[EVENT] The Truth About American College Testing 美國大學入學考試真相揭秘

ShanghaiAmerican School, in partnership withthe American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, presentsAdam Ingersoll,a 25-year veteran of the college admission testing arena. Join us for an evening of insight from a leading voice in the field of college testing:Tuesday, February 26 @ 7:00 p.m. at the Grand Kempinski Hotel in Lujiazui. RSVP is required (click "read more" to sign up).

上海美國學校攜手上海美國商會邀請到了Adam Ingersoll。Adam在大學入學考試領域積累了二十五年的經驗。2月26日星期二晚上7點，Adam將會在位于陸家嘴的上海凱賓斯基大酒店分享自己針對大學入學考試的專業見解。歡迎大家報名參加。點擊閱讀更多報名。

“No one is more knowledgeable and up-to-date on the test prep industry and the most effective ways to prepare for SAT and ACT than Adam,” says Mark Moody, Director of College Counseling at SAS Puxi campus. “His presentations are full of surprising, insightful data and the latest trends within the testing industry, including creation and scoring of the tests.”

上海美國學校浦西校區大學升學指導主任Mark Moody表示：“再沒有誰比Adam更了解備考行業的最新動態以及為學術能力評估測試（SAT）和美國大學入學考試（ACT）做準備的最有效方法了。他的演講充滿了令人驚訝且富有洞察的數據以及考試行業的最新趨勢，其中包括了出題和考試評分趨勢。”

A frequently requested guestspeakerat schools and conferences around the world, Adam provides trainings on test interpretation for the Admission teams at leading universities, most recently USC and Caltech. He is also the Founder and Principal of Compass Education, widely respected as one of the highest quality, best informed, and most ethical test preparation companies in the US. Adam will provide guidance to students and parents on how to successfully navigate the testing requirements of American universities. The concerns that he will address include:

• The roleand weight of tests in collegeadmission
• Why colleges’ testing policies vary so widely
• Harm caused by mythsabout testingandadmission
• Importance of choosing correctly betweenSATandACT
• Relevance of Subject Testsat highly-competitive colleges
• Developmentallyappropriate timelines for testing

Adam經常受邀前往世界各地的學校和會議發表演講，為知名高校的招生團隊提供考試結果分析培訓，最近剛剛為南加利福尼亞大學和加州理工學院的招生團隊提供了培訓。同時他還是Compass Education的創始人兼負責人。Compass Education被廣泛認為是美國質量最高、消息最靈通、最有道德的備考公司之一。Adam將為學生和家長提供指導，介紹如何成功滿足美國高校的考試要求。他將談到的內容包括：

• 考試在大學招生過程中扮演的角色和比重
• 為什么高校的考試政策千差萬別
• 考試和招生方面的謬論造成的危害
• 在SAT和ACT之間做出正確選擇的重要性
• 學科考試對于知名高校來說的相關性
• 為考試制定適當的時間線

Mindy Rose, Director of College Counseling at SAS Pudong campus says, “With wit and skill, and a mix of data and context, Adam rises above the noise and anxiety to educate families on the intricacies of standardized testing in a way that opens the way to a sane approach to test preparation.”

上海美國學校浦東校區大學升學指導主任Mindy Rose表示：“憑借機智和技巧，在數據和情境的幫助下，Adam能夠屏蔽紛繁嘈雜的聲音，向學生及其家人介紹標準化考試的錯綜復雜之處，讓他們以明智的方式備考。”

For our SAS community, Adam will also visit both campuses to host parent coffees, with these times focused on personal Question and Answer sessions.

Adam還將到訪上海美國學校的兩個校區，與學生家長舉行座談會，回答學生家長提出的問題。