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brookewhiggins
Feb 151 min read
Look Who's Test-Required Now
Followers of CROSSWALK's blog know that we were tracking the test-optional movement for years. Many schools moved to test-optional...

brookewhiggins
Jan 312 min read
4 Steps of the Test Prep Cycle
Mastering a musical instrument, playing a sport, or speaking a foreign language are all skills that take time to develop. So is...


brookewhiggins
Jan 231 min read
Happy 22nd Birthday, CROSSWALK!
Hard to believe CROSSWALK Test Prep & Tutoring has officially been in business for 22 years . CROSSWALK started with a market research...


brookewhiggins
Jan 131 min read
New & Affordable Test Prep Programs
With the new year upon us, CROSSWALK is proud to announce two new SAT and ACT prep programs. The first is at the Stevenson School and...


brookewhiggins
Dec 11, 20241 min read
How to Track SAT & ACT Scores
SAT and ACT performance is a numbers game. It's really all about data. If you really want to improve your score, you need to take...


brookewhiggins
Oct 17, 20241 min read
Affordable Test Prep for Your Group
The last two months have been a busy time for CROSSWALK. As more colleges become test required, and more families understand that...


brookewhiggins
Aug 27, 20242 min read
A Shorter, Better ACT?
ACT, Inc.—the company behind the ACT—recently accounced changes to the ACT test. Positioned as " ACT Enhancements ," the company shared...


brookewhiggins
Aug 7, 20241 min read
Save 50% on Test Prep: Hurry!
Brace yourself for this amazing deal: sign up for CROSSWALK's "Self-Paced Test Prep" during the month of August and SAVE 50%. That's...


brookewhiggins
Jul 15, 20242 min read
What Top SAT & ACT Scorers Have in Common
What if I told you that there is a secret sauce to boost your SAT or ACT score? What if I said there is a simple, fun and easy way to...


brookewhiggins
Jul 6, 20241 min read
July is Test Prep Month
June, and the end of the school year, is behind us. August, and the start of the school year, is not far away. That means July is the...


brookewhiggins
May 31, 20241 min read
Sign Up For Summer Prep
May is in the rear view mirror. And here comes June. That means summer is here! As you put away your school work, it is time to get out...


brookewhiggins
May 8, 20242 min read
3 Must Answer Questions for Test Prep
Despite many changes in the SAT format and testing policies over the past 20 years, CROSSWALK has established a score-boosting routine...


brookewhiggins
Apr 12, 20244 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...


brookewhiggins
Apr 5, 20242 min read
Plan Now for Summer Learning
Spring is here. Before you know it, summer will be upon us. Which means now is the time to plan for summer and avoid summer melt. Catch...


brookewhiggins
Mar 22, 20241 min read
NCAA Madness by C.O.A.
It's that time of year: March Madness is upon us. Thanks to Columbia Threadneedle Investments (no affiliation with CROSSWALK), perhaps...


brookewhiggins
Feb 11, 20242 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...

brookewhiggins
Jan 30, 20242 min read
DO's and DON'Ts for Parents
On the test-optional road to college admissions, what should a parent DO or NOT DO to make sure their student understands SAT and ACT...

brookewhiggins
Jan 10, 20242 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...


brookewhiggins
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...


brookewhiggins
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...
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