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Significantly Lower Scores on October 2019 PSAT – What Does That Mean?

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…

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What’s the Best Strategy for the Changes to the ACT?

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…