Applying to college: the phrase alone can instill terror in the hearts of high school seniors, and even in those of us who have lived through the experience. Every year, the college application process seems to get more complex, and more intense. If you’re a student,...
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 other times, they’re egregious....
In May of 2020, 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 in the SAT and the ACT. In fact,...
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 was shortened to 45-minutes and...
The only reasons to start prepping for the SAT 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...
People have long been curious about the former and current U.S. presidents’ IQ, ACT, and SAT scores. In fact, that’s likely what brought to this page. Since their introduction over 70 years ago, SAT and ACT tests have become integral components of the...
