By Lauren Thompson & Matt Larriva With an average acceptance rate of just above 9%, the Ivy Leagues are among the most selective schools in the World. With that in mind, it makes sense that there are only three types…
The easiest test date: is it a myth or reality? We know some tests are harder than others. Try as they might, the test makers cannot produce two identically challenging exams. Because of this, and because the pool of test…
By Lauren Thompson In early June, the College Board walked back plans to administer an online, at-home version of the SAT. The decision came after the College Board administered a similar version of the AP tests – a version which…
Part I: Does "test optional" mean optional for me? We are all familiar with the difference between “optional” (it makes no difference whether you do or don’t) and “optional” (technically you can choose this, but you probably shouldn’t). You have…
Letters to the Editor: How rejecting the SAT and ACT injects more bias into UC’s application process
Here, to save the state of education and eradicate bias, comes the UC system with its plan to reject the SAT and ACT and create its own test—or eschew with testing all together if it can't do that. What the…
By Matthew Larriva Yesterday, the Regents of the University of California voted to phase out the SAT and ACT test over five years. The schools will endeavor to create their own admissions test, designed to eliminate the socioeconomic bias latent…
The Current Status The UC system has dropped the SAT and ACT requirement only for the 2021 applicants. Students applying for later years (e.g. Fall 2022) still must take the tests as per the UC’s guidelines. The faculty support reinstating…
Currently, The CollegeBoard has cancelled only through the June SAT, and has promised additional testing options once the COVID19 situation has resolved itself. This is subject to change based on the spread of the virus. And, they will be subject…
Digital Testing: What You Need to Know By: Lauren Thompson & Matt Larriva What’s Happening? In an increasingly paperless world, the makers of the SAT and ACT are taking steps toward offering their tests exclusively online. In 2018, the entire…
Should I take the SAT or ACT? How about both! We hear terrible advice like this all the time. In our long and storied history, we see the same 5 misconceptions surface over and over. Sometimes they're innocuous enough, but…
The only reasons to start before freshman year would be you were targeting one of the talent-search programs for 8th-graders, which use the SAT as a qualifier.you were dead set on achieving National Merit recognition In which case additional prep…