NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN

Each January, we feature students from Intown’s public schools, private schools and colleges who have given back to their community in a signi cant way. Over the last six years, we’ve featured students who have created their own nonpro ts, have given up summer vacation to work domestically and abroad to help the less fortunate and one even helped build a library by collecting books. e 7th annual 20 Under 20 will appear in our January 2015 issue and we are now seeking nominations of students ages 19 and younger who have committed themselves to service to the community.

Nominations are welcome from teachers, counselors, administrators, parents, siblings, fellow students or community leaders. Here’s the information we need:

• Nominator (name, relationship to nominee and contact information)

• Nominee (Name, age, grade, school, parent or guardian names, contact information) e deadline for nominations is Oct. 31. Please email your nominations to editor Collin Kelley at collin@ atlantaintownpaper.com.

• Characteristics and service: Please provide a paragraph describing why this nominee deserves recognition. Include service projects, goals, interests and areas of interest to help illustrate your point.

Which Test: SAT or ACT?

As founder of Applerouth Tutoring, I often help parents navigate the complicated world of college admissions testing. Parents know the ACT is an alternative to the SAT, but they often do not know how to help their student choose between the two tests. Recently announced changes to the tests have contributed to the uncertainty.

Students tend to feel more comfortable with one test format over the other. Over the past thirteen years, I’ve seen time and time again how that extra comfort can translate into a significantly higher score to send to colleges. It’s important to make as informed a decision as possible about your student’s test preparation.

Making an Informed Decision

Students become familiar with the SAT format when they take the PSAT in 10th grade, but not all students take the ACT equivalents, the PLAN/ ASPIRE. Parents often ask me how they can use just a PSAT score to make this important decision.

The easiest way to make this decision is to have your student take a mock ACT so that they can compare their PSAT/SAT score equivalents to the ACT scores in order to make the best choice. If it’s been a year or more since they last took the SAT, they may additionally want to sit for a mock SAT test. Compare your student’s percentile rankings on the two tests, and then put your energy into the test your student more naturally excels at.

There is zero risk and a lot of benefit to using meaningful data to make the right decision early on because when students find out early which test is a better fit, they can avoid a lot of unnecessary stress and frustration down the road!

Find Out More

You can speak with me and learn more about these tests, including the “new” SAT, at one of our upcoming FREE EVERYTHING COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SEMINARS:

October 4th

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Roam Dunwoody

Atlanta, GA 30338

October 25th

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Second Ponce Baptist Church

Atlanta, GA 30305

October 22nd

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Wyndham Powers Ferry

Atlanta, GA 30339

To view more information about locations or to preregister, go to applerouth.com/calendar or call 404-728-0661.