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...
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brookewhiggins
- Jul 15
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
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
- Apr 12
- 4 min
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
- Feb 11
- 2 min
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 10
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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...
brookewhiggins
- Jul 18, 2023
- 1 min
Visit 37 Colleges in 30 Minutes
Visiting colleges is a crucial part of college admissions planning. It's important to get a sense of the location, the community and the...
brookewhiggins
- Jun 30, 2023
- 2 min
How Much Do Test Scores Matter in Financial Aid?
You've heard it here before: SAT and ACT scores can be a path to greater financial aid and merit-based scholarship opportunities. But by...
brookewhiggins
- May 6, 2023
- 3 min
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...
brookewhiggins
- May 1, 2023
- 1 min
¡Video nuevo! Tur de universidades en el noreste, parte 2
Mira el video nuevo de CROSSWALK en nuestra de canal de YouTube aquÃ. Este último video es "Tur de universidades en el norteste, parte...
brookewhiggins
- Mar 17, 2023
- 1 min
March Madness by Cost of Attendance
The madness of March is upon us. So is the joy of brackets, Cinderella stories and shining moments. But what if the outcome of the NCAA...
brookewhiggins
- Mar 14, 2023
- 1 min
Beta Test New SAT/ACT Prep Program...for FREE?
Big news: CROSSWALK is set to launch a brand new SAT & ACT Prep Program. But before we officially launch this new program, we need some...
brookewhiggins
- Feb 8, 2023
- 1 min
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...
brookewhiggins
- Jan 24, 2023
- 1 min
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....
brookewhiggins
- Jan 18, 2023
- 1 min
Winter Test Prep: Starts in 12 Days!
Act now because CROSSWALK's Winter Test Prep program starts in just 12 days. Sign up today so you can maximize your SAT or ACT score,...
brookewhiggins
- Dec 23, 2022
- 4 min
12 Days of Test Prep
Nine years ago, I wrote this blog post about the 12 Days of Test Prep. Little has changed so here, again, are the 12 Days of Test Prep...
brookewhiggins
- Dec 4, 2022
- 1 min
FREE Info Session: Today's Testing Landscape
Do you have questions about the role of the SAT and ACT in today's college admissions? Do you wonder what test optional really means? Do...
brookewhiggins
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
An Argument to Require SAT & ACT Tests
Followers of this blog and CROSSWALK clients know that for over a decade we have taught our students that stress is the enemy of test...
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