The Sophomore Class had a meeting with CHS administrators on Jan. 6 to discuss the sophomores’ PSAT results, possible college scholarships and the ways to utilize the study aid programs offered online.

“Mrs. Eschleman talked and she told us all about how to look deeper into our PSAT scores and see what they really mean,” sophomore Samantha Schweiger said via email. “She then told us about how we can prepare for the next testing session.”

 “(At the meeting) we also talked about My College Quickstart, which is the college information section of the website,” assistant principal Ronda Eschleman said.

According to Eschleman, My College Quickstart offers explanations to answers on the PSAT, along with more practice questions and practice essays, allowing students who use the website to become more comfortable with the test format.

Schweiger said she is planning on using the website to help with her future PSAT studying.

“I plan on going to the website to look at all of the material that might possibly be on the test,” Schweiger said. “I think it would help lots to look most of it over and it will hopefully raise up my test scores.”

This year, sophomores can pick up a new report titled AP Potential, which was not available extensively until last year, according to Eschleman.  

“For questions that you answer correctly on the PSAT, (the AP Potential report) tells you your aptitude for certain AP courses,” Eschleman said. “So we can print off a report for a student, and it could say with 75 percent probability. If you take this AP course, you could score a 3, 4 or 5 on the AP test if you show up for class and do the work.”

Schweiger said she plans on using AP Potential with her future AP classes.

Eschleman said, “I think students will be amazed when they see how many courses they have an aptitude for that they wouldn’t normally.” By Adele Zhou <[email protected]>