College admission testing is probably one of the most discussed and most confusing parts of the college admission process. Most colleges went test-optional by necessity in 2020, and many have continued the policy of not requiring test scores (more on what test-optional means, and why so many colleges stayed that way, here). Burning Questions … Read more
Every few years, the College Board makes changes to the SAT. I ran into Rob Franek, Editor-in-Chief of the Princeton Review, at a recent conference, and he was kind enough to speak with me briefly about the SAT changes for U.S.-based students starting next spring (2024). How is the SAT changing? No more #2 pencils! … Read more
Word leaked out late yesterday that the College Board would no longer administer the SAT Subject Tests. Some of us referred to them as ‘SAT 2’ tests. Given that in the past few years the number of colleges requiring Subject Tests had dwindled down to fewer than a dozen, this is not a surprising change, … Read more
In between running to pick up your kids from what could have been their final day at school in person for the semester and dashing to the supermarket to grab the last package of TP, you might have a few questions about how coronavirus will impact your child’s college application process. Hopefully this post will … Read more
The tweet in the image to the right is from a high school counseling office. Most people will agree with this generic advice, that the “best time” for students to take the SAT or ACT for the first time is spring of their junior year. But the reality is that the timing depends on a few … Read more
As your high school senior (eek! we’re a senior now!) moves through college applications, you may find yourself with a question that hadn’t occurred to you before: Which test scores should I send to colleges? The answer (frustrating, we know – this is the answer to most every question parents ask us!) is “it depends.” … Read more
With college application season is fully upon us, we frequently get questions about when students should submit the different pieces of their college applications. Most colleges will require some combination of these items to make a complete application file: application (sometimes with essay embedded into it) high school transcript test scores teacher recommendations application fee … Read more
A quick little video message from Evelyn! http://youtu.be/gzmnEnjx03Q&w=650 Seniors – you’ll have your decisions by the end of the month! Please consider sending e-mail notes to the college admissions officers from the colleges you DON’T plan to attend just to let them know you’re going somewhere else, and to thank them for their efforts. Colleges … Read more
As you may know, the SAT will be changing in the spring of 2016. That means current high school freshmen and younger students will take a different version of the SAT. [Students just finishing their sophomore year will likely take the SAT no later than the fall of their senior year, which would be fall … Read more
Several times each year, a rumor starts swirling. “Is it true that the January SAT is easier?” “I heard that the October ACT has pre-calculus concepts on it.” So here’s the truth: It’s poppycock. “The myths keep circulating,” says Los Angeles-based SAT/ACT prep expert Hart Gilula, “but there are no easy or hard test dates.” … Read more