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Jan 22

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Unraveling the Controversy Surrounding Standardized Testing in College Admissions

By Jeff B. ACT, College Admissions, High School, SAT, Test Prep

The NY Times recently published an article about the growing pushback to the move away from the SAT among colleges. A combination of pandemic-induced logistical issues and research finding widespread income and race-based disparities in test scores has caused many schools to move away from standardized test scores as a major factor in admissions. However,…

Nov 01

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What do I Need to Know if I Want to go Standardized Test-Free?

By Wendy I. ACT, College Admissions, High School, ISEE, Middle School, SAT, SSAT, Test Prep

Since the pandemic, many schools have reconsidered their requirements for the ACT/SAT tests. There is some indication that this reevaluation goes deeper than COVID and consideration for students that are unable to test or unwilling to test in the format that is available for them. For this reason, it is useful to think about what…

Jun 19

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SAT/ACT Updates For the 2022-2023 Season

By Angela B. ACT, College Admissions, High School, SAT, Test Prep

The SAT and ACT continue to evolve and adapt to remain relevant in the college application and admissions process. We’ve compiled the most important updates for the new 2022-2023 season below! Concordance Tables The SAT and ACT will still be compared using the same concordance tables; they have no plans to adjust these moving forward.…

May 12

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College Applications and the Future of Standardized Tests

By Katherine Friedman ACT, College Admissions, High School, SAT, Scholarships

The pandemic threw a lot of uncertainty into the college admissions process (and just about everything else). Now that life is returning somewhat to “normal,” many current high school students are left with questions: Should I be worrying about the SAT or ACT? Is “test optional” still optional? Is there a benefit to having a…

Mar 30

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Understanding the SAT and ACT score reports

By Michael L. ACT, College Admissions, High School, SAT

Both the SAT and ACT are 3+ hour exams, and both exams take usually 1 to 2 weeks for the individual score report to be released. Both score reports come with percentile rank and other detailed information and breakdown per section; however, the two exams are different in the manner that the analysis is provided.…