Should I Take the SAT Subject Tests? Should I Really Start Testing in 9th Grade?

(Highschool2college) Guest Blogger:  Wendy Segal   ||   . I have written in the past with answers to frequently asked questions.  Now I’m writing about one of the most frequently UNASKED questions.  It seems that everyone knows you have to take SATs or ACTs to apply to most colleges, but SAT Subject Tests aren’t on many […]

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National Merit Semifinalist cut scores for the class of 2017 who took the PSAT in October 2015

(Compass Prep) By Adam Ingersoll ||  .   We have compiled all 50 states’ PSAT cutoff scores required for seniors to proceed in the National Merit Scholarship program. While the general narrative around new SAT scores has been score inflation, with a boost of around 80 points through much of the distribution compared to old SAT […]

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ACT partners with test prep-firms despite signs of cheating in Asia

(Reuters)  By Steve Stecklow, Andrea Harney, Ju-min Park –Standardized testing giant ACT Inc continues to partner with Asian test-preparation operators, despite widespread cheating at overseas education centers it licenses. The maker of America’s most popular college entrance exam approved South Korea’s Seoul Scholars International school to administer the ACT test this year, Reuters found, even […]

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Why Penn reversed its standardized testing policy

(The Daily Pennsylvanian) By Julia Bell — Penn has good news for high schoolers who have already taken the SAT seven times: You’re no longer required to send all of your test scores to Penn. Over the summer, Penn reversed its position on Score Choice, which required students to include all of their recorded standardized test […]

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Innovative digital admissions platform helps students reach Ivy League

(PRESS RELEASE eCampus News)–U.S. colleges have seen a 108 percent increase in applicants over the past 15 years, while acceptance to highly selective colleges has dropped by 15 percent during the same time period. With millions of students and their parents baffled by the increasingly complex landscape of navigating and ensuring competitive applications, GATE College System […]

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