ACT Scores See Steep Decline
Associated Press: Scores on the ACT college admissions test by this year's high school graduates hit their lowest point in more than 30...
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Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 28, 20213 min read
Academic Pandemic Dynamic: Don't Panic
We've been asked many times over the past several months: How do you think the pandemic will affect my college admissions chances? It was...
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Jan 19, 20211 min read
SAT Nixes Subject & Essay Tests
The New York Times: "The College Board, which administers the SAT college entrance examination and has seen its business battered by the...
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Sep 3, 20201 min read
Judge Rules Against 'Test-Optional' Policy
USA Today: "University of California schools can no longer use SAT and ACT test results in deciding undergraduate admissions as the...
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May 13, 20201 min read
California System May Go Test-Blind
The Washington Post: "University of California President Janet Napolitano is urging a suspension of admission testing requirements until...
Beth & Tim Manners
Apr 15, 20201 min read
More Schools Drop Standardized Tests
The New York Times: "They are a rite of passage as well as anxiety-inducing letters for millions of students: the SAT and ACT. But with...
Beth & Tim Manners
Apr 2, 20201 min read
'Test-Optional' Gains Steam
Inside Higher Ed: "At least 17 colleges have dropped the SAT or ACT in recent weeks for one or two admissions cycles, specifically citing...
Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 25, 20202 min read
Grades Best Predict College Success
Sage Journals: "High school GPAs (HSGPAs) are often perceived to represent inconsistent levels of readiness for college across high...
Beth & Tim Manners
Sep 10, 20191 min read
Test-Optional: A Growing Alternative
US News: "The SAT and ACT have long been a dreaded staple of the college admissions process. But as of this fall, more than 1,000 schools...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 17, 20192 min read
U Rochester Goes Test Optional
Inside Higher Ed: “Recent months have seen a surge in the number of colleges dropping requirements that applicants submit SAT or ACT...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 1, 20192 min read
Perfect 36: Is the ACT Like Blackjack?
Cincinnati Enquirer: “Turns out, the number of perfect ACT scores nationwide has more than doubled since 2015 and is six times higher...
Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 28, 20191 min read
Student View: How To Get Into UT Austin
The Daily Texan: “Current and former students who offer insight into UT admissions and campus life have become popular, unofficial faces...
Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 27, 20192 min read
SAT vs. ACT: What’s The Difference?
US News: “The ACT and the SAT both assess arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry, so much of the mathematical content will still...
Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 13, 20192 min read
Code Language: AP & SAT Re-think Knowledge
Thomas Friedman: “A few years ago, the leaders of the College Board, the folks who administer the SAT college entrance exam, asked...
Beth & Tim Manners
Feb 8, 20191 min read
Alt-SAT/ACT: The CLT (Classic Learning Test)
Real Clear Education: “Starting a company from scratch that’s able to compete with the long-entrenched SAT and ACT in the...
Beth & Tim Manners
Dec 21, 20181 min read
Admissions Tip: Making the Grade with GPA
Jeffrey J. Selingo: “A recent survey of college admissions officers found that nothing carries more weight in deciding which applicants...
Beth & Tim Manners
Dec 19, 20181 min read
Stress Test: How Brain Chemistry Affects Scores
The Washington Post: “Many a student has looked on in dismay as some ‘slacker’ who seems to barely engage in school rocks the SAT,...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 23, 20182 min read
Holy Polynomials: SAT Advanced Math Tips
US News: “The Passport to Advanced Math subsection of the SAT, which includes 16 questions out of 58 total, or 28 percent, is perhaps the...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 15, 20181 min read
Dis-SAT-isfaction: More Schools Go Test Optional
Money: “If standardized tests fill you with fear, you’re in luck. Students are no longer required to submit SAT and ACT scores to apply...
Beth & Tim Manners
Oct 26, 20181 min read
ACT & SAT Math Scores Don’t Add Up
The Washington Post: “Scores on college admission tests for the Class of 2018 are sending warning signs about math achievement in the...
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