Academics
College Counseling
The college process is an opportunity for personal growth, self-reflection, and self-discovery.
The Sixth Form year is a time of profound change: students begin to think about leaving the Groton School community, entering adulthood, and choosing a college. 我们意识到其中的兴奋和挑战, and we provide tools to help our students navigate the many paths toward college admission.
虽然结果很重要，但过程也很重要. The College Counseling Office focuses on discovering good matches between students and colleges. 我们相信这是每个学生的个人旅程. 易胜博app安卓下载大学辅导员的作用是提供支持, guide, and educate students and their families; students come to understand themselves as they explore the ever-changing world of college admission.
从五年级的冬天开始, 大学辅导员举行小组信息会议, 与学生和家长单独会面, and parent presentations. During Sixth Form, students continue with individual meetings and have the opportunity to talk with more than one hundred college representatives who visit Groton. In addition, families and students have access to the school’s computer-based college counseling program, which provides statistics, college searches, links to scholarships, and other information.
虽然结果很重要，但过程也很重要. The College Counseling Office focuses on discovering good matches between students and colleges. 我们相信这是每个学生的个人旅程. 易胜博app安卓下载大学辅导员的作用是提供支持, guide, and educate students and their families; students come to understand themselves as they explore the ever-changing world of college admission.
从五年级的冬天开始, 大学辅导员举行小组信息会议, 与学生和家长单独会面, and parent presentations. During Sixth Form, students continue with individual meetings and have the opportunity to talk with more than one hundred college representatives who visit Groton. In addition, families and students have access to the school’s computer-based college counseling program, which provides statistics, college searches, links to scholarships, and other information.
How to Plan
Our College Planning Calendar 提供循序渐进的指导，从三年级到六年级.
Matriculations
2019-2023年，有5名或以上易胜博app安卓下载学生被录取的学院:
University of Chicago
35
Georgetown University
17
Yale University
17
Harvard University
16
Boston College
13
Stanford University
13
University of Pennsylvania
13
Princeton University
12
Brown University
10
Columbia University
10
Tufts University
10
Colby College
9
Bowdoin College
8
Dartmouth College
8
Northwestern University
8
University of St. Andrews
8
Colgate University
7
Cornell University
7
Middlebury College
7
New York University
7
Babson College
5
Carnegie Mellon University
5
Duke University
5
Hamilton College
5
华盛顿大学. Louis
5
Standardized Testing
Standardized test scores are just one of the many pieces that colleges consider during the application process, 许多大学不再要求考试成绩. Several standardized test options are available, depending upon a student's strengths and interests.
易胜博app安卓下载为所有学生注册PSAT. 学生必须在AP课程中注册AP考试. 学生必须自行报名参加SAT (www.collegeboard.com), the ACT (www.act.org), and the TOEFL (www.toefl.org)或多邻国英语测试
(www.englishtest.duolingo.com). Most register online, but students may pick up registration booklets and paper forms in the College Counseling Office. 易胜博app安卓下载的代码是220930.
(www.englishtest.duolingo.com). Most register online, but students may pick up registration booklets and paper forms in the College Counseling Office. 易胜博app安卓下载的代码是220930.
Students must be logged into their College Board account for Groton School to appear as a test site. 在sat考试中，易胜博app安卓下载总会被列出来. For the ACT, 如果没有易胜博app安卓下载的话, 学生应该选择劳伦斯学院或南纳舒厄高中.
大多数五年级学生(十一年级)将在十二月或五月参加SAT考试. 大学辅导员将帮助每个学生制定一个完整的测试计划.
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PSAT
The new digital PSAT
In the fall of 2023, the PSATs will be administered on a digital device instead of a paper booklet. Students in the Fourth and 11th grade will be able to take the exam on their school issued computer.
The College Counseling Office will help students download College Board’s customized digital application, called Bluebook, to their device. They will be able to download the Bluebook app ahead of test day so they have time to get familiar with it before taking the exam.
On exam day, students will access, complete, 并通过蓝皮书应用程序完全在线提交PSAT.
数字PSAT考试时长为2小时14分钟, 比纸考短了半个小时.
Since the digital PSAT will be shorter, it will also have fewer questions than the paper PSAT. 数字PSAT总共有98道题, 而纸质PSAT则有139个问题.
The digital PSAT will also use a new system called adaptive testing to assess students’ skills more efficiently. With adaptive testing, the difficulty level of exam questions changes based on each question that a test taker gets right or wrong.
适应性测试如何在PSAT中发挥作用
第一个模块将包括各种简单、中等和困难的问题. The difficulty of the second module will be determined by your performance on the first module. This means that the second module on both sections will be either easier or harder than the first module.
PURPOSE of the PSATs
The PSAT is meant to give students “practice” and an early indication of how they might perform on the SATs. Students will receive their PSAT scores and have a conversation with the College Counseling Office in order to identify weak areas and prepare so that they do better when it does count.
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SAT
SAT推理考试将于2016年3月开始实施，考试内容包括:- Two Mathematics sections, 80 minutes (one 25-minute section without calculator and one 55-minute section with calculator)
- 阅读部分，65分钟
- 写作和语言部分，35分钟
Students will receive a Mathematics score between 200 and 800 and a combined score for Reading and Writing/Language between 200 and 800. The test is offered on seven dates each school year and is offered at Groton School six times a year. Look for more info at www.collegeboard.com.而SAT则提供了一些语言和数学能力的指标, 它没有衡量在大学取得成功所需的其他重要品质, such as motivation, perseverance, curiosity, 以及真诚的求知欲. 大学理事会不再提供SAT科目考试.
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ACT
几乎所有的大学都可以用ACT来代替SAT. In the past, the ACT was used primarily by colleges in the Midwest and West of the United States. 最近，接受ACT考试的大学数量和地域分布都有所增加. For example, more than 98 percent of the 330 colleges that accept the Common Application also accept the ACT. Students should read the requirements of the colleges in which they are interested to determine whether the ACT is an acceptable or preferred option.
ACT考试包括四个35到50分钟的英语小测试, Mathematics, Reading, and Science Reasoning. 你会收到四个单独的分数，再加上一个综合分数. 分数范围从1(低)到36(高). 大学咨询办公室可以提供一个图表来帮助联系ACT和SAT分数. -
托福:英语作为外语的考试
This test is for non-native English speakers who either (1) have only been in the United States a few years, 或者(2)发现SAT I不能准确反映他们的英语能力. The TOEFL is meant to assess if a student’s English is sufficient to understand college-level texts, rather than evaluating the fine points and extensive vocabulary covered by the critical reading SAT and Literature subject tests. 英语语言能力测试, 由大学理事会赞助, is an alternative aimed toward students who have been taught in English for an additional number of years. 有些大学要求国际学生参加托福考试.
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Duolingo English Test
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AP:大学预修考试
AP课程是大学水平的课程, taught in high schools, 遵循国家制定的课程. 得分范围从1(低)到5(高). Colleges vary greatly in how they use the AP and how much credit students can receive for their scores. 在易胜博app安卓下载，参加AP课程的学生必须参加考试. AP exams are given at Groton in May; they last three hours and are based on full-year college-level courses.科目包括艺术史, Studio Art, Biology, Calculus AB and BC, Chemistry, Computer Science, 经济学(微观与宏观), 英语语言及写作, 英国文学与写作, Environmental Science, European History, French, German, Government and Politics, Human Geography, 国际英语语言, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Music Theory, Physics, Psychology, Spanish, Statistics, U.S. History, and World History.
AP课程并不是为大学录取而设计的. Instead, it was designed to allow students to obtain college credit and/or to exempt students from introductory college courses. To gain credit for college, 名牌大学要求至少4分, 有些要求5分(而另一些根本不授予学分).
然而，大学并不打算用ap来评估候选人, many admission offices do pay attention to the presence of AP scores in an applicant’s folder. 如果学生修过ap并且成绩很好(4或5分), it may be in his or her best interest to report these scores to colleges on the application. 在大学申请中报告ap的任务落在学生身上. Students do not officially send AP scores until they are ready to matriculate to a college.
Test Preparation
对高考最好的准备是打下坚实的学术基础. 在整个教育过程中努力做到最好的学生, 并且在课外阅读词汇丰富的书籍, fortify that foundation.
最好的短期准备是熟悉考试, and, for mathematics, a review of formulas. 这可以通过练习题来实现, 通过交互式计算机软件, 通过与家庭教师单独学习, 或者参加一个小组预备课程.
Groton School works with Summit Educational Group to provide individual tutoring and SAT Prep classes on campus during winter of Fifth Form and fall of Sixth Form. Many firms offer SAT Prep; we cannot guarantee that any will make a difference. 有些学生进步了，有些则没有. Beware of claims too good to be true and weigh carefully whether students have the time and energy to invest in SAT Prep.
如果你决定参加考试准备课程, 我们建议你选择一个审阅材料的, 增强在任何测试情况下都有用的技能, 并提供有助于提高注意力和放松的练习. Many Groton students find that the summer between Fifth and Sixth Form is when motivation is highest for SAT prep.
最好的短期准备是熟悉考试, and, for mathematics, a review of formulas. 这可以通过练习题来实现, 通过交互式计算机软件, 通过与家庭教师单独学习, 或者参加一个小组预备课程.
Groton School works with Summit Educational Group to provide individual tutoring and SAT Prep classes on campus during winter of Fifth Form and fall of Sixth Form. Many firms offer SAT Prep; we cannot guarantee that any will make a difference. 有些学生进步了，有些则没有. Beware of claims too good to be true and weigh carefully whether students have the time and energy to invest in SAT Prep.
如果你决定参加考试准备课程, 我们建议你选择一个审阅材料的, 增强在任何测试情况下都有用的技能, 并提供有助于提高注意力和放松的练习. Many Groton students find that the summer between Fifth and Sixth Form is when motivation is highest for SAT prep.
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