Navigating the Chaos in Test-Optional Admissions
In some ways, it might seem recent announcements just cause even more confusion about test-optional admission. I actually believe they bring some needed clarity.
Taking the ACT and SAT tests on a Saturday morning is practically a rite of passage for college-bound high school students. Here is everything you should know about college testing.
In some ways, it might seem recent announcements just cause even more confusion about test-optional admission. I actually believe they bring some needed clarity.
Let’s compare the CLT versus the ACT and SAT alternatives. If you don’t live in Florida, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of the CLT!
Learn about the differences between the new digital SAT vs the paper SAT, as well as the challenges and advantages
Whether it is worth taking the college entrance exams – the ACT and/or the SAT – has been a dilemma for high school students.
I have been waiting for more than a month for a story about this test to hit outside of college counseling circles, but I still haven’t seen it anywhere. I have spoken to my clients that may be affected, but wanted to share this information more widely for all families. There were significantly lower scores…
In early October 2019, the ACT announced big changes. Beginning in September of 2020, students that have already completed the full 3-hour college entrance exam in one sitting, can now retake each section of the exam separately, if they wish. Students can then combine the scores of the various sections to arrive at their best…
You’ve surely seen the headlines as colleges announced that they are now test-optional for applicants. In fact, lately it seems as though a new college announces this policy is here to stay, every week. According to FairTest, there are now over 1,800 test optional colleges in the US. That means that the vast majority of…
College entrance exams become a big topic when students enter high school. It used to be that students planning to apply to college took one of the two tests, either the ACT or the SAT, one time, and that was that. In some regions, students took the ACT and in others, students took the SAT. …
Update: As of 1/19/21, the College Board has announced that they will be discontinuing SAT Subject tests “Should I take SAT subject tests?” is a common question – among students that have actually heard of the SAT subject tests. As with so many college admission topics, the answer to this question is, “It depends.” At…
“Should I have my free score reports sent to the colleges on my list?” I hear this question frequently. In other words, students want to know if they should send SAT scores or ACT scores to the schools before they even know what their scores are. As with so many things related to college admissions,…