SAT Essay Policies by-State, by-Institution

(The College Board)–The new SAT Essay is a lot like writing assignments you’ll see in college. It asks you to read a passage and analyze how the author constructs a persuasive argument. You’ll have 50 minutes to complete your response. Quick Facts The SAT Essay is optional, but many colleges require or recommend it. If […]

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History of Test Prep: ACT to Drop 1-36 Scoring on the Writing Section

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May  2016 ACT Will Move to 2-to-12 Score Range for ACT Writing Test Results IOWA CITY, Iowa—Beginning this fall with the September national test date, ACT will no longer report ACT writing test scores on a 1-to-36 scale. To reduce confusion among users, the writing score will instead be reported on a […]

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SAT Super-scoring Guide

We’ve added a couple of items from industry heavy-weights COMPASS and The Princeton Review. Available at testprepprofessionals.com -Compass 360: Guide to College Admissions Testing which does an admirable job of explaining how colleges and universities will be approaching the following: 1) ACT superscore, SAT superscore, and Score Choice policies 2) ACT and New SAT score ranges […]

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SAT Subject Tests See Steep Decline in Participation

(Edweek) By Catherine Gewertz–Lots of attention has been heaped on the fact that more and more students are taking the SAT or ACT. But little notice has been given to an opposite trend: the quiet slipping-away of the SAT Subject Tests. Once known as the SAT II, and, before that, the SAT Achievement Tests, these […]

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The Agony Of College Choice And How To Get Through It

(Forbes) By Willard Dix– One of the great things about American higher education is the number of choices students have when considering college. Whether it is California, New York, or Pennsylvania colleges the choices are endless. Unfortunately, that’s also one of the awful things about it. Confronted with a sea of options as well as […]

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