Standardized writing scores required for Brown’s class of 2022

By Sarah Wang (Brown Daily Herald).  Students applying to be a part of Brown’s class of 2022 are now required to complete the essay and writing portion for the SAT and ACT, respectively. This change, made in early 2017, comes after the Office of Admission’s previous decision to make the essay portion optional for applicants […]

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Illinois will rely on the SAT for proficiency benchmarks

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — New testing benchmarks for Illinois high schools are prompting concern and confusion. The Chicago Tribune reports that the state is taking the unusual step of using scores from the SAT college entrance exam to judge whether students and high schools are meeting state standards in reading, writing and math. The tests […]

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For Tutors: Scale Your Tutoring Business – White Label SAT/ACT Web Prep

This is an addition to the TPAPT / Method Test Prep White Label Announcement.  Click the link below to view a walk-through of the White Label SAT, ACT Self Study Program. View the Walk-Through Video Test Prep Professionals (TPAPT) partners with Method Test Prep to Offer an ACT/SAT Platform for companies, independent tutors. Boston, MA […]

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ACT, SAT scores for Florida’s class of 2017

By Leslie Postal (Orlando Sentinel). Both ACT and SAT scores for Florida’s class of 2017 were released recently, with the SAT once again the more popular college admissions exam in the Sunshine State. More than 147,000 students, or 83 percent of the seniors who graduated last spring, took the SAT while about 129,300, or 73 […]

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PSAT-related scores increase across most racial groups, grade levels

By Richard Bammer (The Reporter). The first two years of PSAT-related results, released Tuesday, show an increase in student performance across nearly all racial and ethnic groups and grade levels. Between the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years, average math and reading and writing scores increased, and a greater percentage of students were on track for […]

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