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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
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 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
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...
brookewhiggins
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....
brookewhiggins
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...
brookewhiggins
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:...
brookewhiggins
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...
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