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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...
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Dec 11, 20241 min read


Top Five SAT Prep Resources
Looking for resources for SAT prep? CROSSWALK has you covered. Below are CROSSWALK's Top Five SAT Prep Resources (in descending order)....
brookewhiggins
Nov 21, 20242 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
Oct 17, 20241 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 27, 20242 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
Aug 7, 20241 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 15, 20242 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
Jul 6, 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 31, 20241 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
May 8, 20242 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 12, 20244 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
Apr 5, 20242 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
Mar 22, 20241 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
Feb 11, 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 30, 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
Jan 10, 20242 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
Dec 27, 20232 min read


New SAT: Easy Math Practice You Must Do
The paper SAT has officially met its sunset. Students will no longer have to navigate two separate SAT math sections, one where you can...
brookewhiggins
Dec 15, 20231 min read


Crucial Wrinkle for New Digital SAT
The new, digital SAT is here. Starting in 2024, students taking the SAT will no longer take paper tests. It's all on a computer. With a...
brookewhiggins
Nov 29, 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...
brookewhiggins
Aug 9, 20232 min read


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
Jun 30, 20232 min read
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