College bound high school students can prepare for spring SAT and ACT college entrance exams by taking realistic practice tests. Fear-free tests familiarize students with the two different testing formats, serve as warm-ups for real exams and help determine which test format is right for them.

Testing is conducted by the Princeton Review using real tests and is given in a realistic time frame and setting. Unlike the real tests, the results are given directly to the student and not sent out to colleges.

After tests are scored, students are invited to a session to go over their results with a representative from the Princeton Review, the company the Eastlake High School PTSA partners with to administer the tests. The sessions help students interpret their score report, understand what the scores mean and learn strategies for improving scores on the real tests.

The ACT fear-free test will be from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Saturday Jan. 11. The SAT fear-free test is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Saturday Feb. 8.

Both tests take place at Eastlake High School in Sammamish. Students throughout the area are invited to attend. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. The cost is $25 per test. Students may register online or print a registration form at EHSPTSA.org.

For more information, contact the EHS PTSA at fearfree@EHSPTSA.org.