The State of Texas requires all incoming undergraduate students to demonstrate college readiness in reading, writing, and mathematics as defined by the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) program. All students must have documentation for each area on file before the start of the semester. Students can satisfy this requirement in various ways:
TSIA2
SAT
ACT
Completion of Texas College Bridge
Most colleges and universities will accept scores from either the SAT or ACT, and do not favor one test over the other. That said, college-bound students are increasingly taking both the SAT and ACT. Changes made to the SAT in 2016 have made it easier than ever to prep for both tests concurrently—and earn competitive scores on both! The best way to decide if taking the SAT, ACT, or both tests is right for you is to take a timed full-length practice test of each type. Since the content and style of the SAT and ACT are very similar, factors like how you handle time pressure and what types of questions you find most challenging can help you determine which test is a better fit.
The Texas College Bridge program is a program that prepares high school seniors for college with a self-paced, online course to strengthen English and Math skills. Students that successfully complete the program will earn their TSI exemption at the following colleges.
Username/password/certificates are not kept on file at Venus High School. Students are instructed to keep usernames/passwords in a safe place as well as download the completed certificate and emailed to themselves to keep for their records.