What is the Future of the ACT and SAT?
Questions abound about the future of the SAT and ACT in the process of college admissions: Will testing sites be open in the fall for...
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brookewhiggins
- May 9, 2020
- 2 min
Summer ACT & SAT Test Prep Program
CROSSWALK is proud to announce a new Summer Test Prep Program starting June 8. This program is perfectly timed for students gearing up...
brookewhiggins
- Apr 21, 2020
- 2 min
June SAT Cancelled: How to Adjust
Because of COVID-19, the College Board recently announced the cancellation of the June test. Many colleges are responding to this...
brookewhiggins
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
SAT & ACT Not Required for UCs: What That Means for You
Big news: in response to COVID-19, the University of California system just announced adjusted admission requirements for 2021...
brookewhiggins
- Mar 14, 2020
- 1 min
Spring ACT & SAT Prep: Going Online
Good and not surprising news: the Spring ACT & SAT Prep Series, starting Monday, March 16th at 7pm, will be conducted online. Instead...
brookewhiggins
- Feb 21, 2020
- 1 min
Spring Test Prep at the Stevenson School
Spring is here and that means CROSSWALK’s spring test prep series is about to bloom. Reserve your spot today for the Spring SAT® and...
brookewhiggins
- Dec 7, 2019
- 2 min
The Sunset of the ACT® and SAT®?
The writing may be on the wall for the ACT® and SAT®. It seems the University of California system is considering dropping ACT® and SAT®...
brookewhiggins
- Oct 15, 2019
- 3 min
SAT® & ACT® Test Day Horror Stories
With Halloween around the corner, I figured it was a good time to remind students of the horrors that can come with SAT® and ACT® test...
brookewhiggins
- Jun 17, 2019
- 1 min
Summer Test Prep Options 2019
And just like that, it is summer. Good vibrations are here! And so is a summer full of test prep options at CROSSWALK. After all, summer...
brookewhiggins
- Apr 11, 2019
- 1 min
How Rare is a Perfect ACT® Score?
Perfection on the ACT® is rare. So rare that only 0.2% of all test takers achieve a perfect score. Over the past year, roughly...
brookewhiggins
- Dec 10, 2018
- 1 min
Winter 2019 Test Prep Series: Only Four Spots Left!
Four spots remain for CROSSWALK’s Winter Test Prep Series. Hosted by Brooke Higgins, this six-week course is a great way to kick off 2019...
brookewhiggins
- Nov 25, 2018
- 2 min
SAT & ACT: It’s Not the Content, It’s the Process
Most tests in school are content-based: vocabulary memorization, chapter reviews, math problem sets, comprehensive exams, etc. After...
brookewhiggins
- Nov 1, 2018
- 1 min
Winter 2019 ACT & SAT Test Prep Series
Kick off 2019 with a focused and individualized SAT and ACT test prep program by Brooke Higgins of CROSSWALK. Starting Tuesday, January...
brookewhiggins
- Aug 15, 2018
- 2 min
Time as a Currency on SAT and ACT
On standardized tests like the SAT and ACT, time is money. Not money in the sense of cash but money as a currency to be saved or spent. ...
brookewhiggins
- Jul 24, 2018
- 2 min
SAT and ACT Reality Check
“Stress is the enemy of test performance” is the mantra my students hear repeatedly. Much of my test prep work is about reducing the...
brookewhiggins
- May 24, 2018
- 3 min
Your Summer ACT and SAT Prep Plan
Is school out for summer? Maybe not yet but we are getting close. With summer around the corner, now is a good time to map out a test...
brookewhiggins
- Apr 19, 2018
- 1 min
How to Guarantee Admission to a UC
Getting into one of the University of California schools is a competitive process; one that requires strong grades and a good test score....
brookewhiggins
- Apr 2, 2018
- 1 min
FREE Test Prep Resources for ACT and SAT
Back in the day, only the ACT provided a FREE downloadable guidebook with a full-length practice test and test prep tips. The SAT did not...
brookewhiggins
- Feb 22, 2018
- 1 min
Test Prep Radio Hour Update
What a joy it has been to host the Test Prep Radio Hour on KSPB 91.9FM. For the past two months I have been on the radio from 4-5pm every...
brookewhiggins
- Jan 27, 2018
- 1 min
1,000 Reasons to NOT Stress on ACT & SAT
Almost two years ago I wrote a blog post about 850 reasons to NOT stress about the SAT and ACT. Now there are more than 1,000 reasons. ...
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