Tag: SAT prep

Every year at this time we hear a news story about colleges dropping their admissions test requirement.  This year, we added Le Moyne College and the University of Puget Sound to that list.  According to Fairtest.org, this lis has now grown to about 800 four-year colleges.  The question naturally arises: “Are college admission tests, such as the SAT, still relevant?”

The answer is the same as it is for many questions about the college admissions process: it depends.  From 2000 to 2013, the National Association for College Admissions Counseling’s Annual State of College Admission Report shows an almost identical percentage of colleges rating standardized admission test scores of “Considerable Importance.”  In both years 58% of respondents gave that answer.  What does that mean?  It means that the overall portion of schools who think that standardized tests matter has remained the same.

What is interesting to note, however, is that the majority of colleges [...]

Should I take the current SAT or the new SAT?  Should I take the ACT?  Do I need to take the SAT II Subject Tests?  Which Subject Tests should I take?  The class of 2017 is faced with more questions than past high school sophomores.  While these choices may seem like challenges, they also create opportunities for students to position themselves with the best chance for success.  In this article we will examine these opportunities and help class of 2017 students develop effective test taking plans.

The last time the College Board revised the SAT, colleges accepted both the old test and the revised test for a few years.  Subsequently, It is widely believed that most colleges will accept either the old score or the new score for the class of 2017, though it is uncertain after that.  This means students may want to [...]

By now, you may have heard that the SAT is going to change.  Just over one year from now the new test will be administered.  At some point within the next month, the college board will release full sample tests.  Back in January they released sample questions.  There are a number of changes that have the overall effect of making the SAT more similar to the current ACT.

• The score returns to being considered out of 1600 points

• The essay is optional

• There is no longer a “guessing penalty,” that is you will not get a ¼ deducted for a wrong answer

• There will be science and social science reading passages that require analysis.

• There will be a math section where a calculator is permissible and [...]