Most colleges enroll students who aren’t prepared for higher education

(The Hechinger Report)  By Sarah Butrymowicz — BALTIMORE — The vast majority of public two- and four-year colleges report enrolling students – more than half a million of them–who are not ready for college-level work, a Hechinger Report investigation of 44 states has found. The numbers reveal a glaring gap in the nation’s education system: A high […]

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College Board Adds a New SAT Practice Test!

Original Linkedin Post from Test Prep & Tutoring Professionals: “The College Board announced the release of SAT Practice Test 7. We’ve also added it to our free Test Prep & Admissions Resource Library.  Beyond Practice Test #7, we have added Answers, Explanations, Scoring Instructions, and the Essay.” Community Membership is required to access but that is also free. […]

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Did An Ivy League Place Just Get Easier For Indian Applicants?

(Forbes) By Matt Symonds — The number of Indian students heading to the U.S. for their college education has increased by 52% in the last two years. For many, the real prize is a place at one of the country’s top schools. But with just a 3% international acceptance rate at MIT, and an estimated […]

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ACT announces Test Administrator for S. Korea

  January 30, 2017 ACT Selects Fulbright Korean-American Education Commission as ACT Test Administrator in South Korea IOWA CITY, Iowa—ACT has selected Fulbright Korean-American Education Commission (KAEC) as the sole administrator of the ACT® test in South Korea. Under this agreement, ACT tests will be administered by Fulbright, with ACT’s oversight, at a single agreed-upon […]

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SAT Scores Back Campaign. Business Guidance for Tutors and Counselors

Scores are back from the most recent SAT and  students from around the world began flooding the Twitter-verse  with their thoughts and emotions shortly thereafter. Scores Back, is an important time in the Test Prep & College Counseling business cycle.  In fact, entire campaigns revolve around this time of year in the world of big-box […]

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