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8 Emerging Trends in College Admissions
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) recently released its annual State of College Admission Report 2011. Based on surveys of school counselors and colleges and...
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Thoughts on “Test Optional” College Admissions
Many students believe that their SAT or ACT test scores don’t reflect their true academic ability and potential. Some feel they “choke” or have a bad day, while others may simply not relate well to the...
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Six Factoids Tutors Should Know About College Counseling
High school students benefit significantly from college admissions counseling information and guidance – yet most don’t get much of it. According to the latest State of College Admission 2011 from the...
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SAT or ACT? Now There’s a Better Way to Choose
College-bound high school students face intense pressure around preparing for standardized admissions testing – including choosing whether to take the SAT or the ACT. Conventional wisdom often purports...
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Three Advantages of a Learning Analytics Based SAT/ACT Diagnostic Test
As I discussed in my last blog post, the SAT and ACT are different tests with different goals and emphases. Depending on strengths and weaknesses, the majority of students are likely to score higher on...
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How to Interpret SAT Scores: Insights for Tutors
As a tutor or teacher you might well be asked: What’s a good SAT score? That depends on a student’s goals and the college(s) she or he wants to go to. At some colleges, a score of 1600 or 1800 out of...
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Two Ways Learning Analytics Might Help Reduce Cheating on the SAT and ACT
In the wake of a recent cheating episode, the SAT and ACT exams will now require students to upload or mail in a photograph when they sign up for an exam. This photo will be printed on their...
View ArticleCollege Board Announces Plans to Overhaul the SAT
David Coleman, the new president of the College Board, the nonprofit that owns the SAT college admissions exam, announced on February 25 in an e-mail to the organization’s members that the test will be...
View ArticleWhy Change the SAT Now?
Recently the new president of the College Board announced his organization’s intention to make substantive changes to the SAT. The overall purpose of the changes – which so far have only been described...
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President Obama Proposes a College Rating System
Even as students are struggling to prove themselves to employers, colleges are coming under fire for failure to deliver adequate educational value in exchange for tuition costs. Citing the growing...
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Latest Report: Only 25% of ACT Test-Takers Are Ready for College/Career
Every year since its founding in 1959, the nonprofit ACT has collected and reported on data that reflects students’ college/career readiness. The 2013 Condition of College and Career Readiness report...
View ArticleGeographic Test Taking Trends for the SAT and ACT
What does your location have to do with whether you take the SAT or ACT? A lot, as it turns out. Many factors can have a role in affecting which test you take, including the admissions policies of the...
View ArticlePreparing for the ACT
The ACT sits alongside the SAT as the two most popular standardized tests for college admissions in the US. In past decades the ACT was primarily used in non-coastal states where it has remained more...
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8 Emerging Trends in College Admissions
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) recently released its annual State of College Admission Report 2011. Based on surveys of school counselors and colleges and...
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Thoughts on “Test Optional” College Admissions
Many students believe that their SAT or ACT test scores don’t reflect their true academic ability and potential. Some feel they “choke” or have a bad day, while others may simply not relate well to the...
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Six Factoids Tutors Should Know About College Counseling
High school students benefit significantly from college admissions counseling information and guidance – yet most don’t get much of it. According to the latest State of College Admission 2011 from the...
View ArticlePreparing for the Redesigned PSAT
After finishing a busy school year, high school students get some much anticipated vacation time to relax during the summer break. Although summer has traditionally been a time for vacationing,...
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PSAT News and Resources
Practice for the PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 What will the redesigned PSAT/NMSQT and the PSAT 10 really be like? Find out firsthand by printing and taking the official redesigned PSAT/NMSQT practice test ....
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Summertime Tips for SAT/ACT Test Prep
SAT on some students’ minds this summer More and more students are spending part of their summer preparing for college admissions tests . . . College Board jumps into SAT coaching as test...
View ArticleEarning Perfect SAT and ACT Scores
Earning any score near perfect on the SAT or ACT is usually considered excellent. And although every test taker would ideally like to achieve the highest score possible, receiving a perfect score is...
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