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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"Test-Optional" Needs Rebranding

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

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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....

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...