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Apr 124 min read

Test Prep Plan for Each Year of High School

Test-taking is a skill that gets better with time. So when should a student start test prep? And what exactly should the student do? We...

Feb 112 min read

How to Win the Coin Toss, Guaranteed

Tails never fails. Until it does. Super Bowl Sunday is here and both head coaches already know what is at stake with the coin toss: start...

Jan 102 min read

Test-Optional Pendulum Swinging?

There are roughly 2,000 test-optional or test-blind colleges and universities presently. As followers of this blog know, the...

Dec 27, 20232 min read

How Much Time Does SAT/ACT Improvement Take? (And Is It Worth It?)

Test taking, like any skill, takes time to improve. But how much time, roughly, does it take to do better on the SAT or ACT? And in the...

Aug 9, 20232 min read

SAT? ACT? Or None of the Above?

Schools are getting back into swing and so is college planning for many high school students. Key to college planning, and a popular...

May 20, 20232 min read

"Test-Optional" Needs Rebranding

"Test-optional" is a misnomer because it communicates the wrong message. Students and parents hear "test-optional" and conclude that...

May 6, 20233 min read

Does ChatGPT Mean the End of Test-Optional?

A seismic shift in education is upon us: ChatGPT will forever change how teachers assess writing. For those unaware, ChatGPT is a product...

Feb 8, 20231 min read

What's New About the New SAT?

Fasten your seat belts as there is a new SAT on the horizon. In the works for some time now, the new SAT is the College Board's latest...

Aug 27, 20222 min read

Digital SAT is Coming

Taking the SAT on a computer will soon happen. According to the College Board, the Digital SAT will be rolled out to international...

Apr 3, 20221 min read

Test Optional = More Exclusive

You likely heard the news: Harvard's acceptance rate for the class of 2026 reached an all time low of 3.2%. Let that number sink in:...

Mar 5, 20212 min read

Test Optional Here to Stay

If you haven't heard the news, ACT CEO Janet Godwin recently wrote in the company's blog that the test optional movement is here to stay....

Nov 17, 20201 min read

Winter Test Prep Series: Take Advantage of Test Optional

As COVID numbers continue to make front page news, there is little doubt that the "test optional" decision by many colleges will hold for...