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Jun 19

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…

Apr 08

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SAT Goes Digital: Part 2

By Angela B. College Admissions, High School, Practice Tests, PSAT, SAT, Test Prep

The SAT has been a crucial part of the college admissions process for almost 100 years, so when major shifts occur the world stops and listens. Our first blog on the new digital SAT goes into detail about what we know about specific changes on the test questions and sections. This blog covers the updates…

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.…

Feb 21

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SAT Goes Digital: Going deep into what we know about the next SAT change

By Wendy I. College Admissions, High School, PSAT, SAT, Test Prep

Standardized tests have been an important component in college application packets since the first half of the 1900s. There have been many changes in the frontrunning SAT and ACT exams over the years as the designers strive to make the tests more relevant and effective. Each change raises questions on how to prepare best for…