.

College admissions offices will not see students' PSAT scores. This score is meant to give students some guidance in preparing for the SAT, and for strong junior test takers, this score will be used to determine students' status in the National Merit Scholarship Competition.

The PSAT/NMSQT is great practice for the SAT, and juniors who take the test may qualify to enter National Merit Scholarship Corporation programs. Most importantly, the PSAT/NMSQT is a comprehensive tool that gives valuable feedback to the students and the school. Your son/daughter will receive scores in verbal reasoning, math reasoning, and writing and will se how his/her scores compare to other sophomores across the country.

All students are allowed to have cars on campus with the proper parking permits. Parking permits are $25 each.

A raw PSAT score is calculated the same way as a raw SAT score. For each section (verbal, math, or writing skills), you get one point for a correct answer, but you lose 1/4 of a point for an incorrect regular multiple-choice answer. In the math section, you lose 1/3 of a point for each incorrect quantitative comparison answer. There is no penalty for incorrectly answering a grid-in. There is also no penalty for skipped questions.