On the surface, the verbal section from the SAT seems a bit different from the verbal section of ACT verbal. The SAT uses short passages with one question per passage while the ACT uses long passages with questions alongside (English section) or at the end (Reading section). Nevertheless, the goal of the verbal assessment on both the SAT and ACT is the same: identify if a student can read, comprehend and analyze written work. Assessing reading comprehension and verbal skills is nothing new....

Time is running out to sign up for our summer prep program. Act now to increase your college admissions and scholarship opportunities by improving your SAT or ACT score with CROSSWALK's Summer Test Prep Program. We start on Monday! In this summer course, each student will learn test content and score-boosting strategies with ten 1.5-hour weekly group classes. Classes meet Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6-7:30pm starting June 15 and concluding July 15. With a cap on the total number of...

Here's a crucial data point as you consider test-optional schools: Boston University announced that 64% of admitted students in the 2026-26 admissions cycle submitted an SAT or ACT test score. In that same communication, BU shared that 61% of all admitted students applied via Early Decision (ED). Of those, 39% submitted test scores. Let's look under the hood to see what this really means: If you are considering a selective school like BU (admission rate: 14%), you can increase your admission...