{"id":169,"date":"2015-09-18T10:33:40","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T14:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/testing-center\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2017-03-17T14:45:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T18:45:00","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-the-college-placement-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/testing-center\/how-to-prepare-for-the-college-placement-test\/","title":{"rendered":"How to prepare for the College Placement Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To\u00a0prepare\u00a0yourself to take the College Placement Test, you should:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Find out\u00a0what the test will be like, and what material it will cover.<\/li>\n<li>Review the appropriate subjects and topics\u00a0that you learned in high school.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Middlesex County College\u00a0uses some of the\u00a0the College Board\u2019s ACCUPLACER tests for our College Placement Test.\u00a0 The entire placement test consists of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ACCUPLACER WritePlacer Essay Test (60 minutes long)<\/li>\n<li>ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension Test<\/li>\n<li>ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra Test<\/li>\n<li>Either the ACCUPLACER Arithmetic Test or the ACCUPLACER College Level Math Test, depending on your score on the Elementary Algebra Test<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You will be allowed to use scrap paper during the entire test, and an online calculator (provided by the College Board\/ACCUPLACER) during the math portions of the College Placement Test.\u00a0 You will not be allowed to have\u00a0any electronic devices (e.g., cell phone, hand held calculator, IPod, PDA, etc.) with you during the test.<\/p>\n<p>To learn about the ACCUPLACER tests, and what material they cover, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegeboard.com\/student\/testing\/accuplacer\/index.html\">College Board\u2019s ACCUPLACER\u00a0website<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Also, read the two attachments listed below [&#8220;ACCUPLACER Sample Questions for Students (Revised October 2012)&#8221; and &#8220;WritePlacer Guide with Sample Essays (12-10-2008)&#8221;].\u00a0 The website and documents will tell you how the ACCUPLACER computer adaptive tests work, as well as what topics each of them cover.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0Once you know how the ACCUPLACER tests work, what subjects and topics are covered, and what the questions will be like, you should review the appropriate subjects and topics that you learned in high school to prepare for the test.\u00a0 Here are some suggestions on how you might study for the College Placement Test:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you still have your old high school notes and\/or text books, start reviewing this material first.<\/li>\n<li>Use an ACCUPLACER review book or an SAT review book to help you study for the test.\u00a0 However, please remember that the ACCUPLACER and the SAT\u00a0tests are not exactly alike (e.g., the questions in the Reading Comprehension sections are different).<\/li>\n<li>If you don\u2019t have your old high school notes and\/or text books, or it has been several years since you attended high school, an ACCUPLACER or SAT review book might not be very helpful to you (they usually assume that you are currently a high school junior or senior\u2014thus, they review the subject matter rather quickly).\u00a0 If so, use other subject level review books (e.g., \u201cBasic Math\u201d or \u201cAlgebra\u201d) to help you study for the College Placement Test.<\/li>\n<li>You can also use the Middlesex County College Mathematics Department\u00a0review documents listed below\u00a0(for \u201cBasic Math\u201d, \u201cAlgebra I\u201d, Algebra II\u201d, and \u201cPreCalculus\u201d) to help you study for the math portion of the College Placement Test.<\/li>\n<li>Lastly, here are several websites that provide free ACCUPLACER test prep practice questions, guides, and videos to help you prepare for the College Placement Test (Please note:\u00a0 Every school is allowed to choose which tests to give in their\u00a0placement test.\u00a0 Thus some of the information on these websites do not apply to the College Placement Test at Middlesex County College):\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aims.edu\/student\/testing\/tests\/accuplacer.php\" target=\"_blank\">Aims\u00a0Community College<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Provides study guides for both the verbal and math parts of the College Placement Test.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookdalecc.edu\/testing-services\/accuplacerbasic-skills-testing\/\" target=\"_self\">Brookdale Community College<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Provides sample questions and additional information for both the verbal and math parts of the College Placement Test.<\/li>\n<li>Community College of Aurora \u2013 Provides study guides and online videos for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccaurora.edu\/students\/academic-support\/tutoring-services\/math-access-review\" target=\"_blank\">math<\/a>\u00a0part of the College Placement Test.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Khan Academy<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Provides online videos to help you prepare for the math part of the College Placement Test.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/accuprep.pccc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Passaic County Community College<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Provides online practice tests and explanations to all of their sample questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The college also offers free, two hour\u00a0workshops to help you prepare for the College Placement Test (<em>Please note: The workshops do not provide a review of high school level reading, writing, and math skills<\/em>). Please\u00a0<a title=\"College Placement Test Workshops\" href=\"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/testing-center\/workshops\/\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to see when the next workshop will take place.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"WritePlacer Guide with Sample Essays (12-10-2008)\" href=\"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/testing-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2015\/11\/WritePlacerGuidewithSampleEssays12-10-2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">WritePlacer Guide with Sample Essays (12-10-2008)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"ACCUPLACER Sample Questions for Students (Revised October 2012)\" href=\"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/images\/stories\/testing-center\/accuplacer-sample-questions-rev-oct-2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">ACCUPLACER Sample Questions for Students (Revised October 2012)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Answers to the ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension Sample Questions\" href=\"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/images\/stories\/testing-center\/answers-accuplacer-reading-comprehension-sample-questions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Answers to the ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension Sample Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Answers to the ACCUPLACER Arithmetic Sample Questions\" href=\"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/images\/stories\/testing-center\/answers-accuplacer-arithmetic-sample-questions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Answers to the ACCUPLACER Arithmetic Sample Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Answers to the ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra Sample Questions\" href=\"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/images\/stories\/testing-center\/answers-accuplacer-elementary-algebra-sample-questions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Answers to the ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra Sample Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Answers to the ACCUPLACER College Level Math Sample Questions\" href=\"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/images\/stories\/testing-center\/answers-accuplacer-college-level-math-sample-questions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Answers to the ACCUPLACER College Level Math Sample Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To\u00a0prepare\u00a0yourself to take the College Placement Test, you should: Find out\u00a0what the test will be like, and what material it will cover. 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