By Tristan Ettleman. Arizona juniors could take the SATs or ACTs for free if recently introduced legislation becomes law. But every student would have to take one of the tests — regardless of whether they plan to go to college. House Bill 2037, introduced on Dec. 18 by Rep. Heather Carter, R-Cave Creek, would eliminate […]
Read More »The number of students getting private tutoring after school has been increasing in Hong Kong and many countries around the world. The demand for private tuition has also spread among students attending international schools. To pay or not to pay for a private tutor is a question that many parents are asking nowadays. The answer […]
Read More »Congratulations to both ACT and the College Board for expanding access to students challenged by be the financial requirements of the current US College Admissions Process. Although cynics may argue that self reporting movement has influenced the change in policy, the less cynical among us will note that the policy shift is consistent with the […]
Read More »By Matt Larriva, Founder, Powerful Prep The History and Definition About a decade ago, The CollegeBoard introduced Score Choice, a system by which students could pick which SAT dates’ results they wanted to send to schools. If you took the test 5 (or 10) times, you could send only one score—presumably your best—and your prospective […]
Read More »There’s no short cut to hard work It’s good to see high school students working hard towards achieving their dreams. Recently seniors of Pearl River Central High School and Poplarville High School respectively scored very high on their standardized tests. With scores this good, it’s hard to argue that we can expect much more from […]
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