College Entrance Exam: A slightly outdated term for the standardized test on college readiness.  Both the SAT and the ACT test for college readiness, NOT for intelligence (IQ).

SAT: A standardized test offered by the College Board.  Consists of 2 main categories: Evidence Based Reading and Writing (EBWR) & Mathematics. The max score you can receive is a 1600.

ACT: A standardized test offered by the ACT. Has 4 sections including: English, Mathematics, Reading and Science.  The max score you can receive is a 36.

Accommodations: An adjustment in testing conditions to enable students with disabilities to take a standardized test

Proctor: The test room supervisor.  If you have any questions or concerns during the test, raise your hand and ask!

Raw Score: Number of actual correct answers in a section.  For example, if you got 28 out of 40 questions correct, your raw score is 28.

Scaled Score: This score is a conversion of your raw score into a scaled score.  On the SAT, it will be a score out of 800 per section.  On the ACT, this is a score out of 36 per section.

Total Score: On the SAT, this is the score from the Math Section PLUS the score from the EBWR section. 

Composite Score: On the ACT, this is the average score of the 4 sections, rounded to the nearest whole number.

SubScore: These scores can be found for each section. Often these scores tell you more information about the types of questions you got right or wrong. It can be helpful in determining what you need to brush up on for the next test sitting.