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Feb 06

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The Digital SAT Test-Taking Experience and Recent Practice Test Updates

By Katherine Friedman Accommodations, ACT, College Admissions, High School, Practice Tests, SAT, Study Skills, Test Prep

Unlike the ACT, which is in transition, the SAT has already gone fully digital. Fortunately, you can download the actual Bluebook app on which you will take the test and access free official practice tests with the same format and types of questions. On test day, you will either use your own device (with all…

Feb 04

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Paper or Digital ACT? Navigating the Digital ACT in a Time of Transition

By Katherine Friedman Accommodations, ACT, College Admissions, High School, SAT, Study Skills, Test Prep

While the SAT has already gone fully digital, the ACT is in the middle of its transition to digital testing. Starting this April (2025), test takers in the United States can choose to take the ACT on the computer or on paper. Both tests must be taken at a school or test center using the…

Jul 23

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Science Section No Longer Required! Big Changes Coming to the ACT

By Katherine Friedman ACT, College Admissions, High School, SAT, Test Prep

Throughout the years, the ACT has been the paragon of consistency. While the SAT went through multiple iterations—adding a Writing section and making it out of 2400, revamping the entire test and changing it back to 1600, making the Essay optional, dropping the Essay altogether, and then completely revamping it again with no essay and…

Jun 21

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The Ultimate Guide to the SSAT

By Katherine Friedman Elementary School, High School, Middle School, SSAT, Test Prep

Who takes the SSAT? The Secondary School Admissions Test (SSAT) is required for entry into some independent schools. While most independent day schools in Los Angeles use the ISEE (if they require an admissions test), many boarding schools and schools in other states require the SSAT, and some schools allow students to choose which test…

Jun 12

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The importance of Vocabulary on the HSPT

By Jeff B. High School, HSPT, Middle School, Practice Tests, Test Prep

While vocabulary is a key component of most high school admissions exams (such as the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT), for a variety of reasons vocabulary is even more crucial on the HSPT exam. Some of you are no doubt aware that the HSPT has five sections: Verbal Skills Quantitative Skills Reading Comprehension Mathematics Language What…