test-optional

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...

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...

Jan 24, 20231 min read

Testing & College Admissions for 2023

Check out the session I hosted earlier this month to discuss the role of the SAT & ACT in the college admissions cycle for 2023 below....

Oct 25, 20222 min read

Test-optional Increases Diversity?

Pre-pandemic, one of the most prominent arguments against using standardized tests like the SAT and ACT in college admissions was that...

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 31, 20212 min read

Why Take the SAT/ACT If It's Optional?

Thanks to organizations like The National Center for Fair and Open Testing and folks like John Boeckenstedt, the test-optional movement...